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A panel of appointed citizens has approved 3 percent raises for California Gov. Jerry Brown, top statewide elected officials and state lawmakers. The Citizens Compensation Commission on Monday approved the salary increase, which continues restoring pay to pre-recession levels. The increase was approved unanimously on a 4-0 vote by the panel, all Brown appointees. Rank-and-file

Water runoff is prohibited, but News Channel 3 viewers reported local water wasters to us, asking why the Desert Water Agency doesn’t make them pay. “What we should do is be able to fine them,” said Devin Constantine of Palm Springs. “They should be fined, we’re all in this together,” said Dave Robertson of Palm

The plan for the proposed CV Link has hit a bump in the road.The route would provide a path for pedestrians, bicyclists and low-speed electric vehicles to travel throughout the Coachella Valley. The city of Rancho Mirage has an issue with the CV Link’s path as well as what it will cost to maintain in

Dos hombres se recuperan tras recibir un impacto de bala al parecer, por parte de un jven de 16 aos en Mecca. Este orden de acciones sucedi a eso de las 9:00a.m. del sbado en un complejo habitacional ubicado en la manzana 9000 de la Calle Sptima. Fue donde, segn el reporte policial, varias personas

Una pareja residentes de la ciudad de Anaheim que se encontraban visitando a su hijo en La Quinta fue reportada como desaparecida porque no han sido vistos desde el domingo por la tarde cuando abandonaron el casino Valley View en el sector de Valley Center en la regin. El Departamento del Alguacil del Condado de

Una adolecente de Palm Desert fue enviada a un hospital local tras una mordedura de serpiente de cascabel. El lamentable hecho sucedio ayer domingo por la maana en el sendero Eisenhower Loops Trail. Est ubicado en la parte trasera de El Dorado County Club en Indian Wells. Cuerpos de rescate dieron a conocer que Mackenzie

As KESQ News Channel 3 investigates juvenile crime in the Coachella Valley all this week, below is a full list of resources in Riverside County designed to help children in the Coachella Valley avoid a life of crime and continue on the right path. Riverside County Department of Mental Health – rcdmh.org Parent Support &

Cathedral City police are searching for two suspects who fired multiple shots at a group of people who were gathered in a front yard Sunday night. Officers received reports of multiple shots fired near Cathedral Canyon Drive and Ortega Road around 8:30 p.m. A person called to say there were two gunshot victims at their

Un hombre de Indio fue sentenciado a 25 aos a vida en prision por causar la muerte de su hijo de solo tres semanas tras impactar su cabeza contra una mesa de granito y golpearlo sin cesar por no dejar de llorar. Joseph Roy Scott de 26 aos fue encontrado culpable de asesinato en segundo

New standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards have riled opposition. They’ve also revealed a tech divide in the nation’s schools. Across the country, 63 percent of public schools don’t have access to broadband speeds needed for digital learning. The problem is particularly acute in rural and low-income districts: Only 14 percent in those

Water is a precious commodity in California and surprisingly, as a local couple learned, one that can be taken away quite easily if you don’t read the small print. On a day when temperatures soared into the triple digits, valley homeowners Jim Hubbell and Pam Smith came home to find a technician from the Coachella

The earthquake that shook Nepal has killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 16,000 others. It flattened mountain villages and destroyed buildings in the Himalayan region. The United Nations said international response to the humanitarian crisis has been slow and tens of thousands of people are still living in the open. Around 126,000

The PGA TOUR announced Monday CareerBuilder as the new Title Sponsor for the former Bob Hope Classic, most recently the Humana Challenge. It will now be the CareerBuilder Challenge. The PGA TOUR released a statement saying CareerBuilder has entered a six-year agreement that runs through 2021. As for which golf courses will be played during

Children and adults are invited to a free Art Party Sunday, featuring art-making activities for participants of all ages. The five-hour event, which begins at 11 a.m. at the Palm Springs Art Museum, will feature interactive demonstrations of various art types, including clay sculpture, ceramics and watercolor painting. “This full art making day exposes children

Three men are in jail, two others are at large, connected with a string of burglaries throughout the Coachella Valley, police say. Five suspects were seen driving off from a robbery on the 72000 block of Highway 111 Friday night in Palm Desert. No weapons were used during the crime and no one was hurt.

Two people were shot in Mecca Saturday, police say, in a drive-by at an apartment complex. Police say around 9 a.m. a 16-year-old male and a 25-year old man were shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex on the 91000 block of 7th Street. Riverside County Sheriff’s Sergeant Randy Vasquez says an older,

Back in February, Bradd Mann from the American Cancer Society reached out to detective Al Holloway to try and put together a charity softball game between the Cathedral City Police Department and the Cathedral City Fire Department. The results turned out to be the inaugural “Battle of the Badges” on Saturday night at Big League

Coachella, the White Party, the Louis Vitton Fashion Show – it seems like there’s never a dull moment here in the valley. But as temperatures heat up and the social scene begins to wind down it wouldn’t be right to go out without a bang. “You have everything from the production part of it, through

Snow is a pretty rare sight around this time of year, but there was plenty to go around atop the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. “Oh it’s a huge surprise, we definitely were not expecting this,” said Lea Harsha. Local residents and visitors alike bought their tram tickets and took the ride up to Mount San

Palm Spring Mayor Steve Pougnet is not running for reelection, according to a statement released on electpougnet.com. Mayor Pougnet stated, ‘I’m pleased to say that all of the milestones I promised you during my tenure as your Mayor have been achieved. As such, this December will mark the end of my final term as your