Month: December 2009

LA QUINTA – Riverside County firefighters are on the scene of a home that has caught fire near La Quinta’s downtown center. The fire at the intersection of Avenida Montezuma and Eisenhower is causing a lot of people to stop and look. Witnesses tell News Channel 3 and KESQ.com that the fire is burning extremely

KESQ.com News Services RIVERSIDE -Home sales in Riverside County rose by 0.7 percent in November, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices slipped by 9.1 percent, a real estate information service reported today. A total of 3,745 homes sold in November, up from 3,719 for November 2008, while the median price of

RIVERSIDE -Prosecutors announced charges today against six more people in an alleged money laundering and political corruption case stemming from San Jacinto City Councilman James Ayres’ 65th Assembly District bid. The new defendants are Shanda Lynn Mansperger, 34, of San Jacinto; Christopher Ray Mason, 25, of San Jacinto; Marcia Lynn Matthews, 43, of Hemet; Kirk

By News Channel 3 and KESQ.com News Servicesnewsline3@kesq.com RIVERSIDE -Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is for about 800,000 pre-filled syringes intended for young children, ages 6 months to nearly 3 years. The

PALM SPRINGS -McCormick’s Exotic Car Auctions could re-opentoday, but in a new location. Theshowroom was destroyed in a fire that was intentionally set Friday night, and losses are pegged at half-a-million dollars. “I was up all night planning this,” said Keith McCormick, as he plans the re-opening of his business. “We’ve got people answering phones,

INDIO – The 2010 Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival will take place on April 16, 17, and 18, it was announced Sunday. Festival promoter Goldenvoice also announced layaway tickets would go on sale immediately.

RIVERSIDE -A Palm Springs man pleaded guilty this afternoon to charges he impersonated aU.S. Marine. Thirtynine-year-old Steven Douglas BuThirty ninecused of showing up for his 20-year high school reunion last year wearing a Marine Corps uniform decorated with medals. Investigators say he bought the medals from E-Bay and military surplus stores including one outside Twentynine

INDIO-Jimmy Hughes is led in handcuffs through the Riverside Jail parking lot on his way to be booked for murder. The Christian ministry leader arrived in Ontario Airport late Saturday night. Hughes was arrested September in Miami. Extradition took three months, but Hughes is now here and preparing for a Tuesday Indio arraignment. Detective John

RIVERSIDE – Jimmy Hughes, wanted for a 1981 triple murder in Rancho Mirage, was booked in a Riverside jail late Saturday night. Riverside County Sheriffs detectives took him into custody at a Miami jail and flew him to Ontario airport. Hughes is now booked at the Robert Pressley Detention Center. His first scheduled court date

PALM SPRINGS – The long sagaplayed out over the future of the Desert Fashion Plaza was shortened a bit over the weekend when a prominent modernism group promised not to file suit over a controversial part of the plan. The proposal involves demolishing the Town and Country Center on Indian Canyon Drive. Developers wanted to

SAN FRANCISCO -A group campaigning to put a marijuana legalization measure before California voters says it has enough signatures to qualify for the 2010 ballot. Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur Richard Lee said Monday the measure has far more than the nearly 434,000 signatures needed to make the November 2010 ballot. Campaign organizers say they will

HEMET -Two men — one of whom allegedly shot at a Hemet police officer while they were fleeing from authorities — were nabbed after an intensive manhunt, police said. No officers were reported hurt during the incident. The suspects were identified as Rodrigo Dominguez, 20, and Adam Bustos, 25, both reputed gang members, police said.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Police arrested a 19-year-old member of the Rebellious Souls street gang on Friday, in connection to the robbery of a pizza deliveryman last month. Michael “Spooks” Hagle was arrested at his home on Flora in Desert Hot Springs on Friday, but police are still looking for others who may have been

PALM SPRINGS – Fire crews have contained a 2-alarmfire that broke out at McCormick’s Exotic Car Auction in Downtown Palm Springs. It happened justbefore 6p.m.Fridayon North Indian Canyon just south of Amado Road. The owner ofMcCormick’s, Keith McCormick estimates the damage over $400,000.Three classic exotic cars were totally burned and destroyed by the fire.Six other

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