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INDIO – It’s round two for Stacy Hochanadel. He plead not guilty to illegally operating a Palm Desert medical marijuana dispensary in 2006. He faces felony possession and felony sales charges. Judge David Downing dismissed the case in 2008 citing lack of evidence. But last summer an appellate panel ruled there was enough evidence to

MECCA – A chase involving Riverside County Sheriff’s deputiesled to the lock down of at least one school, just as it was letting out for the day Deputies responded to a domestic violence call on the 84-000 block of 50th Avenue at 2:35, today, involving a carjacking. A chase followed. That chase ended nearly an

LOS ANGELES -The former co-owner of City of Angels Medical Center was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison for paying illegal kickbacks for referrals of “patients” who were recruited from Los Angeles’ “Skid Row.” Robert Bourseau, 75, who maintains residences in Rancho Mirage and downtown Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District

ANAHEIM -“Captain EO” and Michael Jackson are returning to Disneyland. The park says it will show the 1986 Jackson musical beginning Tuesday and running indefinitely. On the Disney Parks blog, Disney executive Heather Hust Rivera says the park will show a 70mm print of the 17-minute movie in the Tomorrowland theater, with enhanced sound. However,

WASHINGTON – Gracias a una ley que entró en vigencia el lunes, el próximo estado de cuenta de tarjeta de crédito que recibirán los consumidores estadounidenses incluirá una fea realidad: Lo caro que cuesta el dinero que les presta el banco. Ahora el usuario podrá enterarse que si paga el mínimo de un saldo de

HEMET -A motorist who drove over the side of Highway 74 and plummeted more than 30 feet survived the crash with moderate injuries, authorities said today. The cause of the accident — which was reported at 5:18 p.m. Sunday near Doe Canyon Road on a winding section of the highway heading up Mount San Jacinto

WASHINGTON – CNN is reporting former Republican Senator Bob Dole is hospitalized with pneumonia. POLITICO reportsDole is recovering at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a bout with pneumonia and surgery on his knee. Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential nominee, has gotten past his struggle with pneumonia and, according to a source, is back

PALM DESERT – The bank formerly known as La Jolla Bank opened its doors early Monday morning to accommodate the stream of panicked customers. “This is a shock to hear this,” says Charlene C., of Palm Springs. “We’re long time desert residents, and we’re very surprised.” On Friday the FDICannounced OneWest Bank was taking over

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com PALM DESERT -A local dance instructor is out of jail after posting bail,facing several child sex charges. Police say Karl Green had sex with a child, and may have triedmore times with under-age girls while working at several dance studios around the Coachella Valley. Police arrested Green at his La Quinta

LOS ANGELES -City and airport officials broke ground today on the expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX — one of the largest public works projects in the history of Los Angeles. Dubbed the Bradley West Project, the effort is expected to cost $1.5 billion and create 4,000 construction-related jobs. The project will

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. -Twinkie cheese dogs could part of the seventh-inning stretch at a Michigan minor league ball park. Officials of the West Michigan Whitecaps are asking fans to vote on new concession-stand offerings. One possibility is the Twinkie cheese dog. It’s a hot dog stuck in a Twinkie and covered with cheese. Last year’s

NEW YORK -Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazihas pleaded guilty in New York City to conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. The 25-year-old former Denver airport shuttle driver also pleaded guilty Monday to counts of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support for a terrorist organization. He faces a life prison

SACRAMENTO -California’s insurance regulator says his office has found more than 700 violations by Anthem Blue Cross, the state’s largest for-profit health provider. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says the violations include late payment of claims, giving misleading information to consumers and failing to cooperate with regulators. The Thousand Oaks-based company faces a maximum $10,000 penalty

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com PALM DESERT -Due to weather conditions, paving and striping improvements on Monterey Avenue at the intersections with Frank Sinatra and Gerald Ford Drives has been delayed one day. Therefore, construction of intersection paving will occur on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 thru Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Revised Intersection Paving Dates: Tuesday, February

INDIO -A woman faces charges after allegedly breaking into a pawn shop early Saturday morning. Just before 3:00a.m.,an officer spotted a hole in the side of at Rocky’s Pawn Shop, near the cornerof Fargo St. and Bliss Ave., according to Ben Guitron of the Indio Police Department. A canine unit reported to the scene, searched

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ron Paul won the most support for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination in an unofficial straw poll of conservative activists attending an annual conference. A libertarian from Texas who has railed against spending and the Federal Reserve, Paul won the Saturday contest at the Conservative Political Action Conference with 31 percent backing.

WASHINGTON – The nation’s governors are on the recession’s front lines and they’re struggling to chart the road ahead. Their states are staggering from unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth. Republican Jim Douglas of Vermont, chairman of the National Governors Association, says “the worst probably is yet to

INDIO – A demolition derby driver is recovering after being rushed to the hospital following a frightening crash. The crash happened at 3:25 p.m. Sunday afternoon. According to witnesses, the driver attempted to hit another car during an exhibition at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Instead, his car launched over the other

NEAR DESERT HOT SPRINGS – The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happenedSaturday nightnear Desert Hot Springs. It happenedjust before 11:30 p.m.on Dillon and Langlois Road. That’s where officers say a pickup truck heading eastbound,wastraveling at a high rate of speed, when it swerved across the westbound lanes, flipping and hitting a

WASHINGTON – The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has died after suffering chest pains while skiing in Colorado. Sam Hamilton was 54. The 30-year veteran of the agency, who assumed its top post in September, died Saturday afternoon after being transported off the Keystone Ski Area. Joanne Richardson, Summit County coroner, says