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A small earthquake rattled the Coachella Valley. A magnitude 3.0 quake shook the southern edge of Riverside County early Saturday morning. The US Geological Survey says it occurred at about 12:40 a.m. — 11 miles southeast of LA Quinta. The quake had a depth of about 40 miles. There were no reports of injuries or

More than twenty people are safe after being trapped on a Ferris wheel at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert. The Ferris wheel malfunctioned Friday just after 9:30 p.m. Authorities say a snapped drive cable caused the 30-foot Ferris wheel to stop — trapping 22 riders at a private event at the

“We’re trying to provide stability and consistency,” said Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent Darryl Adams. As 54 CVUSD teachers with pink slips await their fate with the district, the school board Thursday night discussed a possible solution for at least some: creating 22 “roving teacher” positions. “The district is going to hire some of

The Desert Hot Springs city council will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss the city’s financial situation and the 2014/2015 budget. News Channel 3 has learned that the city is facing a $3.5 million dollar budget shortfall and is depending on Measure F to help balance the budget. Measure F is a vacant

A search is underway for the thieves who targeted a home in the Cathedral City Cove. Neighbors say the crooks took off with a pair of ATVs around 4:30 A.M. Thursday. Neighbors called our news station Friday and gave us surveillance video of the suspects as they committed the crime. Cathedral City Police say it’s

Some Coachella Valley schools are getting makeovers, helping to make recess the best period of the day. Thanks to money from the Measure E bond passed in 2008, all elementary schools in the Palm Springs unified school district will have new playgrounds. Landau Elementary School in Cathedral City is getting a $690,000 playground makeover for

Cal Fire officials are preparing for a long, dangerous fire season in the state and are requesting for people to do their part to protect themselves and their property. “It’s critical now that the public hears the message that we are in critical fire danger statewide,” said Chief Kevin Pimlott, Cal Fire’s director. Cal Fire

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, will introduce new legislation next week that aims to provide training for jobs in the renewable energy fields, his office announced today. Ruiz will make the announcement at noon Wednesday at College of theDesert’s Desert Energy Enterprise Center in Palm Springs. The legislation would promote training for renewable energy careers

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside busca a los propietarios de unos objetos robados. Se trata de artculos electrnicos, asi como joyeria, incluso una bicicleta motorizada y un vestido de novia. 17 vctimas de los amantes de lo ajeno fueron despojados de sus artculos . Ahora, se espera que pronto reclamen sus pertenencias.

Un temblor de 6 coma 4 grados de magnitud sacudi el centro y sur de mxico, pero an no se ha informado sobre vctimas. el epicentro fue localizado 23 kilmetros al oeste de tecpan, en el sureo estado de Guerrero, y a 10 kilmetros de profundidad. el sismo dur unos 30 segundos y se sinti

La incidencia de sfilis en Estados Unidos ha alcanzado su nivel ms alto desde 1995 y el incremento ha sido fundamentalmente entre los varones, informaron el jueves las autoridades de salud de Estados Unidos. La sfilis sigue siendo menos comn en Estados Unidos que otras enfermedades de transmisin sexual, pero ha habido un constante aumento

A motorcyclist was hit by a car on Highway 62 around 1 p.m. Friday. According to CHP, the man was riding northbound just past Dillon Road when he pulled over due to windy conditions. When he pulled back onto the road, he was hit by a woman driving a sedan. The man was knocked off

El Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Riverside tiene un nuevo miembro en su Unidad K-9, un olfato ms para ayudar a atrapar a vndalos. Se trata de “Windy” una hembra de 11 meses “Sabueso” quien se convierte en el ms nuevo del equipo. Los oficiales comentaron que la unidad de caninos entrenados los ha

A man was arrested on Thursday after Border Patrol agents found heroin and methamphetamine concealed in the gas tank of his car. The 24 year old suspect was driving a Nissan Sentra when he was stopped at about 8 a.m. near Highway 98 and Coyote Number 1 Road, according to a release from the El

A Palm Desert non-profit will hold its 7th annualJuneteenth celebration in La Quinta next month to raise money for its foster care program. The Family Health & Support Network’s Juneteenth in the Coachella Valley is scheduled for June 14 at La Quinta Resort and commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Texas and the United States

Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist Charles Krauthammer will speak in Indian Wells as part of next year’s Desert Town Hall speakers series, it was announced Friday. Krauthammer, a Washington Post columnist, Fox News commentator, author and physician, will speak March 25, 2015 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, according to series spokeswoman Chris Martello. Krauthammer’s

Firefighters are investigating an overnight fire in Thousand Palms. Crews responded to the 32200 block of Wells Fargo Road at 11:13 Thursday night. When they arrived they found smoke pouring from a mobile home. Firefighters contained the flames after about a half hour. No one was inside the home at the time of the fire

An explosion at an explosives plant sounds like a dog-bites-dog story, but this one had people alarmed. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports that Alpha Explosives regularly tests its products at its Southern California facility, but the company set off a bigger-than-usual blast on Thursday. Corona Fire Department spokeswoman Lynn Mata said the explosion just outside city

Police say a student who shouted “Get out!” over the public address system at a Southern California school was just worried a teacher was coming, and not trying to make others think they were in danger. Fontana police said Thursday that no students at Heritage Intermediate School will face charges over the May 2 incident.