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A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt south of the Coachella valley early Tuesday morning. The quake was felt at 1:28 a.m., in a remote area centered 10 miles northwest of Ocotillo, about 35 miles west of El Centro. The U.S. Geological Survey says people around southern California reported feeling minor shaking. There were no reports

A brush fire in Banning is now contained. Full control is estimated for 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. The fire started around 6:00 p.m. Saturday night near Old Banning Idyllwild Road and Shirleon Drive. The fire has burned more than 360 acres. 4 firefighters, 3 of them inmate firefighters, have suffered minor injuries. One outbuilding and

The California Highway Patrol is working a rollover crash on Interstate 10 near Bob Hope Drive. Traffic is backed-up on the eastbound side of the freeway as of 9:30 p.m. Monday night. There’s no word yet on the extent of any injuries. News Channel 3 will keep you updated with new information as we get

A combination of College of the Desert students and Desert Mirage High Schoolers took to voters over the phone Monday night in Coachella. With each dial tone, the volunteers hoped to reel in a “yes” vote on California’s Proposition 30. The measure would temporarily raise income tax rates on high earners for seven years and

Pink is not just a color – it has the power to heal. “It’s an unbelievable trip, it’s pure. It’s humanity based. Whoever you vote for doesn’t matter, wherever you go to church, it doesn’t matter; we love you,” Dave Graybill, the Pink Heals founder, said. Three pink firetrucks, a 40-foot command center, and a

The Palm Desert football team earned their first win of the season last Friday, but it came at a cost. The Aztecs got into a benches-clearing brawl with San Bernardino with less than five minutes left in the game. Palm Desert led the game 45-6 and there was a running clock. A late hit from

We are counting down to election day and with only 36 days left, the T.V. ad war is in full swing especially, as the race for the 36th Congressional district heats up. Congresswoman Mary Bono-Mack, her democratic challenger, Dr. Raul Ruiz and third party political action committees are buying up T.V. time. Last week we

Undocumented students who were brought to the U.S. as a child will now get a chance to get a driver’s license. Governor Jerry Brown signed the controversial bill into law late Sunday. Christian Cabrera was brought to the U.S. by her parents when she was 11 years old. “I am really thankful to the US

El el Valle de Coachella durante el fin de semana se registraron cuatro choques vehiculares relacionados con el alcohol. Primero poco depus de las 7:00 p.m. la conductora de un Toyota 4-Runner se impact con dos autos estacionados en el rea de Harrison Street y la Ave 53 en Coachella y despus huy. Poco despus

A dry and very hot start to the work week was expected in Riverside County and the Coachella Valley today, with forecasters projecting triple-digit temperatures throughout much of the region. High temperatures today will be 100 to 108 in the inland valleys, 85 to 103 in mountain areas below 6,000 feet, and 70 to 90

Firefighters built containment lines around 80 percent of a 280-acre brush fire Sunday. It was caused by gunfire and threatened a handful of homes in the San Gorgonio pass south of Banning. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries during the blaze that started around 6:10 p.m. Saturday at Old Banning-Idyllwild Road and Shirleon Drive. One of

San Diego (405) Freeway traffic again wound its way through the Sepulveda Pass today, with the nation’s busiest freeway having been reopened ahead of schedule after being shuttered much of the weekend so crews could remove a bridge span as part of a project designed to add a carpool lane. It was feared that the

Friday night’s Palm Desert High School football game in San Bernardino ended with a bench clearing brawl. Palm Desert was winning the game 45-6 when a play ended with a brawl that brought students and parents out of the stands. We’re told buses had to be brought onto the field to safely transport the Palm

Triple digit heat on the last day of September — what better place to be than Knott’s Soak City in Palm Springs. “It’s ridiculous. It’s been relentless,” Amy Gamble, who is visiting Palm Springs from Los Angeles, said. Though this prolonged heat wave doesn’t necessarily shock some long-time desert residents, it still is something to

With rhythm pumping through their bodies, and music flowing through their souls, the Grand Entry started the 22nd Annual Morongo Band of Mission Indians’ “Thunder and Lightning Powwow”. “It’s the biggest Powwow, most drums, most dancers we’ve ever had. We view it as a bridge to other communities, education how native cultures work,” Mary Ann

A new steakhouse is getting ready to open in the valley, and help is wanted. Mastro’s Steakhouse on El Paseo in Palm Desert will open November 2nd, and management is hiring. Mastro’s held a job fair Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Rancho Mirage. They’re looking to hire about 150 people. Hundreds turned up

Christopher Goodman says it was our news station’s Facebook post that made him panic. “I saw a post that two people were killed in a motorcycle accident. I told my grandma to call them. I was worried about it,” Goodman said. His great-grandmother Janean Goodman called, but no one answered. “Sure enough, it was them,”

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has discovered a dead body in a shallow grave at a home on Longvue Road in Sky Valley. Deputies responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call one block over on Hot Springs Road, just before 1:30 P.M. Thursday. The Sheriff’s Department says the suspect’s roommate called 911 saying

An Inland Empire lawmaker’s bill to safeguard veterans’ remains and ensure they’re buried with dignity was signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown. “I’m thrilled the governor signed this important bill,” saidAssemblyman Paul Cook, R-Beaumont. “Veterans who have served their countrydeserve better than to be forgotten at the county morgue after they pass on.