Month: January 2016

Anirban Lahiri of India is among four golfers sharing the lead entering the second round of the $5.8 million CareerBuilder Challenge. Lahiri and Americans Jason Dufner, Jerry Kelly and Jeff Overton all fired eight under-par 64s Thursday. Americans Colt Knost and Jamie Lovemark are one shot off the lead, while 11 golfers, including defending champion

Californians face a watershed year as they prepare to decide whether to resume executions that stopped a decade ago or end the punishment entirely. While advocates jockey to put both choices before voters this fall, officials overseeing the nation’s largest death row are pushing ahead with plans to use a single lethal injection to meet

We’re learning more about the suspect from Wednesday morning’s shooting near Rancho Mirage High School. Deputy Munoz with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said a 16-year-old boy was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. The suspect’s identity isn’t being released because he’s a juvenile. The teen is accused of shooting a man near Ramon

California’s drought evident during the Career Builder Challenge. The fairways and greens are up to par, but the rough is brown like many of our thirsty lawns. Now some hope the national spotlight of the tournament will help showcase the Valley’s efforts to save water. The lush fairways and greens at a professional golf tournament

Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz(D) appeared on News Channel 3 at 6 Thursday to discuss helping homeless veterans. On Wednesday, Ruiz participated in a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing held at Riverside Community College. Ruiz says there needs to be better coordination between agencies on getting help to veterans who are homeless.

Confirmation that mice collected west of Beaumont tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus prompted Riverside County health officials today to remind residents to take precautions in placesinhabited by rodents. According to the Department of Environmental Health, eight deer mice snared last month in the Norton Younglove Preserve, between San Timoteo Canyon Road and state

Un hombre de Sherman Oaks enfrenta cargos criminales hoy en Desert Hot Springs despus de amenazar a su novia con un arma de fuego. Uniformados fueron llamados a una gasolinera Chevron a lo largo de Palm Drive ayer por la tarde. Fue donde una mujer dijo que su novio de 34 aos la habra amenazado,

Governor Jerry Brown delivered his annual State of the State Address in Sacramento Thursday morning, choosing to lay out a case for his top priority — continued fiscal discipline — rather than talking about new programs or restating administration priorities. Governor Brown vowed to “focus on how we pay for the commitments we have already

Si se percat de un helicptero y elementos de seguridad en el rea de Indio anoche cerca de las calles Monroe y el bulevar Dr. Carreon, sabemos que un hombre fue arrestado pero no sin antes dirigirlos en una persecucin policial un poco despus de las 8:30pm. El conductor se rehusaba detenerse por lo que

The CareerBuilder Challenge has begun in La Quinta as professional golfers teed off Thursday morning. The actual tournament runs from January 21-24, but various events began Monday to kick off the annual golf tournament. News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s sports team will be tracking the action to provide you with the most recent

The Riverside County Sheriffs Department has arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl in Coachella on Monday. Officials said 56-year-old Ricky Lee Strand of Indio was identified as the suspect following a lengthy investigation. Investigators served a search warrant at a home in the 82700 block of Castleton Drive on Wednesday and

A worker at the Los Angeles Zoo has been hospitalized after falling into the gorilla enclosure. City fire officials say the animals in the enclosure were secured while the worker was rescued Thursday morning. The worker was strapped to a backboard and lifted about 15 feet from a planted moat and taken to an ambulance.

A local man is accused of using a celebrity’s name to take thousands of dollars from valley businesses, some of that money was meant to help with a sick child. “I want everyone to know what a scam artist the guy is,” said John Labrano, owner of the bar Red Barn of Palm Desert. According

The Coachella Valley’s pro golf tournament looks a little different this year and it’s not just because the courses have changed. The CareerBuilder Challenge at PGA West in La Quinta is looking to highlight the desert in hopes of turning fans into homeowners. “We’ve done some surveys and a lot of people who come here

Prosecutors say a woman arrested following a car chase while her six dogs ran into California freeway lanes had been banned from having pets because of a pending animal abuse case. The Los Angeles Times reports Tiffini Tobe appeared in court Wednesday in connection with the chase and pleaded not guilty to several charges including

A California police dog has died after being struck by a car during a training session. The Sacramento Bee reports that Jag, a Belgian Malinois, was the only K-9 officer in the Twin Rivers Police Department. Sgt. Matthew Scott says Jag was fatally injured when he was hit by a vehicle at a K-9 regional

Rosemary Haefner, Chief Human Resources Officer for CareerBuilder breaks down local employment data, describes the sectors expected to see the most growth, and explains how golf jobs act as as multipliers in the Coachella Valley. She also promoted a new website from Careerbuilder aimed at helping young people decide on a career, called www.findyourcalling.com For

Just after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night Sheriff’s deputies and Indio police were involved in a slow speed chase through the streets of Indio. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy attempted to pull over a man driving a truck erratically near Monroe and Dr. Carreon Blvd. The driver would not pull over and

The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has lifted a lockdown at Desert Springs Middle School after officers were investigating a domestic issue where a suspect allegedly had a weapon. The school is located at 66755 2 Bunch Palms Trail. Information about the domestic issue is limited at this time. Desert Hot Springs police are expected