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Friday all across the nation people were urged to get tested for HIV and AIDS. In the Valley, where the virus continues to show up, Get Tested Coachella Valley offered free confidential screenings. The local organization says a simple test can stop this terrible disease in the Coachella Valley. “Being there at the beginning, a

Update Saturday at 11:00 a.m. As of this moment residents of the Sungate Mobile Home Park community are allowed back into their homes. Stay with News Channel 3 and Natalie Brunell for the latest. Update 11.15 Cathedral City Police department says the wall built to protect neighboring homes fell down because of the intense heat

(AP) – If Gov. Jerry Brown wins re-election in November, he will be given an unprecedented opportunity to overhaul the California Supreme Court. Voters in 1987 rejected Brown’s first makeover when they removed Chief Justice Rose Bird and two other of his appointees from the high court because of their refusal to enforce the death

(AP) – State energy officials say wildfires, the drought and high temperatures could strain Southern California’s power supply this summer. Officials at the state’s Independent Supply Operator said Friday in Alhambra, California, that the power grid is stable, but fire and weather conditions could trigger outages. Hot smoke and flames from wildfires can damage power

The Border Patrol is rescheduling flights to bring Central American migrants from south Texas to California for processing. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that the agency plans to transport adults and children from the Rio Grande Valley to Laredo and El Paso in Texas, and San Diego and El Centro in Southern California. Friday’s

Gov. Jerry Brown is appointing the former executive producer of the “Hangover” movies to the California Community College Board of Governors. Brown announced the appointment of 37-year-old Scott Budnick on Friday. The Los Angeles Democrat has been increasingly active in prisoner rehabilitation efforts. He founded The Anti-Recidivism Coalition and was previously appointed by the state

Two men were arrested while police served search warrants to find the person who killed 20-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez. Police said the two arrests were made on unrelated charges and the homicide suspect is still at large. According to the Indio Police Department, 21-year-old Edgar Machado and 22-year-old Rick Jaime were both taken into custody

Next week, we will be watching fireworks, barbecuing, and celebrating our country’s independence. We wouldn’t have that freedom without the men and women who fight in the armed forces. Twin brothers John and Lou Turley have shared more than their looks over the last 88 years, they served together in World War II. “The army

A man was arrested in Imperial Beach early Saturday in connection with the suspicious death of a 72-year-old watchman at an abandoned restaurant in the Coachella Valley. Indio police detectives served a search warrant at a home in Imperial Beach at about 3:45 a.m. and took Joseph Robert Gentile, 59, into custody for allegedly killing

Ron Sommer and Cheryl Sommer’s misting system broke a month ago at their La Quinta home. We were there when Gary’s Outdoor Misting Systems finally showed up to fix it Friday. The misting system came with a four-year warranty, repairs and parts included. Since it broke the Sommers made more than 20 phone calls to

The Firefighter that has been missing in the Los Padres National Forest has been found dead according to KABC. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department says that the body was found three quarters of a mile from where he was last seen. Herdman was found below a cliff and foul play is not suspected. A large

Sesin Informativa sobre Naturalizacin e Inmigracin Servicios de Ciudadana e Inmigracinde EE.UU. presentar una sesin informativa para elpblico como parte de un taller de ciudadana organizadapor TODEC Legal Center. Esta sesin gratuita incluir:• El Proceso de Naturalizacin• Discusin del examen y la entrevistaŸ Materiales de preparacin para el examenŸ Informacin de Ajuste de Estatus para

A van crashed into a home in Indio near Clinton Street and De Oro Avenue around 10:40 a.m. Friday. According to Dan Marshall, public information officer for the Indio Police Department, the driver apparently lost control and crashed into the corner of the home. The driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Police

The arraignment of the ex-boyfriend of a young woman killed in a 2006 triple murder in Pinyon Pines was postponed Friday for the sixth time. Robert Lars Pape was arrested in March, along with co-defendant CristinConrad Smith, and charged with the Sept. 17, 2006, killings of Vicki Friedli,53, her boyfriend Jon Hayward, 55, and her

Prosecutors say two campus police officers at Cal State University, San Bernardino, were justified when they shot a graduate student to death while trying to detain him. The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office says the fatal shooting of 39-year-old Bartholomew Williams on Dec. 8, 2012, was justified because campus police officers feared for their

An Indiana woman convicted of second-degree murder for the 2001 death of her 10-week-old daughter in Desert Hot Springs was sentencedFriday to 15 years to life in state prison. Krissy Lynn Werntz, 34, was found guilty in the death of her daughter, Montana, whose decomposed remains were found in an Arkansas storage unit a year

Considered a center piece of a Catholic Church, the holy tabernacle serves an invaluable purpose in mass. “That houses our Lord for us. When we consecrate the Eucharist, whatever is left we put in the tabernacle as a place for people to go and pray, and to go and spend time with our Lord,” said

A new report by Trip Advisor has named Palm Springs as one of the most affordable U.S. spots for vacation rental getaways this summer. The city also recently named one of the top 25 destinations in the 2014 Traveler’s Choice Awards. The Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism says they’ve seen a boost in visitors since

Funcionarios del Colegio del Desierto investigan una potencial violacin en la seguridad de la informacin de los estudiantes por parte de la oficina de ayuda financiera. Las autoridades dicen que un descuido afectara a unos 10 estudiantes. Este es el segundo problema de seguridad en el colegio en menos de un mes. En el primer

Las autoridades realizaron un operativo encubierto con la finalidad de sancionar a personas que compran alcohol a menores de edad. Durante seis horas en tres negocios de Coachella, un menor de edad supervisado por un agente pidi a unas 15 personas que le compraran alcohol. Una mujer de 50 aos accedi y le compro un