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The head of NASA is visiting the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where engineers are working on a proposed mission to lasso a small asteroid and drag it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. During Thursday’s visit, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden viewed a prototype ion engine that JPL engineers are developing with counterparts at NASA’s Glenn

An Indio woman suspected of driving under theinfluence of prescription drugs when she allegedly clipped another vehicle inPalm Desert was free on bail today. Brittany Dale Hawks, 30, was arrested on suspicion of driving under theinfluence around the time of the crash, which was reported about 4:30 p.m.Wednesday at Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon

El Servicio Nacional del Clima envi una alerta para el Valle de Coachella y para las montaas del Condado de Riverside desde hoy a las 3:00 p.m. hasta las 3:00 a.m. de maana viernes. Se esperan vientos sostenidos de 20 a 30 mph con rfagas de hasta 55. La agencia subray que la zona ms

Police today were investigating gunshots that wereapparently fired from a vehicle in downtown Palm Springs. Police officers heard several shots fired near Indian Canyon Drive andAndreas Road about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Melissa Desmarais said. “Evidence discovered at the scene indicates that several undisclosedcaliber rounds were fired from a vehicle, described by witnesses as a

Gusty west winds will blow through the CoachellaValley and mountains of Riverside County today, according to the NationalWeather Service. The agency issued a wind advisory for the mountains and Coachella Valleyfrom 3 p.m. today to 3 a.m. Friday, saying sustained winds of 20 to 30 milesper hour, gusting up to 45 mph, were likely. Isolated

Update: Indio police now say a man suspected of trying to abduct a student near Indio High School on Tuesday did not try to kidnap her. However, there is a “strong possibility that an assault did occur” said Indio Police Commander Hank Peeters. A possible suspect has been identified, but he has not been connected

The nation’s two largest firefighting planes are moving out of California. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the firm that owns them, 10 Tanker, will move its corporate headquarters from Victorville in Southern California to Caspar, Wyoming in the next month or two. That’s about a two-hour flight for the converted DC-10s, each of which holds 11,600

Gov. Jerry Brown is set to continue his climate change charge, joining scientists releasing a 20-page call to action on environmental problems including pollution, extinctions and population growth. Brown plans to address Silicon Valley leaders, as well as climate scientists from University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University and NASA, on Thursday morning at a conference

Law enforcement agencies throughout Riverside County will be ramping up patrols to catch drunken drivers, speeders and other scofflaws during the upcoming holiday weekend. The Avoid the 30 campaign — named for the number of area police agencies involved — will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints beginning 6 p.m. Friday and wrapping up shortly

As the Palm Desert High School faculty prepares for graduation, they might have less help from teachers than ever before.Teachers have threatened to boycott the graduation over a contract dispute. “I’ll be at graduation. I’m hoping the teachers will be there to enjoy the seniors and their gradation,” Palm Desert High School principal Rob Hicks

Jessica Pack, 30, a sixth grade teacher at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City was brought to tears on Wednesday when she learned she had been named the Riverside County Middle School teacher of the year. School administrators interrupted her class to present her with the award. “There’s 18,000 teachers in Riverside and 23

Update: Indio police now say a man suspected of trying to abduct a student near Indio High School on Tuesday did not try to kidnap her. However, there is a “strong possibility that an assault did occur” said Indio Police Commander Hank Peeters. A possible suspect has been identified, but he has not been connected

We met Caroline Bartlett at the KESQ News Channel 3 / CBS Local 2 fundraiser for the victims of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado. She now lives in Indian Wells, but Moore is where her heart is. “I remember when Moore only had a population of 325 people in 1943, when I lived there with my

CBS Local 2’s Kris Long is looking for some of our Valley’s most interesting people and the interesting things they do! “2 on 2” is becominga regular feature you can see on CBS Local 2 News.Kris will be talking with Valley residentsabout their hobbies, their interests, brushes with fame, or near brushes with fame, or

Federal grants totaling just over $426,000 wereawarded to a pair of Riverside County water agencies that will use the funds tooffset the costs of conservation projects now underway, it was announced today. The U.S. Department of Interior provided a $217,000 grant to the EasternMunicipal Water District and a $209,157 grant to the Western Municipal WaterDistrict.

A big rig jackknifed today on a highway south ofIdyllwild, blocking lanes going in both directions, according to the CaliforniaHighway Patrol. It happened at around 11:15 a.m. on state Route 74 at the turnoff toMountain Center. According to the CHP, the tractor-trailer was stretched across the two-lane road, which was expected to remain shut down

Starting July 1, Auto Club insurance customers willget a 4.1 percent rate reduction on policies, thanks to new discounts beingintroduced, state Insurance commissioner Dave Jones said today. “With the economy still recovering, this significant decrease deliverssavings to more than 1 million drivers in Southern California,” Jones said.”The Auto club has again stepped up and put

Ayer lunes a las 8:10 a.m. una joven se diriga a Indio High School cuando en el rea de Aladdin Stret y De Plata Ave en Indio not que un auto rojo de dos puertas la segua; de repente el conductor empez a hablarle y ella lo ignor. El hombre baj del carro e intent

News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2 want to help the people of Oklahoma, but we need your help. We will be collecting donations for the American Red Cross all day Wednesday here at our station in Palm Desert. Our address is: 42650 Melanie PlPalm Desert, CA 92211 For directions, call:(760) 773-0342 Any amount you