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CATHEDRAL CITY – Spring cleaning came early for Cathedral City residents when the city held its community service day. Some brought crates of old documents to be shredded; others gave up theirweary computers. “We just wanted to clean everything out,” says Janka Kovesdi, who donated computers and keyboards. “Start out new for the new year!”

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INDIO – Firefighters cleared the scene of a natural gas leak at the Indio Desert Palm Apartments after the gas company capped the leak. As a precaution, authorities are evacuating both buildings at the complex while the gas company makes the repairs to cap the leak. No injuries are reported.

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com LA QUINTA – Flanked by celebrities, officials with the Bob Hope Classic presented checks worth a combined $1.5 million to local charities, today. Baseball Hall of Fa mer Yogi Berra, actor William Devane, comedian Tom Dreesen, and La Quinta Mayor Don Adolph helped dispurse the checks to 37 organizations. Charities receiving

NEARINDIO – Several people are recovering in the hospital after a crash early Sunday morning north of Indio. The California Highway Patrol says it happened just after 12:45a.m. on Dillon Road near Sunny Rock Road. A vehicle rolled over and traveled about 100 feet off the roadway into the desert. The CHP says a witness

PALM SPRINGS – A young child died in a rollover crash on Interstate 10 early Sunday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, five people from Lynwood, including three children, were riding in an SUV, headed eastbound on the freeway around 5:30 a.m. Just before the vehicle reached the Highway 62 junction, the rear right

INDIO – Indio Police are looking for a suspect on-the-run after getting shot by a homeowner during a burglary. It happenedSaturday night around 7:30 on the 48000 block of Andorra Street, just east of Jefferson Street. That’s where police say a burglar smashed a rear glass sliding door of a home. That’s when he ran

SAN DIEGO – The most accurate placekicker in NFL history missed three field goals, costing the San Diego Chargers dearly in a 17-14 playoff loss to the New York Jets in the NFL playoffs. All-Pro placekicker Nate Kaeding missed his last try with under 5 minutes left in the game. It wasn’t all on Kaeding,

PALM SPRINGS-Hundreds paid their respects to the family during a memorial at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palm Springs. Family friend, Alexia Vidal, says, “They were taken too soon.” On New Year’s Day at 5:30 am,a mobile home fire killed 30 year-old Rosa Silva, her boyfriend Telesforo Hernandez-Perez, her children 7 year-old Sergio Hernandez,6 year-old

NEW YORK – Marvin Lewis has won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year award for guiding his team to the playoffs during a season marked by tragedy. The Bengals won the AFC North with a 10-6 record, just their second division title since 1990, both under Lewis. They did so despite the

CALIMESA – A 42-year-old San Gabriel man is behind bars in Riverside County, suspected of selling methamphetamine in Calimesa, according to a sheriff’s spokesperson. Louie Rosales, 42, of San Gabriel, was arrested shortly after 1:15 a.m. Friday when Calimesa Police officers stopped his car near the intersection of Calimesa Boulevard and Sandalwood Drive in Calimesa,

BEAUMONT – The USGS reports a magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck in Beaumont. It happened at 4:03 a.m. centered 3 miles west, northwest of Beaumont. At least four aftershocks have been reported, the strongest being a magnitude 2.3 at 4:06 a.m. So far there have been no reports of any injuries or damage. Stay with

RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a few good men and women to become reserve deputy sheriffs, and Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply. “I started out as a reserve police officer on a city police department and understand full well the value of volunteer service to our communities,” Sheriff

WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has updated its 1998 file photo of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, digitally altering it to account for a decade of age and possible changes in his facial hair. There is a $25 million bounty on bin Laden’s head for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the 1998 U.S.

PALM DESERT -Here in the valley people are reaching out to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. On Saturday Gold’s Gym in Palm Desert helped raise money for the relief efforts, but it wasn’t your typical fundraiser. In fact, there was no exchange of actual money. Instead, people are using technology to give back. “It

BEAUMONT – A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Coachella Valley early Saturday morning. The USGS reports a magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck in Beaumont. It happened at 4:03 a.m. centered 3 miles west, northwest of Beaumont. The quake could be felt as far south as the Salton Sea area and as far west as the

PALM SPRINGS -A memorial service will be held toady to remember five people who died in a fire that gutted a mobile home in North Palm Springs. The service, which is set for 5 p.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church, will remember Rosa Silva, 30, her children — Sergio Hernandez, 7, Selena Hernandez, 6, and

LAKE ELSINORE -Firefighters say they’ve halted the progress of a 150-acre wildfire burning in Riverside County near Lake Elsinore. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Jake Rodriguez says the fire broke out shortly after noon yesterday in the Tenajaarea near Ortega Highway. It is now50 percent contained. The fire is in the Ortega Mountains of the Cleveland

NEW YORK -Johnson & Johnson is again expanding a recall of Tylenol caplets due to a moldy smell that made some users sick. The company says the problem also affects some lots of its fever and pain drug Motrin. The company’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare Products business said the voluntarily recall applies to some batches of

SALTON CITY – A cluster of small earthquakes hit the Coachella Valley Thursday night, while another cluster rumbled through Death Valley. In the Coachella Valley, a 3.4 temblor hit at 6:30pm, last night. Others measured between 3.0 and 3.4 and struck within an hour of each other. In Death Valley, the strongest measured 4.4 in