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Indio -Martha’s Village and Kitchen is running low on baby supplies. The organizationis in need of the following items: baby formula (e.g., Enfamil and Similac) diapers (preferably sizes 4-6) An Emergency Supplies Services manager says nearly half of the families who need emergency supplies are seeking baby items. You may drop off your donations at

HEMET -Police in Hemet say a federal building was evacuated for several hours after a man left a suspicious suitcase out front. Lt. Duane Wisehart says a Filipino immigrant reportedly caused a disturbance over benefits Monday at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Wisehart says the man returned Tuesday and left a suitcase at the

CATHEDRAL CITY – Concerns about Toyota’s safety issues are causing some Toyota owners to flat out get rid of their vehicles. Right now a total of two used Toyota vehicles sit on the Palm Springs Motors lot in Cathedral City. There could be more,but with the safety of the vehicles in question these days,the dealer

SACRAMENTO -California’s chief justice says shutting down courthouses one day a month should no longer be considered an option for helping the state close its budget deficit. Supreme Court Justice Ronald George said lawmakers instead should consider extending a user fee paid by defendants. It is projected to raise $40 million for court-related security through

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is inviting the public to choose an original evening gown by one of nine up-and-coming fashion designers who are vying to have their work worn by one of the Awards escorts during the 82nd Academy Awards. Members of the fashion and entertainment press were introduced to the

LA QUINTA – Teamwork and team sacrifice may be the only out of a huge problem. “We hope everyone gives up together and we can get through this the best we can,” says Sherry Johnstone, Desert Sands Unified School District Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services. Over three years, DSUSD is down about 32 million dollars.

CATHEDRAL CITY – Suspected felon Daniel Avila locked himself inside this church with his one year old son Tuesday night. He surrendered three hours later. No one got hurt, except the police department’s pocketbook. It spent money to pay officers to direct traffic, set up a perimeter, lock down the church and an ambulance team

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -A 23-year-old man who Desert Hot Springs police suspect of being a drug dealer was stabbed in December by one of three people he tried to rob, a sergeant said today. Kevin Bryant was stabbed in the neck Dec. 29, but witnesses were hesitant to come forward out of fear of Bryant,

LOS ANGELES -The head of a state-run mental hospital in Napa was arrested today on 35 felony charges for allegedly molesting his foster child for more than a decade when he and the boy lived in Long Beach. Claude Edward Foulk, 62, the executive director of Napa State Hospital, was arrested at work by Long

HEMET -For the second time in as many months, the office of the San Jacinto Gang Task Force in Hemet was targeted — this time by someone who booby-trapped a rolling gate to fire a shot at whoever opened it, police said today. When an officer opened the gate about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a bullet

REDLANDS -Redlands Police are investigating a suspicious death after a body was discovered in the midst of a reported vegetation fire late Tuesday night. Redlands firefighters received a call of a vegetation fire in a field near the intersection of Wabash Street and Reservoir Road at about 11:30 p.m. As firefighters doused the blaze they

Un sujeto armado asaltó el negocio Eagle Truck Wash ubicado sobre Dillon Road cerca de la I-10 en Coachella. El hombre que huyó con una cantidad no revelada también se robó un celular.

PALM DESERT -Rain could fall across Riverside County beginning this afternoon, with a chance of snow in the mountains late tonight, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS said a weak upper-level, low-pressure system will bring about a tenth of an inch of rain or less through Thursday morning. A light dusting of snow

WHITEWATER -A Whitewater man who was apparently electrocuted while working on an air conditioning unit was identified today. Jose Solorio, 28, was pronounced dead at 10:10 a.m. at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Firefighters responded to a report of an electrocution around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at

KESQ.com News Services SAN DIEGO -Sheriff’s deputies today put out a flier showing a Fallbrook couple and their 3- and 4-year-old sons who apparently abandoned their home and left a vehicle in San Ysidro. The flier, describing the family as “endangered missing,” is being distributed by sheriff’s deputies and the National Center for Missing and

CATHEDRAL CITY- Two armed robbery suspects are in custody after a three-hour hostage standoff near Ramon and Date Palm in Cathedral City. At 6p.m. Tuesday night, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies tried arresting 25 year-old Daniel Avila of Thermaland 24 year-old Eileen Ortiz of Coachella. Deputies with the Special Enforcement Fugitive Warrant Enforcement Team set up

PALM DESERT -A traffic mess continues in Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert, today. Crews are closing down Frank Sinatra Drive between Portola and Bob Hope. It’s for work that was originally set for yesterday but delayed until today because of the weather. Gerald Ford Drive will be closed between Portola Avenue in Palm Desert and

SACRAMENTO -California health officials say the birth rate for teen mothers hit an all-time low in 2008. Figures released by the Department of Public Health on Monday found that about 35 babies were born for every 1,000 mothers aged 15 to 19 in 2008. That was down by about two births per 1,000 from the

MECCA -Sheriff deputies are still looking for 2 people involved in a chase in the east valleythat locked down a local school. We brought you live breaking coverage on the chase on KESQ.com and Live at 5on News Channel 3. It all started when officers responded to a fight at theCVS Pharmacy at 50th Avenue