Month: September 2009

Riverside County Sheriff’s Detectives arrest a man they believe got away with a triple murder for over 28 years. News Channel 3 first told you about the arrest of Jimmy Hughes on KESQ.com Saturday afternoon. On July 1st, 1981, Fred Alvarez, his girlfriend Patty Castro, and friend Ralph Boger were shot to death at 35040

People living off Racquet Club Drive are as happy their homes are safe, but fire investigators are still baffled looking into exactly what caused Friday’s blaze. A Palm Springs fire fighter hikes through the rocky terrain where Friday’s fire sparked. It is believed that it started off Tramway Road. But, if downed power lines were

NORTH SHORE – County officials broke ground on the new North Shore Yacht Club Monday. Renovating the Salton Sea landmark will cost an estimated $3.5 million federal stimulus dollars. But even some North Shore residents say that’s not the best way to spend taxpayer money. Riverside County officials say the project will employ 90 construction

CALEXICO – A moderate earthquake in northern Mexico has shaken towns on the inland border in California. Seismologist Dale Grant of the U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.9 quake struck just before 4 p.m. It was centered about 25 miles southeast of the city of Calexico and 23 miles northeast of Mexicali, Mexico at a

LA QUINTA -After more than a decade of serving the Coachella Valley, Rooms Express furniture closed its showrooms in La Quinta and Cathedral City. According to Linder’s Furniture, the parent company of Rooms Express, the decision is a result of the tough times and the crisis in the local housing market in the Coachella Valley.

BLUEWATER, Calif. – The quiet community of Bluewater rests on the banks of the Colorado River. Not much happens here, that was, until a German rap group came to town. In a publicity stunt for their new album, the Germans created a website (http://vpk-tv.com/) for a fake TV station. The Baghdad Street Boys posed as

PALM SPRINGS – Hundreds of people gathered Friday morning, remembering a Palm Springs woman, killed on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center towers. Barbara Keating was a volunteer at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church in Palm Springs. The church held a memorial service to honor her memory. Palm Springs Mayor Steve

RIVERSIDE – A new car factory is coming to Riverside County. Factory owners say they’ll soon be hiring hundreds of people. It’s called the “E-Zone.” People get inside two seater car, inspecting the latest import from South Korea. This battery powered all-electric car will soon be built at a factory in Moreno Valley. South Korean

PALM DESERT – Hundreds of Valley residents lined up for the chance at 22 jobs. The Bighorn Golf Club in Palm Desert held a job fair Tuesday in preparation for the new season. The club is looking for positions ranging from bartenders and cooksto greens keepers and fitness trainers. More than 600 people showed up.

NEW YORK – Sept. 11 family members and college professors have unveiled a plan to teach junior and senior high school pupils about the 2001 terrorist attacks. The 9/11 curriculum was announced Tuesday in New York City. It will be taught in pilot programs this year in California, Indiana, New Jersey, Illinois and Kansas. Former

NORTH PALM SPRINGS – A family picture shows murder suspect Travis Cody as they remember him. It’s a different face than his recent mugshot, arrested Friday for murdering 75-year-old Ed Keeley. The former school principal, cowboy, and advocate for the poor and homeless in Desert Hot Springs was murdered just outside his ranch house early

RIVERSIDE – Flowers remained at Roy Wilson’s seat during Tuesday county supervisor’s meeting. And as Riverside County’s firefighters are protecting homes and residents, it’s Fire Chief takes time to remember Supervisor Wilson. “Every time I used to send a flash report on fires, Supervisor Roy Wilson always responded and said, it was always the same

OAK GLEN – Authorities say they’ve contained an 860-acre wildfire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in San Bernardino County. State fire spokesman Gregg Bratcher says higher humidity helped firefighters surround the blaze in Yucaipa early Thursday. At its peak, the blaze about 90 miles east of Los Angeles forced 2,100 people to

PALM DESERT – A Huntington Beach man was behind bars today after allegedly leading a California Highway Patrol car on a chase that ended after he drove his car off state Route 74 north of Palm Desert and crashed 150 feet down an embankment, according to authorities. Damian Nonte, 36, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion