Month: March 2010

PALM SPRINGS – The “Palm Springs Wild Westfest” and Rodeo is going on this weekend. The event is jam-packed with barrel racing, steer wrestling, team roping and much more. While thousands got a look at the action inside the rodeo, on Saturday, there was also a big scene outside the event. Some call it tradition.

TOKYO – A strong earthquake has hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded Tokyo capital. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimates the quake had a magnitude of 6.6. It hit at 0808 GMT Sunday off the eastern coast of Fukushima Prefecture in central Japan, at a depth of about 25 miles (40 kilometers). The agency

LOS ANGELES – California and 47 other states will skip the 60 minutes starting at 2 a.m. Sunday, as the return of Daylight Saving Time means Golden State clocks spring forward Saturday night. The annual change means that Phoenix and most of Arizona effectively shifts over to California time, and means the local time difference

CATHEDRAL CITY -Cathedral City Police have arrested a mother on suspicion of child endangerment. Police say she left her daughters unattended inside a vehicle. Police received a report from two people who heard an eight month-old baby girl crying inside the vehicleSaturday night around 9:30 p.m.on the 31200 block of Landau Boulevard. Police say the

MOUNT LAGUNA – A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude estimated at 4.2 hit below Mount Laguna at 8:32 a.m. today, automated seismographs report. The USGS placed the epicenter in the Laguna Mountains, 14 miles northeast of Pine Valley and 14 miles south-southeast of Julian. The epicenter was also estimated to be 48 miles east

LOS ANGELES – A prescription pill ring that relies on fraudulently obtained prescription pads was under investigation today in connection with the apparent overdose death of actor Corey Haim. “Corey Haim’s death is yet another tragedy linked to the growing problem of prescription-drug abuse,” Attorney General Jerry Brown said Friday. “This problem is increasingly linked

GARDEN GROVE – An above-ground pool full of more than 13,700 pounds of pasta will put Garden Grove into the Guinness Book of World Records, it was reported today. The gigantic dish of spaghetti whipped up in the parking lot of the Buca di Beppo at 11757 Harbor Blvd. on Friday out-sized the standing record

POWAY -Volunteers handed out sunflowers to an overflow crowd of more than 6,000 mourners arriving at Poway High School today to honor slain teenager Chelsea King, described by her principal as a “shining light” that the community must make sure is never extinguished. Family, friends, classmates and throngs of others sat beneath her giant image

MORENO VALLEY – Two men who were shot to death by possible human traffickers at a “drop house” used to conceal illegal immigrants in Moreno Valley were identified Saturday, a sheriff’s sergeant said. Carmelo Garcia-Palacio, 20, and Miguel Martinez-Altanerano, 28, were shot around 6:17 p.m. Thursday at a house in the 21000 block of Bay

SEATTLE -Seattle police arrested a man Friday morning after he alarmed people downtown by making threats and walking around with a pipe strapped to his arm. A spokesman says the man has been taken into custody while a bomb squad investigates the device, which has wires coming out of it. Spokesman Mark Jamieson says police

LA QUINTA – A young valley girl suffering from life-threatening seizures has been given the gift of freedom and safety; and it’s all thanks to a dog. She’s friendly, energetic and stylish, but tonine year-old Makenzie Wieden, Disco is also a hero. “I feel she saves my life,” says Makenzie. Makenzie has epilepsy. She suffers

LOS ANGELES -A coroner’s official says authorities have recovered four prescription drug bottles bearing the name of actor Cory Haim but found nothing illegal while investigating his death. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter declined Friday to identify the drugs. Haim was battling flu like symptoms in the days before his death. Winter says an autopsy

SAN FRANCISCO-After dropping out of the gubernatorial race last year, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is now running for lieutenant governor. Newsom’s announcement Friday morning on KPIX-TV is not a surprise. He filed papers on Feb. 17 with the secretary of state’s office, the first steps to becoming a statewide candidate again. The 42-year-old mayor

INDIO – Riverside County Sheriff Deputies are investigating an invasion in the Indio area. They say the incident was reported at 5:15am Friday in the S. Palo Verde neighborhood across Birch Street. Authorities tell News Channel 3 two men made their way inside the home through an unlocked door. They were confronted by the person

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -A convicted California child molester who was set to be released from prison faces charges in Florida for allegedly using a girl he bought in Vietnam as a sex slave. The U.S. attorney’s office in Florida charged George England with transporting a minor across state lines for sexual purposes. He is

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com BERMUDA DUNES – Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies have captured two suspects following an early morning home invasion robbery in Mecca. The robbery happened at 2:30 Thursday morning on the 91-000 block of 3rd Street. The suspects were driving a red Honda Prelude and sent deputies on a pursuit. The chase ended

HEMET- After four months on the run, two murder suspects, 18 year-old Jose Manuel Campos and his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp are found in Mexicali, Mexico and arrested by authorities. Hemet Police officers have been looking for the two since November. Hemet Police Chief Richard Dana says, “We lost them for awhile, then about less than

INDIO – Tony Williams, Director of Operations for the Boys and Girls Club of the Coachella Valley, was pleased to hear the organization is getting part of a $370,000 grant. “See how big I’m smiling. Well that actually is a lot of money,” says Williams. Governor Schwarzenegger sent more than $9 million to cities around

INDIO – Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies Thursday launched aformal internal investigation concerning a suspect’s escape from the Indio Sheriff’s station. The Sheriff’s Office says Sgt.. Krause will likely head up the investigation. This comes asa suspect in a home invasion robbery who allegedly led deputies on a chase in a stolen car today managed to

UPDATE: A safe end for a nearly 6 hour stand off. Police took 36 year old Christopher David Kendll into custody for locking himself inside his home and threatening to hurt himself and anyone who tried to enter his home. Indio Police Department Spokesman Ben Guitron confirms SWAT teams entered the home around 5:30 p.m.