Month: January 2010

SAN DIEGO – The most accurate placekicker in NFL history missed three field goals, costing the San Diego Chargers dearly in a 17-14 playoff loss to the New York Jets in the NFL playoffs. All-Pro placekicker Nate Kaeding missed his last try with under 5 minutes left in the game. It wasn’t all on Kaeding,

PALM SPRINGS-Hundreds paid their respects to the family during a memorial at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palm Springs. Family friend, Alexia Vidal, says, “They were taken too soon.” On New Year’s Day at 5:30 am,a mobile home fire killed 30 year-old Rosa Silva, her boyfriend Telesforo Hernandez-Perez, her children 7 year-old Sergio Hernandez,6 year-old

NEW YORK – Marvin Lewis has won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year award for guiding his team to the playoffs during a season marked by tragedy. The Bengals won the AFC North with a 10-6 record, just their second division title since 1990, both under Lewis. They did so despite the

CALIMESA – A 42-year-old San Gabriel man is behind bars in Riverside County, suspected of selling methamphetamine in Calimesa, according to a sheriff’s spokesperson. Louie Rosales, 42, of San Gabriel, was arrested shortly after 1:15 a.m. Friday when Calimesa Police officers stopped his car near the intersection of Calimesa Boulevard and Sandalwood Drive in Calimesa,

BEAUMONT – The USGS reports a magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck in Beaumont. It happened at 4:03 a.m. centered 3 miles west, northwest of Beaumont. At least four aftershocks have been reported, the strongest being a magnitude 2.3 at 4:06 a.m. So far there have been no reports of any injuries or damage. Stay with

RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a few good men and women to become reserve deputy sheriffs, and Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply. “I started out as a reserve police officer on a city police department and understand full well the value of volunteer service to our communities,” Sheriff

WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has updated its 1998 file photo of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, digitally altering it to account for a decade of age and possible changes in his facial hair. There is a $25 million bounty on bin Laden’s head for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the 1998 U.S.

PALM DESERT -Here in the valley people are reaching out to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. On Saturday Gold’s Gym in Palm Desert helped raise money for the relief efforts, but it wasn’t your typical fundraiser. In fact, there was no exchange of actual money. Instead, people are using technology to give back. “It

BEAUMONT – A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Coachella Valley early Saturday morning. The USGS reports a magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck in Beaumont. It happened at 4:03 a.m. centered 3 miles west, northwest of Beaumont. The quake could be felt as far south as the Salton Sea area and as far west as the

PALM SPRINGS -A memorial service will be held toady to remember five people who died in a fire that gutted a mobile home in North Palm Springs. The service, which is set for 5 p.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church, will remember Rosa Silva, 30, her children — Sergio Hernandez, 7, Selena Hernandez, 6, and

LAKE ELSINORE -Firefighters say they’ve halted the progress of a 150-acre wildfire burning in Riverside County near Lake Elsinore. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Jake Rodriguez says the fire broke out shortly after noon yesterday in the Tenajaarea near Ortega Highway. It is now50 percent contained. The fire is in the Ortega Mountains of the Cleveland

NEW YORK -Johnson & Johnson is again expanding a recall of Tylenol caplets due to a moldy smell that made some users sick. The company says the problem also affects some lots of its fever and pain drug Motrin. The company’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products business said the voluntarily recall applies to some batches of

SALTON CITY – A cluster of small earthquakes hit the Coachella Valley Thursday night, while another cluster rumbled through Death Valley. In the Coachella Valley, a 3.4 temblor hit at 6:30pm, last night. Others measured between 3.0 and 3.4 and struck within an hour of each other. In Death Valley, the strongest measured 4.4 in

NEAR COACHELLA – Just one day after Spotlight 29 Casino celebrates its $50 million dollar renovations, News Channel 3 uncovers the casino has cut all of its workers pay by 12 percent and ended their retirement programs. While a ribbon was cut to celebrate Thursday’s opening of Spotlight 29’s renovated casino floor, the workers were

PALM DESERT – The Veterans Administration opened up its new clinic Friday. The new VA clinic is on 41990 Cook St near Hovely Lane. It’s run by doctors at Loma Linda Medical Center. They moved from a smaller location up the street. Last month the medical center added 100 new veterans from the wars in

PALM DESERT – A strange smell and upset stomachs are causing a massive recall, but some say the real problem is deeper than the sickness. “The company knew about it for a long time, but waited a long time before the recall and that’s the problem,” says Mort Farina, Clinical Compounding Pharmacist. For the second

THERMAL – Kindergarten students at Westside School could not believe what was happening Friday morning. They were getting gifts, uniforms, and school supplies from total strangers. “It’s like a fairy tale princess that comes through and delivers your wishes,” says Ricardo Medina, Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent. “It’s Christmastime in January!” That fairy tale

KESQ.com News Services PALM SPRINGS -Up to four feet of snow could fall on Mount San Jacinto next week, which could draw more traffic to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a tram spokeswoman said. The first of several large storms is expected to reach Riverside County Sunday, and

INDIO -Over the objection of prosecutors, a Superior Court commissioner today dismissed nearly six dozen underage drinking cases involving Coachella Music and Arts Festival attendees. Commissioner Hugh Bobys denied a motion by the District Attorney’s Office to overturn the dismissal agreements that defense attorneys and the Van Nuys-based commissioner reached on July 13. He upheld

Bauer niega fracaso del América Jesús Ramírez, técnico de las Aguilar del América rechazó que piense renunciar luego de que sus pupilos perdieron la final del Interdiga El medio campista brasileño y de origen japonés proveniente de Chivas USA Paulo Nagamura, llegará el viernes a Monterrey con la idea de cerrar su traspaso con Tigres