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Police are investigating shooting at the home former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau. The shooting was reported on the 600 block of The Strand South in Oceanside. TMZ is reporting the 43 year old was found dead inside the home, but there is no official confirmation. Stay with CBSLocal2.com for the latest on this

The McCallum Theatre announced the winners of this year’s Open Call talent competition on Wednesday. This year’s 22 finalists were selected from 181 submissions, according to a theatre spokesperson. Winners were selected by a panel of four judges and the audiences from the first three performances, whose combined votes served as the fifth judge. Open

A former Desert Hot Springs school security guard will be required to register as a sex offender after being convicted of four sexual abuse charges involving female students Tuesday. A jury found 47-year-old Marvin Cash guilty of simple assault, simple battery and two counts of molesting a child under 18, all of them misdemeanors. Sentencing

The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an apology to a California student who was picked up during a drug raid and left in a holding cell for several days without food, water or access to a toilet. DEA San Diego Acting Special Agent-In-Charge William R. Sherman says in a statement Wednesday that he was troubled

Firefighters contained a vegetation fire burning in very dry brush near the Thermal airport, said a fire department spokeswoman. Melody Hendrickson said the fire had burned 4 acres of in the Whitewater storm drain by 10 a.m., which was littered with dry vegetation. Seventeen mile-per-hour winds were reported in the area with a wind advisory

Facebook wants to help you share your organs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. and U.K. users will be able to enroll as organ donors via links on the world’s biggest social networking site. Facebook users who are already organ donors can add that information to their Facebook Timelines. Zuckerberg says his friendship with Apple Inc.

Palm Springs officials confirm that a private investor called YTC Properties closed escrow today on the mostly vacant property. The closing price was a little more than$9 million dollars. Some of the stores still open in the mall will remain open for business at this time. Including, GNC and Radio Shack. Right now there are

Authorities are working on a crash at Monterey and Gerald Ford on the border of Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage. Some viewers have reported a lot of emergency vehicles and the intersection is closed as of 7:15 p.m.. The crash happened at about 6:45 p.m.. Stay with News Channel 3 on-line for new information as

Federal energy regulators on Tuesday blamed inadequate planning and lack of grid coordination for a September 2011 blackout that affected millions of people in Southern California — including the eastern portion of the Coachella Valley — Arizona and Mexico’s Baja California. The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and North American Electric Reliability Corp.

A June 4 trial date was set today for two men accused in the financially motivated killing of a Palm Springs retiree. Daniel Carlos Garcia and Kaushal Niroula are facing 10 felony charges, including first-degree murder and conspiracy, in the Dec. 5, 2008, stabbing death of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Riverside County Superior Court Judge David

A Banning man accused with his girlfriend of beating and killing her 2-year-old son must stand trial on second-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Andrew Lee Payne could face 15 years to life in prison if convicted of the murder count, as well as falsifying a prescription, possession of illegal drugs and

The Date Palm overpass on Interstate 10 in Cathedral City is down to one lane in each direction until 4:30 Tuesday afternoon. Crews are pouring concrete for the new bridge and widening the west side of the overpass, according to Cal Trans. The southbound curb lane will be restricted to concrete trucks and pumping equipment.

A man and two teenagers were behind bars today on suspicion of leading authorities on a chase through Coachella and Indio in a stolen car, which one of the teens was allegedly driving. Alberto Cortez, 18, of Coachella and two male minors were arrested around 7:15 p.m. Monday at Avenue 53 and Calle Emelia in

Natasha Raikhel, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a UCR spokesman said today. Raikhel, a plant cell biology professor, was elected for her excellence in original scientific research. She is one of the most cited researchers in plant science, UCR spokesman Iqbal

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire declined today for the 41st time in 42 days, dropping three-tenths of a cent to $4.155, its lowest amount since Feb. 23. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 3.2 cents less than one week ago, 16.8 cents

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire declined today for the 41st time in 42 days, dropping three-tenths of a cent to $4.155, its lowest amount since Feb. 23. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is 3.2 cents less than one week ago, 16.8 cents