Month: January 2010

WASHINGTON -Oxmoor House is recalling nearly 1 million home improvement books because of errors that could lead do-it-yourselfers to make risky mistakes while installing or repairing their electrical wiring. The errors in diagrams and wiring instructions could cause people to be shocked or create a fire hazard. In announcing the voluntary recall Friday, the Consumer

PALM SPRINGS -The Palm Springs City Councilapproved plans for a new animal shelter, last night. It’s set to be built on the corner of Vella road and Mesquite Avenue. The council voted unanimously last night in favor of the $7 million facility. The city expects the real cost to be less than that, saying construction

PALM SPRINGS – “It was a popping noise when they hit the glass,” says Sean Thibodeau. Thibodeau woke up to Sunday morning to the sound of armed burglars breaking in. “In a matter of seconds, they were up these stairs and I could hear this very very loud sounds,” says Thibodeau. He didn’t know how

PALM SPRINGS – Drivers waited in long lines, this afternoon, as students at Raymond Cree Middle School held yet another car wash to raise money for Ciria Silva.Silva’s mother, brother, and sisters were all killed in a tragic New Year’s Day fire in their mobile home in the Windy Point area off Highway 111. A

RANCHO MIRAGE -A man waiting in a medical office in Rancho Mirage suffered a broken leg today when an 82-year-old woman accidentally stepped on the accelerator of her car and crashed into the building, a sheriff’s deputy said. The crash was reported at 11:06 a.m. at the Desert Oasis Healthcare, 71777 San Jacinto Drive, said

PALM SPRINGS – We’re getting our first look at a local man who died earlier this week while flying a helicopter for the Department of Fish and Game. Palm Springs pilot Dennis Donovan died when the chopper crashed on Tuesday afternoon. Three employees for the California Fish and Game Department also died. Donovan leaves behind

THERMAL – A 1954 single-engine Cessna aircraft flipped over today while landing at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, but the pilot was not injured, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane crashed around noon after touching down at the airport, which is south of Coachella, said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. “The pilot

PALM DESERT – The Joslyn Center Board of Directors tells News Channel 3 that the Arthur Newman Theatre will close for the season after the final presentation of “Back to Bachrach and Hal David” on Sunday, January 24. The final two shows for the season originally scheduled for runs in February through April, “The Sisters

PALM SPRINGS -A documentary about the Dalai Lama and Tibet that prompted the Chinese to withdraw from the Palm Springs International Film Festival is set to be screened Sunday. Chinese officials objected to the screening of “The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom,” and when festival organizers refused to bow to their demands,

SACRAMENTO -Los Angeles Democrat John Perez has been elected the next leader of the California Assembly, becoming the first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the Legislature. He is a cousin of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and was elected to the 80-member Assembly last year. Perez, who is 40, will work alongside

SAN JOSE -A light earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area, but there are no reports of injuries or major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.1 temblor hit at 10:09 a.m. Thursday. It was centered 11 miles northeast of San Jose. Bay Area Rapid Transit experienced brief delays after the quake. A spokeswoman

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -Daniel Adelizzi pulled up to this Desert Hot Springs mobile home early Monday morning after he saw the fire. “The flames were coming up through the roof and part of the back was dropping in just didn’t have time to think about it I guess,” says Adelizzi. He hopped the fence and

PALM SPRINGS -Director Michael Hoffman is expected to attend tonight’s Opening Night Gala screening of “The Last Station” as part of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The gala is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Palm Springs High School, 2401 E. Baristo Road. Actor Paul Giamatti and actress Kerry Condon, along with

FRESNO -Three California Department of Fish and Game biologists and a pilot are dead after their helicopter crashed in a craggy stretch of the Sierra National Forest, where they were surveying deer herds. Officials say the crash happened Tuesday afternoon in a narrow canyon near Redinger Lake after the Bell 206 helicopter struck a power

PALM SPRINGS -One of five people who died in a mobile home fire north of Palm Springs was identified today as a 32-year-old Palm Springs man. Telesforo Hernandez-Perez died around 6:45 a.m. New Year’s Day at the mobile home at 150 Oregon Trail in the Western Village Mobile Home Park. How the fire started was

KESQ.com News Services PALM SPRINGS -The Palm Springs City Council will consider today approving plans for a proposed $7.2 million animal shelter. The proposed 20,730-square-foot shelter — about three times the size of the current facility, which was built 50 years ago — aims to ease overcrowding, provide a less-stressful environment for animals and increase

PALM SPRINGS -The 21stAnnual Palm Springs International Film Festival Galabrought out Hollywood’s biggest stars to Palm Springs. One of them being Quentin Tarantino, awarded the Sonny Bono Visionary Award named after the festival’s founder.Tarantino says, “this has been a cool night. It’s been great to get this award with everyone. I want to thank everyone

RIVERSIDE – One local father is pushing for new laws banning the sale of helium to children after his son died. Riverside father Tony David sits in his son’s room. 17 year old Micah David died last month. Tony David still keeps the helium tank Micah snuck into the house to get high. His parents

FRESNO -Federal investigators are probing whether a helicopter crash that killed four in the Sierra Nevada mountains, including a pilot from Desert Hot Springs,may have been caused by a lack of markings on a high-voltage power line running across the river canyon. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon after the Bell 206 helicopter clipped a Southern

PALM SPRINGS – “Precious” director Lee Daniels tells News Channel 3 that pop-star-turned-actress Mariah Carey had too much champagne Tuesday night, and didn’t eat anything. That, he says,resulted in what we saw on the red carpet and on-stage at the Palm Springs International film Festival gala. The internet has been a-twitter with Carey’s acceptance speech