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The Joslyn Senior Center is breaking tradition Tuesday by changing its name simply to The Joslyn Center. “We found a lot of [baby] boomers in the 50 to 75-year-old range who didn’t consider themselves as seniors,” says executive director Peter Rittenhouse. But, members of the center’s quilting club think otherwise. A majority of them disapprove

En el Valle de Coachella no se registraron mayores incidentes, el temblor parece haber despertado la conciencia de la comunidad ya que muchas personas han acudido a comprar accesorios para una emergencia, como surtir el botiqun de primeros auxilios. El prximo sbado a las 11:00 a.m. y 3:00 p.m. Home Deport de La Quinta llevar

Ayer ocurri un accidente que dej dos personas heridas, una de ellas de gravedad. Los hechos se reportaron a las 2:00 p.m. sobre Varner Road cerca de Cook Street en Palm Desert, lugar donde una camioneta que circulaba con exceso de velocidad sobre la I-10 se sali de la carretera y choc con otro vehculo

People from all over the desert are still talking about what they experienced as the earthquake struck on Sunday afternoon. The shaking actually threw one Palm Desert woman to the floor. She’s thanking the emergency preparedness team at her apartment complex for helping and getting her through the shock. “Next thing I knew it, I

Police are looking for a man who they say killed his ex-wife, and tried to kill her 18-year-old son Sunday night. It happened on the 67-300 block of Peineta in the Rio Vista area of Cathedral City at 10:45pm. Cathedral City police tell News Channel 3 Salvador Bustillos Contreras got into the house, killed Rebecca

A Cathedral City man was on the run Monday, wanted in connection with the death of his ex-wife. Officers responded to a shooting at around 10:45 p.m. Sunday on the 67300 block of Peineta Road in Cathedral City, where one person was found dead. Law enforcement swarmed the house. But, they arrived shortly after shots

The city of Calexico is virtually shut down, today, following Sunday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake. Two people are confirmed dead to the south in Mexico. One person was crushed in a house that collapsed. The other was a man who ran out of his house into the street during the earthquake, and was hit by a

La Calle Indian Canyon cerca del arroyo ha sido cerrada debido a la falta de visibilidad por las tormentas de arena. La calle abrira de nuevo en cuanto mejore las condiciones en el valle.

An armored car guard was shot today during a robbery outside a Riverside bank. The heist occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the parking lot of the Bank of America branch at Canyon Crest Towne Center, 5225 Canyon Crest Drive, according to Riverside police Sgt. Jaybee Brennan. A guard with the Pendum armored transport company was

Two people were injured today in a crash involving three vehicles in Thousand Palms, officials said. A pickup truck, motor home and Jeep were involved in the 1:53 p.m. accident on Varner Road just west of 38th Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. One motorist — it was unclear in which vehicle — was

Tracy Nixon and Lynette Sawyer headed back Monday morning to a place where hurricanes — not earthquakes — are the norm. “The earth is moving, and the trees are moving, and the things that shouldn’t be moving were moving!” recalled Nixon, from North Carolina. “I was like: Oh, gracious!” The 7.2-magnitute quake took visitors by

The caretaker of a 69-year-old woman was behind bars today on suspicion of taking $13,000 of her employer’s jewelry, police reported. Janet Marie Montero, 50, of Desert Hot Springs was arrested in Victorville on Thursday on suspicion of embezzlement, residential burglary and grand theft, said Sgt. Daniel Bressler of the Desert Hot Springs Police Department.

El pasado sbado a las 2:00 a.m. la polica atendi una llamada que reportaba un robo en la escuela Jefferson Middle de Indio. Cuando los oficiales llegaron al lugar sorprendieron a Lorenzo Valenzuela de 35 aos huyendo del lugar. El sujeto quien se encontraba en libertad condicional fue arrestado, luego su casa fue cateada. Ah

En el Valle de Coachella el sismo de ayer fue el ms fuerte en los ltimos 18 aos, autoridades se dedicaron a revisar caminos, calles y puentes con el fin de asegurar a la comunidad. En el Desert Regional Medical Center de Palm Springs suspendieron el servicio de elevadores por precaucin en caso de que

? En un encuentro que qued a deber en cuanto a ftbol, pero no en emociones, el Guadalajara consigui su clasificacin matemtica despus de un conato de bronca al final del juego ? Chiapas derrot 3-0 a Santos para ligar su segunda victoria en fila, mientras que los Guerreros pierden liderato del Grupo 3 ?

Aftershocks continue to jolt Southern California in the wake of a powerful weekend earthquake south of the border. Two 5.1-magnitude temblors that struck near Seeley woke up many Coachella Valley residents. One struck at 4:14 a.m., while another followed at 6:33 a.m. Since midnight more than 50 aftershocks measuring 3.0 or greater have hit Calexico

KESQ-TV is proud to be one of the organizations rallying support for an early warning system for earthquakes in the Coachella Valley. When the system is installed, each school in the Coachella Valley would be outfitted with a device which information about a major quake about to hit. The system uses new technology, measuring waves

A 7.2 earthquake epicentered near Mexicali has shaken all of Southern California, and set high-rise buildings in Los Angeles and San Diego rocking back and forth, but no significant damage was reported in the city. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake hit at 3:40 p.m. Preliminary USGS information indicated the epicenter was 19 miles

The City of Coachella is suffering through tough economic times with one of the highest unemployment rates in the desert. But, as residents struggle to pay their bills, the City Council is asking them to vote for higher taxes Coachella has four fewer police officers and one less fire engine due to cuts already implemented

They spent the weekend unpacking, cleaning, organizing and brushing on the final touches. After a year of building, the new Animal Samaritans Clinic is almost ready for business. “We are already booked three weeks out for appointments,” said Tom Snyder, Animal Samaritans marketing director. “People are really excited.” The new state-of-the art clinic has the