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A backpack giveaway brought thousands of families out to the east valley Saturday morning. They lined up at Van Buren Elementary School. The line streched around the school as hundreds of families waited outside. Slowly, they made their way inside, where volunteers from Martha’s Village, Indio Teen Center and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission handed

The county coroner has said a Desert Hot Springs man has died. James Gardner, 54, was riding a motorcycle on Highway 371 in Anza when he hit the back of an SUV on Aug. 8. Police say he was wearing a helmet at the time. Gardner was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm

Michael Jackson fans will pay tribute to the late King of Pop today by reprising his 1983 “Thriller” video on the eve of what would have been his 52nd birthday. Organizers are hoping enough zombie dancers turn out for “The Thrill Lives On: Celebrating 52 Years of Michael Jackson” to set a Southern California record

A Riverside County judge agreed with defense attorneys on Friday and released a 44-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman. Suzanne Mowery faces three counts of child abuse stemming from allegations she helped a teenager buy heroin on July 4 and smoked it with her. The next morning, 16-year-old Megan Escalante was found dead. Police had reported

A judge has denied the re-trail of a Cathedral City man convicted of 2nd degree murder in a drunk driving crash. Jason Pappas, 38, was supposed to be sentenced two weeks ago, but it came out that one of the jurors in his trial may have been a member of the group “Mothers Against Drunk

Gang crimes in Desert Hot Springs have declined in the last few months, according to the police department. Authorities credit the drop off to the crackdown on the West Drive Locos gang. which they said is responsible for the June stabbing of 23-year-old Jose Villalobos. Villalobos was savagely attacked and killed while leaving a family

One player, who bought their ticket in California, matched all six numbers in Friday night’s $133 million Mega Millions drawing. The winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing were: 04 – 10 – 26 – 32 and 41, and the Mega Ball number was 31. The winner bought their ticket at a liquor store in Morrow

The Coachella Valley Unified School District laid off 54 teachers over the summer. It recently recinded 18 of the those pink slips thanks to money it expects to receive from the federal jobs bill that sought to protect teachers, but even with those educators, class sizes are growing. Grades one through 12 will increase into

Longtime Palm Desert City councilman Dick Kelly died last Friday. The council met for the first time Thursday since his death. Kelly’s replacement on the council is still up in the air. But his wife of 65 years said her husband would want it to be her. Widow Mary Helen Kelly agreed. But she said

A Cathedral City man convicted of second-degree murder in a drunk driving crash could get a new trial. Jason Pappas, 38, is expected to be back in court today. He was supposed to be sentenced two weeks ago. At his sentencing — it came out that one of the jurors in his trial may have

The largest of three lightning-strike fires in the west end of Joshua Tree National Park has scorched about 110 acres, National Park Service spokesman Joe Zarki said. There are no structures threatened but visitors are urged to use caution while driving through the park, and to be alert to the presence of firefighting equipment and

An estimated $133 million jackpot has a lot of people feeling Lotto fever, and they’re snapping up tickets for Friday night’s huge Mega Millions lottery drawing. La Puente resident Joe Torres has been going into the 7-Eleven on Sunset Avenue in La Puente for the last 10 years playing the lottery every day. For the

ABC Television is set to announce the list of stars that will dazzle us on the dance floor on “Dancing With The Stars,” this season. The announcement will come tonight during tonight’s episode of “The Bachelor Pad” on KESQ News Channel 3, which airs at 8 p.m. There have been rumors about who may be

Un accidente automovilstico en palm springs ha cobrado la vida de una persona. El accidente ocurri a las 6:45 de la maana ,sobre la Avenida Caballeros . Segn la polica — un hombre , de la tercera edad, tuvo algunos problemas de salud , provocando que impactara su camioneta todo terreno contra un carro estacionado

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A package of bills promoted by the father of murdered Escondido teenager Amber Dubois that is intended to improve law enforcement handling of missing person cases was approved today by the state Assembly. The bills, authored by Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, and Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucaipa, must be signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before

Police were learning more on Friday about a burned body found this week in Joshua Tree. Investigators tried to identify the victim using fingerprints, but were unable to do so because of the burns on her hands. A passing motorist reported the fire on Tuesday along Highway 62. Firefighters stopped the fire and found the

A 45-year-old hiker who became lost and ran out of water above the Indio Hills area of the Coachella Valley was resuced Friday afternoon, and taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The rescue effort was launched after the hiker called 911, said Sgt. Joe Borja of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The

Ayer jueves alrededor de las 6:00 a.m. los bomberos acudieron a sofocar un incendio en un condominio ubicado sobre Coyotes Drive en Palm Springs. El fuego inici por un desperfecto en el aire acondicionado y se expandi rpidamente causando daos valorados en $50 mil dlares. No hubo heridos.