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TOKYO – Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems – the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world’s largest automaker. Company President Akio Toyoda made the recall announcement earlier today at a press conference. “We have decided to recall as we

PALM DESERT – The National Weather service is keeping a close eye on the skies around the Coachella Valley and the surrounding mountains overnight. As News Channel 3’s First Alert Forecast Team first predicted, this stormhas arrived this afternoon, bringing with it cold rain and cooler weather. Snow levels will drop to 4,500-5,000 feet, and

PALM SPRINGS – Palm Springs has been designated by the state asone of two “innovation hubs” in Southern California aimed at creating jobs, with a local focus on renewable-energy technology, Mayor Steve Pougnet said today.”It means we are going to have a new economy,” Pougnet said during his State of the City address. ” …

RIVERSIDE – Sheriff Stan Sniff received the full support of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors today to begin hiring guards and other personnel needed to staff new cell blocks at the county’s Banning jail.In a 5-0 vote, the board affirmed that the Sheriff’s Department wouldhave the $12.6 million Sniff requested to fund 142 new

Ayer miércoles nueve miembros de tribus indias dueñas de casinos, enviaron una carta al Comité Gubernamental del Senado donde muestran su oposición a la propuesta de validar el poker por Internet, alegando que solo el estado saldría beneficiado. En las nueve tribus mencionadas se encuentra la Morongo Bando f Mission Indians de Cabazon.

Autoridades sanitarias de California piden a los residentes que no se han vacunado contra la gripe porcina que lo hagan ya que la temporada termina hasta Marzo. Las clínicas del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Riverside cuentan con suficientes dosis para toda la comunidad, en el Valle de Coachella una está ubicada sobre Sunrise

El gobernador Arnold Schwarzenegger ejerce presión sobre los legisladores para que aprueben una ley con la que se otorgarían incentivos económicos a patrones que contraten empleadores que realicen trabajos ecológicos como creación de paneles solares y energía renovable.

SAN FRANCISCO -A bizarre chain of events left two people injured and a San Francisco neighborhood soaking wet when a city bus struck a fire hydrant. It all began Sunday evening when a Municipal Railway rider was exiting a bus using its extended wheelchair lift. Muni spokesman Judson True says the customer fell from the

WASHINGTON -Most trains planes and buses are still frozen in place as the cleanup continues after the Mid-Atlantic blizzard. The nation’s capital is pretty well shut down again today with schools and even the government closed due to hazardous travel conditions that persist for a second day after the snow stopped. Stranded travelers are wondering

INDIAN WELLS – Later this monththe Indian Wells City Council is expected to decide what to do with a senior affordable housing development. Some of the buildings at Mountain View Villaswere built on sub-par foundations.The units in questionare now vacated. The 21 apartmentstaking up 8 buildingsare on the east side of the development. City officials

INDIO -A man fatally shot in Indio was identified today as a 19-year-old resident of that city. Hector Alvarez III was pronounced dead around 11 p.m. Friday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. Alvarez was shot about 10 p.m. that night in front of his home

PALM DESERT -They just seem to go together – the Super Bowl, pizza and beer, but there is less focus put on the possible aftermath – D.U.I., accidents and death. “After the game everyone is out enjoying the victory,” says Kevin McNally CAL Fire Public Information Officer. “Traffic increases, more drivers and more vehicles mean

From blizzards to hurricanes and now, earthquakes! A Wisconsin native, Jerry Steffen spent most of his professional career at WKMG-TV in Orlando before relocating to the Coachella Valley in December, 2009 to join the First Alert Weather Team. A student of the University of Wisconsin system and a Madison Media grad, Jerry fine tuned his

LOS ANGELES -The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson’s death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge. Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore says Dr. Conrad Murray was released Monday afternoon. Earlier in the day, he appeared in Superior Court

PALM DESERT – The next storm system is moving toward the Coachella Valley, and its biggest threat is snow to the mountains. The National Weather Service says starting Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday, the snow level will be lowering to below 3,000 feet, and to near 2,000 feet on Wednesday. That means significant amounts of snow

REDLANDS -The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed in San Bernardino County, killing both people onboard. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the single-engine Yakovlev YAK-52left Redlands Municipal Airport and the pilot planned to return there when the plane went down shortly before 1 p.m. Monday in a wash 10 miles north of

LA QUINTA – On Wednesday, CalTrans crews will be out on Interstate 10 making more road repairs after the recent round of bad weather. Interstate 10 from Washington to Highway 86 South will be worked on, as will the stretch of interstate between Cook and Washington. Lane closures will be part of the work, so

Continúan saliendo ideas para reforzar los planes de conservar la laguna salada trayendo agua desde el Mar de Cortes en Baja California. Esta idea a surgido desde 1950 pero se ha quedado a medio concretarse debido al alto costo del proceso. Según comentaron con las mejoras en la tecnología ahora si podrá ser posible.

INDIO -A motorist led a California Highway Patrol officer on a pursuit from Interstate 10 in Palm Desert to Indio surface streets today before he escaped on foot. The officer tried to stop the male driver for a traffic violation around 9 a.m. on eastbound I-10 near Cook Street in Palm Desert, but the motorist