Month: May 2010

Most people would like the latest high-tech alarm for your home or car, but most simply can’t afford them. Gary Hall is co-owner of Radio Active in La Quinta. He says the best choice to protect your valuables isn’t always the expensive alarm system — that includes your car. “Everybody hears sirens,? he said. ?They’re

The “world’s oldest performing showgirl” will be honored with a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars later this month. Dorothy Dale Kloss, 85, will receive the 330th Golden Palm Star at a May 29 ceremony at 128 S. Palm Canyon Drive, said Robert Alexander, president of the Walk of Stars. Kloss is known

Indio police confirm to News Channel 3 that Hoover Elementary School in Indio was locked down for a short time Monday. They say someone called in saying they saw a man with a gun near the intersection of Miles and Monroe, and also heard shots in the area. Indio police got to the area, and

KESQ is giving away 3 pairs of tickets to see WAR live in concert at Spotlight 29 Casino with special guests: Tierra and El Chicano! The show is Friday, June 11th, 2010 at 8pm. Winners will be announced June 7th. Winners must respond within 24 hours of notification, or tickets will be forfeited. Fill out

California State University has released a report that argues the 23-campus system is a key source of job creation and innovation for the state economy. The report titled “Working for California: The Impact of the California State University System” was issued Monday, ahead of the governor’s updated budget plan later this week. The report says

El pasado viernes a las 9:30 a.m. se mat un oficial del CHP que patrullaba en un helicptero el rea de North Shore ya que haba recibido un reporte de vehculos a exceso de velocidad sobre el Expressway 86. El Centro de Comunicacin de El Centro, CA perdi contacto con el piloto. El helicptero cay

Continan los movimientos telricos, el sbado a las 11:30 a.m. se dej sentir uno de 5 grados que tuvo epicentro en Seeley en el Valle Imperial, a las 11:46 se registr otro de 4.7 grados en el Valle de Mexicali y minutos ms tarde en San Diego hubo otro sismo de 5 grados.

El viernes por la noche se report la presencia sospechosa de varios sujetos en una casa ubicada sobre Las Flores Way en Thousand Palms, los hombres huyeron en Toyota Camry que fue localizado minutos despus por agentes que intentaban detenerlo, pero por el contrario el chofer aceler, el carro fue abandonado, agentes del Departamento de

El pasado sbado alrededor de las 8:30 p.m. una joven de 16 aos caminaba en medio de la calle Camino Campanario al este de Palm Drive en Desert Hot Springs cuando fue atropellada por un vehculo. La muchacha fue transportada al hospital de Loma Linda con graves heridas en la cabeza. El conductor no fue

Los estudiantes de San Diego, California, podran estar en peligro ante la reciente ley migratoria que aprob su estado vecino, Arizona, que criminaliza a los migrantes. Los alumnos de California y sus padres ?enfrentan riesgos de ser inapropiada e ilegalmente detenidos?, dijo el director del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego, Richard Barrera, autor de

After years of the television grind, Barbara Walters is taking some time off for her health. Walters announced on the “The View” today that she will undergo surgery to replace a faulty heart valve later this week. “You know how I always say to you how healthy I am. … I’ve never missed a day’s

Another cluster of earthquakes rocked the California/Mexico border, today, reminding us of the big quake just one month ago. The 7.2 earthquake was centered in Mexicali, just across the border from the California town of Calexico. On Saturday, Coachella Valley residents reported feeling a 4.8 earthquake around 11:30am. It was clustered around similar quakes within

A rollover crash on Interstate 10 near Whitewater sent five people to the hospital, including a child suffering from major injuries, Cal Fire officials said. The crash was first reported at 3:59 p.m. on the freeway’s eastbound lanes, near the Whitewater rest stop. A white SUV had left the roadway and rolled onto its side.

On Friday morning, the California School Employees Association joined with parents and students to fight recent decisions made by the Banning Unified School District. Erlinda Diaz has worked for the BUSD for 31 years, but this year could be her last. “I’m a bilingual aide and my position is getting cut,” said Diaz. BSUD’s budget

Cathedral City police and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department are actively looking for a fifth person who they believe may have been involved in at least one burglary. Four others, all minors, were arrested after their vehicle crashed at the intersection of Dinah Shore and Denise Way, this afternoon. All four people inside ran from

The California Highway Patrol tells News Channel 3 that a CHP plane, Cessna 206, and its pilot were found late Friday afternoon after missing somewhere in the region of the Salton Sea. The pilot had been killed. Details are very limited right now, but the FAA tells KESQ the last contact with its base was

“We have a risky job everyday that we go out. It’s one of those things,” said Officer, Pablo Torrez. CHP pilot Danny Benavides was enforcing the laws of the road from the sky when his plane went down. “He was just doing his job,” said Torrez. The 39-year-old had just finished a speed detail and

As the childhood obesity epidemic soars out of control, parents and schools encourage children to get active and participate in physical education. Now, a new study reveals a surge in injuries among children during P.E. class. It’s the time and place for kids to run around, get exercise, learn new sports and, get hurt? “Me

The oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is hitting home for some here in the Southland. “This is going to be a lot worse than anyone thinks it’s going to be,” said Gary Rosenblum, a former corporate manager for oil company Arco, which merged with British Petroleum in 1999. Since the Deepwater Horizon

An early-morning fire in North Palm Springs caused $15,000 in damage to a single-family home, Riverside County fire investigators said. The fire was first reported at 3:17 a.m. Friday at a home on Sanborn Street at Thumb Drive. Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the outside of the home, with flames visible through the