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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

Las autoridades mexicanas investigan si el narcotraficante Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn invirti dinero en un negocio de la actriz Kate del Castillo, dijo la procuradora general. En una entrevista con el diario El Universal publicada el martes, la procuradora Arely Gmez indic que se investiga un posible lavado de dinero, aunque dijo que an no

A motorist was killed Tuesday in a collision with a freight train at a Mecca rail crossing, and now authorities said the incident is being investigated as a suicide. The collision was reported at 5:40 p.m. on the railroad tracks near the intersection of Cleveland Street and Highway 111, according to the California Highway Patrol.

En Rancho Mirage el mircoles una escuela fue incomunidada por la maana y es que oficiales buscaban a un malhechor sospechoso de un tiroteo que sucedi cerca del plantel escolar Rancho Mirage High. El intercambio de balas se report al filo de las 10 de la maana del mircoles. Agentes ubicaron a la vctima sobre

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a Yucca Valley man and his 6-year-old daughter were hit by a car while walking across Twentynine Palms Highway Tuesday night. Deputies said the collision occurred shortly after 7 p.m. as 32-year-old Carleton Fonoimoana of Yucca Valley was walking north across the highway near Hermosa Avenue