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PALM SPRINGS-A California Highway Patrol car was involved in an accident, this morning, on Interstate 10 in Indio. Two officers were injured in the crash that happened during the morning commute. A roof collapsed in Palm Springs, meantime, at a local business. Witnesses say a problem with the sprinkler system inside caused the Ross Dress

KESQ.com News Services LOS ANGELES -Conan O’Brien will host his last “Tonight Show” on Friday under an agreement with NBC signed early today, clearing the way for Jay Leno to return to the program, the network announced. “NBC and Conan O’Brien have reached a resolution of the issues surrounding O’Brien’s contract to host `The Tonight

LA QUINTA – With rain pounding the courses in La Quinta, representatives of the Bob Hope Classic have decided to delay play until Friday. The Bob Hope Classic has only canceled play three times in its history – the last time being 1980. Shane Bertsch enters today’s second round of the five-round, $5.1 million tournament

WASHINGTON -En una sorpresa histórica en el bastión liberal de Massachusetts, el republicano Scott Brown aprovechó el disgusto de los votantes para derrotar a la demócrata Martha Coakley, con lo que se apoderó de un escaño en el Senado federal y dejó en vilo la reforma de salud impulsada por el presidente Barack Obama. El

PUERTO PRÍNCIPE – El remezón más fuerte sacudió Haití el miércoles, estremeciendo los pocos edificios en pie y haciendo que la gente saliera despavorida a las calles en medio de un pánico generalizado, ocho días después de que la capital fuera devastada por un potente terremoto. El nuevo sismo, de magnitud 6,1 fue la réplica

OASIS -Three people are out of their Oasis homefollowing a house fire. Firefighters were called to a mobile home park on the 76-200-block of Pierce street near Oasis School last night at 11:30pm.. They stopped the flames from spreading to other neighboring trailers in the park. Two adults and one child woke up to the

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -More rubble is falling from Port-au-Prince’s earthquake-damaged buildings following today’s powerful aftershock. There’s no word on the extent of new damage or injuries. The magnitude-6.1 temblor was the largest of the more than 40 significant aftershocks that have followed the massive January 12th quake. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered

CATHEDRAL CITY -Police say a Cathedral City man died in a wreck just outside his home in the Cathedral Canyon Country Club. It happened at 10pm last night on the 68-200 block of Paseo Real. A security guard found 77-year-old Charles Dillon, who was not breathing, lying in front of his car near the tennis

PALM SPRINGS -A flash flood advisory is now in effect for portions of San Bernardino County until 6:45pm and a winter storm warning is in effect for the San Bernardino Mountains until Thursday evening. The National Weather Service radar indicated a band of moderate to heavy rainfall moving into southwest San Bernardino. This will likely

PALM DESERT – A lot of money may be coming for our local schools. First, a lot needs to change, but what? “It’s still not clear what they want,” says Ricardo Medina, Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent. “There are clearly more questions,” says Jack O’Connell, California Superintendent of Schools. Through “Race to the Top,”

COACHELLA – A 22-year-old is in custody, charged with raping a woman in Coachella. Edgar Cabrera was tracked using what’s called the “Automated License Plate Recognition System.” ALPRs are used by Coachella Police patrol vehicles, and they have the ability to not only capture license plates and compare them to several wanted databases, but they

PALM SPRINGS – Unemployed construction workers may be able to get some new jobs fixing windmills and solar panels. College of the Desert opened their new energy training center Wednesday morning. This lonely building near Gene Autry south of Interstate 10 is the future of the Desert’s energy industry. Somebody has to train the workers

CASPER, Wyo. -A 27-year-old Marine from Twentynine Palms,who prosecutors say arranged a brutal rape using Craigslist has been charged with five felonies in Wyoming. Jebidiah James Stipe made his initial appearance in Wyoming’s Natrona County Circuit Court Tuesday. He’s charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree sexual assault and other crimes. Prosecutors say that on Dec.

PALM SPRINGS – A driver hit a fire hydrant during the morning rush, today, sending a geyser spurting at a major intersection. The car hit the hydrant at the corner of Gene Autry and Ramon in Palm Springs, this morning. There were no reports of damage or injuries, and crews worked quickly to contain and

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com BANNING -Animal Services Director Robert Miller ordered the evacuation of all animals at the Banning Animal Shelter, today. Miller directed a team of animal control officers and animal care technicians to immediately evacuate the shelter due to the oncoming storms. “The Banning Animal Shelter’s drainage capacity is not adequate to provide

El pasado 1ro de Diciembre la Industria de Construcción del sur de California entabló un juicio en contra de Desert Hot Springs por la tarifa de $11,085 dólares que cobran a los urbanizadores por unidad residencial, alegando que estaba exageradamente inflada, obteniendo el fallo a su favor. La ciudad redujo dicha tarifa a $9,103 dólares.

Estudiantes del Valle de Coachella tienen la oportunidad de ganar $36 mil dólares que otorga la Fundación Helen Diller Family. En este programa cualquier joven de Califonria entre los 13 y 19 años de edad pueden solicitar uno de los 10 reconocimientos que se otorgarán a jóvenes que hayan iniciado proyectos de servicio a su

El precio medio de las casas en el sur de California registró su precio más alto en Diciembre desde el verano de 2007, según reveló Data Quick. Ubicándose en $289 mil dólares. También se reveló que incrementaron las ventas en un 12%.

Hoy a las 11:00 a.m. se llevará a cabo la ceremonia oficial de apertura de las nuevas instalaciones del Centro de Energía del Desierto de COD ubicadas en Micro Place en Palm Springs. En el Centro se dará entrenamiento y otros programas de iniciativa de energía renovable en el valle, como operación de turbinas, mantenimiento

Ayer martes a las 6:30 p.m. se incendió una casa abandonada ubicada en el área de Miles Ave y Madison Street en Indio. Los bomberos pudieron controlar las llamas que solo devoraron una de las habitaciones. Los hechos ocurrieron ayer martes a las 6:30 p.m. Lina Robles