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Assemblyman Brian Nestande’s new job as the minority party’s caucus chairman means he is the second highest-ranking Republican for the 2010-2012 legislative session in California’s lower house. He will be in charge of running the caucus meetings where Republicans decide their positions on proposed bills and policies. He also will be expected to keep GOP

The California Highway Patrol was helping Cal Fire with a motorhome fire on Interstate 10 on Monday morning The fire was reported at 9:40 a.m., where fire crews found a full-sized motorhome on fire. The thick black smoke was sent wafting into the Coachella Valley prompting a lot of calls to the News Channel 3

Los Angeles Lakers will be honored by President Barack Obama today at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington for winning their second consecutive NBA championship. KESQ.com will carry the event live on our website and on-the-air during our noon newscast. Laker players, coaches and trainer Gary Vitti will participate in a service project

Crews will be doing utilities excavation and design-related work today and for the next few days along a short stretch of Cathedral Canyon Drive in Cathedral City, an official said. The activity, part of the prep work for an upcoming bridge over Whitewater River, will be done between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. for about

Police in Palm Desert captured a man shortly after a Bank of America was robbed Monday morning. The robbery happened at 8:35 a.m. at the B of A branch inside the Albertson’s grocery store at the intersection of Washington and Hovely. The man was found about 20 minutes later, and police said they don’t believe

A week after being stabbed — former state assembly candidate Steve Sanchez is talking about his road to recovery. Steve Sanchez walks with his family through the farmers market in Old Town La Quinta. An amazing feat considering just a few days ago he was in a medically induced coma. “I just remember just randomly

Two inmates tried to escape the Riverside County Jail in Indio Saturday night, just before 8 p.m. The inmates have been identified as 27 year old Nicholas Corleto and 28 year old Robert Dunson. Authorities say the men managed to get on to the roof, then tried to jump down and make a run for

A 10-year-old boy driving a pickup truck crashed into a wall today in Palm Springs, seriously injuring his 54-year-old father, police said. The boy drove into the wall around 10:20 a.m. in the 1500 block of Mel Avenue, said Sgt. Melissa Desmarais of the Palm Springs Police Department. His father was pinned between the door

(KABC) – Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who shot a store clerk then raided the cash register before fleeing. The suspect walked into an ampm on Redlands Boulevard about 5 a.m. and pretended to shop until all the customers left, police said. According to the victim’s co-workers, the suspect

A 10-day streak of increases that pushed the average Inland Empire price of gasoline to its highest level since 2008 ended today, with a decrease of nine-tenths of a cent per gallon. The average price for one gallon of unleaded self-serve in Riverside and San Bernardino counties was $3.222 today, according to figures gathered by

Three moderate aftershocks rattled the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County today, according to automated seismographs and computers operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. The largest aftershock, magnitude 3.3, was centered about 37 miles south- southeast of Mexicali, or about 120 miles southeast of San Diego. It hit at 7:26 a.m. It was preceded

Former State Assembly candidate Steve Sanchez is now back home in the desert. Sanchez was stabbed last weekend trying to break-up a fight at a party in Whittier. The 34-year old is recovering, after undergoing 2 surgeries in Los Angeles. He was released from the hospital Friday night, and returned home Saturday afternoon. He tells

The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing for take-off on a plan to require all small aircraft owners to reregister their planes. The FAA discovered it doesn’t have enough registration information on more than 100,000 aircrafts. “It’s just from sloppy work, I think,” said Don Laurila, who bought a plane four months ago. “They [FAA] haven’t

The men accused of stabbing former state assembly candidate Steve Sanchez are in custody, according to the Whittier Police Department. Friends and family at a ‘Support Steve Sanchez’ party in Indio on Friday said they were relieved to hear the news. Sanchez is still recovering in a Los Angeles hospital, but he is no longer

It’s been two years since friends of Clifford Lambert saw the 60-year-old man alive. “He was the best of friends, caring person always asked what he could do for you, how he could help out in life,” his longtime friend Ann Heavey said. A middle-class family in St. Louis adopted Lambert when he was a

A magnitude-4.9 earthquake that stuck near Guadalupe Victoria, Mexico, this morning was felt in El Centro but apparently caused no damage north of the border. “It felt like it was rolling the building for a few seconds,” El Centro Police Department dispatcher Kristi Davis told City News Service. “It was roller, not a shaker. Just

Offshore winds pushed into the Los Angeles basin today, gusting above hurricane force at one mountaintop and threatening to squeeze temperatures into the 80s Sunday. A wind gauge at Whitaker Peak, just west of the Golden State (5) Freeway near Castaic Lake, hit 78 miles per hour this morning, the National Weather Service said. Other

A 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook an area along the California/Mexico border on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered 16 miles west, southwest of Calexico, an area rattled by a large earthquake on Easter Sunday. There were no reports of damage or injuries from Friday’s earthquake. According to the USGS,

Three groups were involved in a pair of shootings that sent an elementary school into lock down on Thursday afternoon. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies told News Channel 3 they had two suspects in custody and were looking for more. The first shooting was fired from a vehicle at someone walking outside the Cedar Springs Apartments

U.S. Attorney General Eric holder made a stop in Palm Springs Thursday, giving a voice to Native American victims of crime. Holder delivered the keynote address at the 12th Annual National Indian Nations Conference at the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel. Holder arrived 15 minutes late for the speech but that didn’t seem to bother the