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PALM SPRINGS -Vista Chino remains closed at the Whitewater Wash as Gene Autry Trail.Indian Canyon Drive were back openMonday eveningin Palm Springs aftera levee broke at a water-settling pond near the windmill farms north of the city early Sunday morning, police said. Crews used heavy equipment to clear out Vista Chino, which was closed between

PALM SPRINGS -Clean-up crews are still working to clear off one of the desert’s main roads. Right now, Vista Chino is still closed between Gene Autry and Landau due to flooding over the weekend. Two levees gave way Sunday sending water rushing into the Whitewater Wash, and flooding several local roadways. Officials now say cleanup

INDIO – Unfortunately,crime doesn’t take a break during the holidays. Twogrinches struck at the ABC Recovery Center in Indo.Surveillance video shows 2 men the morning of December 8th carrying knives and trespassing onto the campus of the recovery center. They swiped a 5 foot Santa and a snowman in front of the administration building. The

BEVERLY HILLS -“Up in the Air” led the pack at the Golden Globe nominations today, with six nods, followed by “Nine,” which received five nominations, while James Cameron’s “Avatar” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” each got four. Sandra Bullock was nominated for best actress for her work in “The Blind Side,” along with Emily Blunt

WASHINGTON -The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the window covering industry are urging parents to check all shades and blinds in the home. That follows the recall of more than 50 million Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds because of the risk children may be strangled by the cords. Parents are advised to make sure cords

INDIO -It’s the first day in court for a former security official turned preacher who’s now accused of killing a Cabazon tribal leader and 2 other people back in 1981. Jimmy Hughes arrived in a courtroom at Larson Justice Center Tuesday afternoon wearing shackles. The Christian ministry leader stands accused of murdering three people at

INDIO -A gang member robbed and fatally shot a Cathedral City man for no other reason than to be “the big man on the street,” a prosecutor today told a jury that will decide if the defendant lives or is sentenced to die. The defendant’s attorney asked the panel to put aside their anger and

RIVERSIDE -The Riverside County Board of Supervisors signed off today on a resolution condemning a federal advisory panel for stating that routine mammograms for women under 50 are unnecessary. “My mother, Charlene, died within six months of being diagnosed with breast cancer,” said board Chairman Jeff Stone, who authored the unanimously approved “Regular Examination of

INDIO -A security official-turned-preacher pleaded not guilty today to charges that he fatally shot a Cabazon Band of Mission Indians tribal leader and two others in 1981. James “Jimmy” Hughes faces three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy in the deaths of Ralph Arthur Boger, Patricia Roberta Castro, and Alfred Alvarez, who was

LA QUINTA – Riverside County firefighters are on the scene of a home that has caught fire near La Quinta’s downtown center. The fire at the intersection of Avenida Montezuma and Eisenhower is causing a lot of people to stop and look. Witnesses tell News Channel 3 and KESQ.com that the fire is burning extremely

KESQ.com News Services RIVERSIDE -Home sales in Riverside County rose by 0.7 percent in November, compared to the same month a year ago, while prices slipped by 9.1 percent, a real estate information service reported today. A total of 3,745 homes sold in November, up from 3,719 for November 2008, while the median price of

RIVERSIDE -Prosecutors announced charges today against six more people in an alleged money laundering and political corruption case stemming from San Jacinto City Councilman James Ayres’ 65th Assembly District bid. The new defendants are Shanda Lynn Mansperger, 34, of San Jacinto; Christopher Ray Mason, 25, of San Jacinto; Marcia Lynn Matthews, 43, of Hemet; Kirk

By News Channel 3 and KESQ.com News Servicesnewsline3@kesq.com RIVERSIDE -Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. The recall is for about 800,000 pre-filled syringes intended for young children, ages 6 months to nearly 3 years. The

PALM SPRINGS -McCormick’s Exotic Car Auctions could re-opentoday, but in a new location. Theshowroom was destroyed in a fire that was intentionally set Friday night, and losses are pegged at half-a-million dollars. “I was up all night planning this,” said Keith McCormick, as he plans the re-opening of his business. “We’ve got people answering phones,

INDIO – The 2010 Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival will take place on April 16, 17, and 18, it was announced Sunday. Festival promoter Goldenvoice also announced layaway tickets would go on sale immediately.

RIVERSIDE -A Palm Springs man pleaded guilty this afternoon to charges he impersonated aU.S. Marine. Thirtynine-year-old Steven Douglas BuThirty ninecused of showing up for his 20-year high school reunion last year wearing a Marine Corps uniform decorated with medals. Investigators say he bought the medals from E-Bay and military surplus stores including one outside Twentynine

INDIO-Jimmy Hughes is led in handcuffs through the Riverside Jail parking lot on his way to be booked for murder. The Christian ministry leader arrived in Ontario Airport late Saturday night. Hughes was arrested September in Miami. Extradition took three months, but Hughes is now here and preparing for a Tuesday Indio arraignment. Detective John

RIVERSIDE – Jimmy Hughes, wanted for a 1981 triple murder in Rancho Mirage, was booked in a Riverside jail late Saturday night. Riverside County Sheriffs detectives took him into custody at a Miami jail and flew him to Ontario airport. Hughes is now booked at the Robert Pressley Detention Center. His first scheduled court date

PALM SPRINGS – The long sagaplayed out over the future of the Desert Fashion Plaza was shortened a bit over the weekend when a prominent modernism group promised not to file suit over a controversial part of the plan. The proposal involves demolishing the Town and Country Center on Indian Canyon Drive. Developers wanted to

SAN FRANCISCO -A group campaigning to put a marijuana legalization measure before California voters says it has enough signatures to qualify for the 2010 ballot. Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur Richard Lee said Monday the measure has far more than the nearly 434,000 signatures needed to make the November 2010 ballot. Campaign organizers say they will