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A 64-year-old man struck and killed by a hit-and- run motorist in Palm Springs was the third pedestrian to die in that area in as many weeks. The fatal hit-and-run collision was reported at 8:01 p.m. Monday on Ramon Road, west of Sunrise Way, Palm Springs police Sgt. Paul Abshire said. Police found the man

Construction crews will once again need to shut down part of Interstate 10 as part of a massive project to build new overpasses. The closure of I-10 at Indian Avenue is scheduled for this weekend, December 17 and 18. Workers will use the time to install new girders across the freeway to support new overpasses.

Riverside County fire crews quickly put out a fire at Martha’s Village and Kitchen in Indio on Monday morning. The fire was reported at 12:32 a.m. at the center on Date Avenue in Indio, where all of the residents had to be evacuated. Fire crews arrived to find the contents of a clothes dryer had

Monday is expected to be the busiest day of the year for FedEx, as people rush to get gifts shipped out before Christmas. For the overall holiday season, FedEx is expecting a total volume increase of about 11 percent compared to 2009. If you want a package delivered by Christmas, the FedEx deadline for ground

A crash in which five people were injured — one critically — in the Desert Hot Springs area was under investigation today. The crash on northbound Highway 62 at Pierson Boulevard was reported at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. One person was critically injured, three people had moderate injuries and

ABC News has learned that Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died. On Friday, Holbrooke was rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta. He went through more than 20 hours of surgery. Earlier Monday evening, speaking at the US State Department, President Obama sang Holbrooke’s praises and called him

Christine O’Donnell’s TV ad declaration “I’m not a witch” during her U.S. Senate campaign topped this year’s best quotes, according to a Yale University librarian. O’Donnell’s quote is cited by Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School, who released his fifth annual list of the most notable quotations of the year. In the ad,

Songwriter Diane Warren, whose works have been featured in more than 100 films, will receive the Frederick Loewe Music Award at next month’s Palm Springs International Film Festival, it was announced Monday. Warren will be honored at a Jan. 8 gala, along with fellow PSIFF award recipients Javier Bardem, Robert Duvall, Colin Firth, Jennifer Lawrence,

More than one month since voters cast their ballots in the November 2 General Election, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office announced on Monday the votes were now certified. A slow counting process that resulted in the ousting of the registrar from her job and several recounts in several races stalled the results from

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