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SACRAMENTO – The Supreme Court is blocking a broadcast of the trial on California’s same-sex marriage ban, at least for the first few days. The federal trial is scheduled to begin later Monday in San Francisco. It will consider whether the Proposition 8 gay marriage ban approved by California voters in November 2008 is legal.

CATHEDRAL CITY – A one-car collision caused police officers to close off Varner Rd. Sunday evening. Officials say a vehicle struck a power pole at the intersection of Varner Rd. and Mountain View Rd. at 6:50 p.m. The power pole fell into the road, blocking both the westbound and eastbound sides of Varner Rd. Cathedral

LA QUINTA -More than a hundred people have been told they’re losing their jobs. Sam’s Club has confirmed to News Channel 3 that its La Quinta store on Highway 111 is shutting down in less than 2 weeks. A spokesperson says, in a meeting Sunday night with employees, the company revealed that the store will

LOS ANGELES -Outgoing USC football coach Pete Carroll said today he couldn’t resist the opportunity to return to the National Football League as coach of the Seattle Seahawks, insisting he “can’t pass up a competitive challenge.” Carroll met privately with USC football players to thank them for their effort and share “marvelous memories” that he

PALM SPRINGS – One month after a fire ripped through McCormick’s Palm Springs Exotic Car Auctions on Indian Canyon Drive, fire investigators say it was “most likely accidental.” Speculation first revolved around the possibility that it was most likely set on purpose. But investigators now say after weeks of review and some new video evidence

PALM DESERT – A political showdown is in the works with two well-known Republicans fighting over the Coachella Valley’s county supervisor seat. For the first time in recent memory, some Democrats think they have a chance to win this local election. Remember when Republicans Gary Jeandron and John Benoit were good friends? They stuck together

INDIO -A commissioner will consider a motion that seeks to challenge a decision to approve a slew of agreements made in more than 70 misdemeanor underage drinking cases involving Coachella Music and Arts Festival attendees on Friday. Around 75 defendants were set to appear in court this morning for the hearing, but the judge decided

EUREKA -Officials are still working on damage estimates from a powerful earthquake that struck Humboldt County over the weekend. So far, the city of Eureka says it has racked up more than $14 million in damage. Gary Bird, spokesman for the largest Northern California city affected by Saturday’s magnitude-6.5 quake, says the estimate is now

LOS ANGELES -Simon Cowell confirmed today this will be his final season as a judge on “American Idol” so he can become a judge and executive producer on “The X Factor,” which will premiere on Fox Broadcasting in 2011. Cowell told reporters at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena that he agreed

SAN FRANCISCO -The judge presiding over the federal gay marriage case has a lot of questions for both sides, and he began posing them during opening statements. The trial began Monday with Theodore Olson, who represents the same-sex couples suing to overturn Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban approved by voters in 2008. Chief U.S.

NEW YORK -Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke baseball’s home run record in 1998. McGwire says in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade and he apologizes for his actions. He says: “I wish I

LOS ANGELES – Attention “Gleeks!” Fox is bringing the hit singing show “GLEE” back for a second season- and you could be its next star. The network has launched a nationwide talent search for the show. Auditions are open to amateur and professionals between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six. The casting process will be

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WASHINGTON -The Justice Department is ordering prosecutors in 33 states to step up efforts to combat crime on Indian reservations, particularly offenses against women and children. Attorney General Eric Holder was announcing the effort after his deputy, David Ogden, sent a memo instructing those federal prosecutors to do more to fight tribal crime. The memo

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com YUCCA VALLEY -San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a body found behind a Yucca Valley business earlier this morning. An employee of Liberty Tax Service found the body just before 8 this morning behind their business off 71-000 block ofTwentynine Palms Highway. Deputies say it’s a white man in his

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – The Riverside County Department of Health will offer H1N1 Flu vaccines in a mass flu clinic this Saturday. The clinic will take place at Desert Hot Springs High School Gymnasium, 65850 Pierson Blvd. from 10am to 3pm. Everyone will be able to get the vaccine, as supplies allow.

WASHINGTON – California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says concessions made to Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson to win his vote on the health care overhaul bill were a “rip-off” for his state and is urging California lawmakers to vote against it. In an interview airing Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Schwarzenegger says giving extra Medicaid benefits

THERMAL – Illegal dumping is a big problem in rural parts of the Coachella Valley, but on Saturday that problem got a little smaller. Dozens of volunteers participated in a clean-up, in the Vista Santa Rosa Community. Organizers say, many people don’t know where to dump bulk items, so they end up throwing them in

HEMET – Two hikers were found safe after getting stranded in the icy San Jacinto mountains, launching an all-night search-and-rescue mission. The rescue mission began at 10:20 p.m. Friday when the Riverside CountySheriff’s Department responded to an area of Doe Canyon in the San Jacinto mountains east of Hemet, Dennis Gutierrez, a spokesperson for the