Month: April 2009

BEAUMONT – Detectives say Terri Brom’s body is at a landfill near Beaumont, and that it’s “unrecoverable.” Her son admitted to murdering her last Thanksgiving. As of now, there are no plans to give her a proper burial. Even though in other murder cases, in other states, bodies have been found in landfills, even months

A nurse gives Alyssa Pando her monthly shot, an injection her body relies on. Her tears of pain, quickly turn into laughter as she looks down at her Daffy Duck band-aid. Alyssa is giggly and she’s shy like most four-year-olds, but beneath her childish grin, she’s dealing with some very grown-up issues- changing hormones and

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A law enforcement official says text messages and fingerprints link a medical student accused of killing a masseuse in Boston to a Rhode Island hotel where there was an attempted robbery. The official tells The Associated Press that Philip Markoff’s fingerprints were found on a wall at a Holiday Inn Express where

MECCA – Three male suspects barricaded themselves inside a Mecca apartment complex today after at least one of them allegedly stole a sheriff’s patrol car and shotgun, but the standoff ended peacefully. The incident began to unfold when a sheriff’s sergeant recognized a teenage gang member wanted on an outstanding juvenile warrant near an apartment

Kimberly Henry shows her husband, John, their new baby girl, Kelsi. It’s an otherwise typical event, except the fact John is a U.S. Marine stationed more than seven-thousand miles away, in iraq. “She looks like a little sumo wrestler.” John and Kimberly are one of the first families at theTwentynine Palms Marine Base to use

INDIO – An alleged prostitute, who along with her brother, is suspected in the stabbing death of a Canadian man who owned a vacation home in Indio, pleaded not guiltyThursday to murder and other felony charges. Jackie Lynn Dunson, 32, and Robert Lee Dunson, 27, were charged Tuesday with the murder of William George Dobbs,

The city of Palm Springs is celebrating the arrival of a new kind of taxi. Classic Yellow Cab is rolling out a fleet of60 vehicles they say will bring a new taxi experience to the Coachella Valley. “Now when you walk out you’ll see a Classic Cab in addition to other cab companies here in

The obesity epidemic is weighing down on today’s youth. Now, a state-wide competition is challenging students and community members to make a change, and head down a more healthy path. Here in the desert, two cities are battling to become the fittest of them all. Valley students are ready for a challenge, a race toward

For three days, firefighters from all over Riverside County are preparing for the worst. “The main reason we do this is to kind of blow the cobwebs out, a term used yesterday. Get us ready for fire season. It also gives us the ability to meet and start training with people we’re going to be

INDIO – A 25-year-old man who admitted killing his mother on Thanksgiving said today he was cooperating with investigators and helped them find the murder weapon and the trash can he used to discard her body. Kevin Brom said in a jailhouse interview that after his 25 years-to-life sentence was handed down last week, he

In these tough times, everyone is pinching pennies. Some are learning how to do it at an early age. A group of first grade students at Rancho Mirage Elementary School learned that saving their money adds up to big rewards. “I’m going to buy a kite!” claims one student. “Spend it for a motorcycle!” yells

INDIO – Fewer arrests but a fair amount of overtime for city workers were the hallmarks of this year’s Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, which came to a controversial end Sunday. The Cure played past midnight — in violation of the city’s agreement with show promoters — prompting the venue operator, Goldenvoice,

LA QUINTA – A group of six students at La Quinta High School are challenging themselves, promising to spread kindness and become positive role models. They are following the path set by Rachel Scott. Rachel was the first to die at Columbine during the shootings on April 20, 1999. “Rachel Scott said her two hands

PALM DESERT – Security guards keep a close eye on the students of Palm Desert High School. Even though the chances for a nightmare scenario are extremely small, these guards are ready for the worst. Desert Sands Unified School District Chief Jeff Kaye says Columbine was merely a wake-up call to change the way situations

By: Elyse Miller News Channel 3 Reporter emiller@kesq.com INDIO – The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wrapped up Sunday night. It was time for campers to pack up and head home. After a long weekend of sun, music and more sun and music, festival goers were exhausted. ” I’m tired, hot, worn out,” says

by David Lippman News Channel 3 News Producer People in Nebraska are happier than you. That’s according to MainStreet.com’s new Happiness Index. It rates all fifty states and the District of Columbia based on their levels of debt, foreclosures, and unemployment. Nebraska got the top spot because it has the second-fewest foreclosures and the second-lowest

An Indio man is being honored Thursday for helping others stay fit and healthy. Art Preciado has made such an impact on hundreds of senior citizens. He was honored Thursday with an Senior Inspiration Award at a ceremony held at Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage. Preciado, 81, is a man in motion. His secret