News

An interview with murderer and rapist John Albert Gardner III, who admitted killing North County teenagers Chelsea King and Amber Dubois, is set to air on a local TV station this afternoon. Gardner, 31, spoke with News 8 in an exclusive interview set to air at 5 p.m., and again at 6:30 and 11 p.m.

Palm Springs police say high winds and blowing sand have forced them to close Indian Canyon Dr. south of Interstate 10, around 8:45pm last night, but they managed to clear the roadway, and re-open it nearly 12 hours later. The closure first took effect Wednesday night when winds kicked up across the Coachella Valley. When

An ice castle big enough for a regulation-sized hockey rink is coming to the desert sands of the Coachella Valley, officials in Cathedral City announced today. The Desert Ice Castle is being constructed in a former Coca-Cola bottling plant at 68600 Perez Road, and is expected to open in October, said city spokesman Allen Howe.

A convicted sex offender who dropped off police radar for at least 9 months was located in Indio, this week. The man is known by two names: Dereck Gardiner and Rick Mosamino. He has a criminal history that includes convictions in California for sexual assault, and other sex crime convictions in Las Vegas and Hawaii.

Police and city officials were gearing up today for an immigrant-rights march that is expected to bring thousands of people to the streets of downtown Los Angeles Saturday. The march is expected to attract even larger crowds than first thought because of the outcry over a strict law recently approved in Arizona targeting illegal immigrants

Unos 20 estudiantes del College of the Desert se reunieron ayer con el supervisor John Benoit quien habl de la nueva generacin de empleos ecolgicos construyendo proyectos solares. Con esto se crearan 400 trabajos y podra empezar a principios del ao prximo y durar unos dos aos.

Una nueva forma de estafa se est llevando a cabo en el Valle de Coachella. Los propietarios de casas estn recibiendo cartas donde se les notifica que tienen hasta finales de Mayo para enviar $150 dlares y as obtener su ttulo de propiedad. La Oficina de Asesora del Condado de Riverside anunci que dicha misiva

Cuadrillas trabajan limpiando Indian Canyon Drive a la altura de la I-10 en Palm Springs ya que debido a los fuertes vientos de ayer fue cerrada al trnsito desde las 8:45 p.m. Se estima que los vientos excedieron por momentos las 20 mph.

Una pgina de Internet ha nombrado a Palm Springs como uno de los 19 mejores destinos tursticos del pas. El turismo que ha incrementado en un 10% este ao, mueve la economa y genera impuestos que beneficial a la ciudad de Palm Springs y al Valle de Coachella en general.

El Servicio Geolgico de Estados Unidos report un sismo de 4.4 grados de magnitud en el Valle de Mexicali. El movimiento telrico se produjo a las 10:51 a.m., hasta el momento de hay reporte de daos heridos.

Ayer mircoles a las 9:00 a.m. un hombre perdi el control de su vehculo y se estrell con la ventana de un saln de belleza ubicado sobre Date Palm Drive en Cathedral City. Por fortuna ninguno de los empelados que se encontraban en el establecimiento result lesionado. El chofer sufri cortaduras por los vidrios rotos.

Arizona’s most recent anti-immigration bill will likely have a huge effect on the Coachella Valley. The bill signed into law by Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer requires local police to check the immigration stauts of anyone suspected of not having proper documention. Experts expect the Coachella Valley could see a big population boom because of the

The United States Geological Survey reports a 4.4 magnitude earthquake hit just southwest of the Salton Sea, this morning. The temblor hit at 10:51am about 17 miles west-southwest of Calexico, the epicenter of the Easter Sunday earthquake. Early reports from the USGS show the quake was felt as far away as Poway, a suburb of

Southland residents have driven past it dozens of times and people are wondering why the burned mess sitting along I-10 West between Ramon Road and Date Palm Drive hasn’t been cleaned-up. Tamarisk trees along the freeway were blackened in a brush fire last summer, and months later they still sit there, leaving an ugly scene

Win a Mother’s Day brunch for two and a 1-hour spa treatment for mom, courtesy the Miramonte Resort and Spa. Just fill out the form below for your chance to win! We invite you to visit miramonteresort.com See official rules

Palm Springs made TripAdvisor’s list of top 10 vacation rental “hot spots” for 2010, taking the number seven ranking. Palm Springs has plentiful vacation rental options for travelers looking to save money during their stay, according to TripAdvisor, which provides a list of the city’s top-rated hotels, attractions and restaurants. “That’s great news for Palm

Watching her co-workers enter the conference room made custody officer Jeanne Abriel upset. “This is kind of heart-wrenching,” she said, “because we’re not just employees. There’s a lot of camaraderie.” Behind the closed door, twenty-two workers learned their fate: They were being laid off. “I feel sad,” said police chief David Dominguez. “In thirty-two years,

Tall, skinny, and with a limited use of his right arm, 19 year old Raul Guzman doesn’t look like your normal San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy. He isn’t. Raul got the special honor of deputy for a day. “I never imagined this. It’s a dream come true,” said Guzman, of Fontana. Life changed for Raul

News Channel 3 was inundated with calls Tuesday night from concerned residents who saw a spectacular sight in the sky. A massive cloud formation looked like a tornado was about to touch down. News Channel 3 Chief Meteorologist Ginger Jefferies set it straight. She says it was a Lenticular cloud. Lenticular clouds are common in