Month: November 2009

RIVERSIDE – Riverside County retailers expect a slightly better holiday season than last year, even though the Inland Empire’s unemployment rate is pushing 14 percent, it was reported today. Some national chain stores have shown slight increases in sales in September and October, compared to last year’s depressed figures, which owe largely to the financial

THOUSAND PALMS- A new state-of-the-art fire station is now operating here in the Coachella Valley. The Roy Wilson Fire Station and training center was unveiled Saturday in Thousand Palms. “This was Roy’s area, his home,” says Aurora Wilson, Roy Wilson’s widow. ” He wanted the community served.” The former Thousand Palms Fire Station #35 is

PALM SPRINGS – A Coachella Valley pilot is using his skills to help local Marines get where they need to go. Over the past couple of months, Charlie Sweet spends his Sundays meeting U.S. Marines in Palm Springs and giving them a ride to Twentynine Palms, near their base. But not just any ride. Sweet

PALM DESERT – Four businesses swill be closed on Friday after sustaining damage in a late-night fire on El Paseo, fire officials said. Fire crews told News Channel 3 that the 2-alarm fire broke out around 10:30 p.m. Thursday on the north side of El Paseo, between LarkspurLn. and San Pablo Ave. Frasca Jewelers, Pastry

WEST SACRAMENTO- Welcome to the California Highway Patrol training academy. Forget morning coffee. These cadets start their day at 4:00 am with an intense 20 minute workout. Followed by a three mile jog around the training grounds. Then, they get cleaned up and grab a quick bite to eat. And, I mean quick. Some cadets

INDIAN WELLS – Jill Jacobs calls out the next candidate, “Yesenia?” Jacobs, who represented Hyatt Grand Champions, rarely got a break from interviewing potential workers. “Well, there’s a lot of people to go through,” she said. “You want to get in as many as you can and do your part in making that line shorter

WEST SACRAMENTO– Law enforcement isn’t usually the first choice for many at the California Highway Patrol training academy. Cadet Miguel Diaz is no different. He used to work at a printing company in Palm Desert. Now, he’s about a month away from graduating. “I wanted job security and something that I can go home every

“Standalone earthquake warning has been shown to be practical and reliable,” states a CREWS outline of the project. “A network of these devices can provide regional as well as local protection.” Their goal is to have the network operational in schools and first responder centers within the next 18-to-24 months to give students and staff

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LA QUINTA -A La Quinta massage parlor raided in a prostitution sting this week was also involved in a rape investigation involving a former Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy. Authorities raided “Point Happy Massage Therapy” Tuesday arresting three people on prostitution and drug charges. Back in February, a former sheriff’s deputy Marc Diaz was arrested and

PALM DESERT – Two more people have died this week from the H1N1 virus. They did not live in the Coachella Valley. That brings the total to 20 people. The number of confirmed cases are also on the rise. That number is up by 232 people. When it comes to getting the swine flu vaccine

PALM SPRINGS – While our military men and women fight for freedom, their family members must celebrate Veterans’ Day without their loved ones. However, new technology is bringing military families together even when they’re worlds apart. ” It’s hard to wake up and she’s not there,” says Cody Miller, whose mom is at war in

By Eddie Quezada, News Channel 3 HD Reporterequezada@kesq.com “There should be two Veterans days every year for the sacrifices that have been given,” Miller says.

INDIO – Van Buren Elementary School in Indio is working to become a California Distinguished School. Although the school and the students once lagged behind, they now race ahead. “We’ve made significant progress and significant growth,” says Melinda Wallace, Principal of Van Buren Elementary School. “ Van Buren Elementary was selected to apply for distinguished

RIVERSIDE – A Palm Springs man accused of impersonating a military officer has pleaded “not guilty” to the charges in a Riverside federal courtroom. Steven Burton was seen and photographed on several occasions, wearing military uniforms and various medals, despite the fact he’s never served in the military. The medals included the Navy Cross, which

The prostitution sting that went down at Point Happy Massage Therapy is no surprise to Rosa Elena Aviles. She owns READay Spa and Salon located just downstairs from where under-cover officers were offered sex in-exchange for money. Since massage therapy is one of the services Aviles provides,she’s had people come in that she believes had

PALM SPRINGS – “Where as November 10th 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia passed a resolution stating that 2 battalions of Marines be raised to serve as landing forces for the fleet.” At the Palm Springs USOCenter, MayorSteve Pougnet with a little background on how the U.S. MarineCorps was formed as he read