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UNDATED The seemingly out-of-the-blue arrest in the nearly decade-old JonBenet Ramsey case has relatives and even a former prosecutor surprised. The dead girl’s aunt says that while the arrest was “a long time in coming,” she says it still came as “quite a shock.” Pamela Paugh (paw) also dismisses the suspect’s claims that he loved

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three-hundred California National Guard troops are scheduled to be at three key airports by ten p-m Pacific Time in response to the terrorist plot uncovered in Britain. The head of California’s Guard, Major General William Wade, says the troops will be in uniform, carrying their rifles. Governor Schwarzenegger ordered the troops

Ford recalls more than a million vehicles: It includes: the 1994-2002 F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 F-super duty trucks, 2000-2002 Excursion SUVs, 1994-1996 Econoline vans and 1996-2002 E-450 vans, and 1998 Explorers and Mountaineers. The recall does not involve similar vehicles fueled by diesel.

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – Two huge Southern California wildfires are now one. Fire officials say the 53,000-acre Sawtooth fire and 8,300-acre Millard fire merged around 3 p-m. San Bernardino County fire spokeswoman Tracey Martinez says the blaze is moving at a slow to moderate rate of speed and wind is currently not a critical

KESQ and The American Red Cross offer Lifesaving skills for swimming and heat at the 10th annual “ABC’s of a Safe Summer” at Knotts Soak City-July 8- 9:00-2:00-Call 773-9105

Comprehensive Cancer Center at Desert Regional Medical Center located in Palm Springs, is an outpatient facility of Desert Regional Medical Center, that represents a collaboration between two leading health care organizations, Desert Regional Medical Center, a multi-specialty, regional health care delivery system, and Salick Health Care, Inc. , a national provider of oncology management and

In the race for the 45th Congressional District, Mary Bono could face a serious challenge this year for her seat in Congress. That challenge will come from David Roth. He is the winner in the Democratic primary against Marty Schwimmer. Roth held a very upbeat victory party. “My job for the next five months and

If you’d like to donate to “Desert Diabetes Alert,” call the Eisenhower Diabetes Program at (760) 773-1403

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One warrior has been a two-time world champion and is looking to do it again; the other is a former #1 world contender seeking a first-time shot. Such are the stakes when former 2-time world champion Sharmba Mitchell steps in the ring to do battle with Mexico’s Jose Luis Cruz on ESPN2’s “Wednesday Night Fightsâ€

VOICES OF THE FUTURE-THE CHILDREN AT JOHN TRACY CLINIC CONTACT KATHY NEUN-772-4684

Agreement between the Ferry’s and Vani

Letter to KESQ.

On Tuesday, March 7, work will be done on:• Half of Araby Drive from the north side of the Palm Canyon wash to Cholla Place• Cholla Place from Araby Drive to Bisnaga Avenue• Bisnaga Avenue from the north end to the south end• East Palm Canyon Drive frontage from Barona Road to the east end

The Bush Administration is proposing to sell 378 Acres of land within the San Bernardino National Forest to raise money for rural schools. The U.S. Forest Service will pare down the list of parcels after reviewing comments due by March 30th. Email Comments: SRS_Land_Sales@fs.fed.us Fax Comments: (202) 205-1604 More information: www.fs.fed.us

If you ‘re a senior who’s been defrauded, call CARE at: (760) 863-7661or(800) 476-7506

For step by step instructions on using the www.medicare.gov website and choosing the medicare plan that’s right for you, call SUSAN HEGGIE of Eisenhower Medical Center at 760-568-1234.

You can now receive digital television programming for free if you have a digital television set or monitor and an ATSC (digital TV) tuner. KESQ-DT is now on the air, broadcasting a crystal-clear digital signal to the entire Coachella Valley. During the day we broadcast our programming in the 4 X 3 aspect ratio. You’ll

SIEMENS BIOGRAPH LSO PET/CT SCANNER The Biograph LSO is a Lutetium Oxyorthosilicate (LSO) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scanner. It is the fastest, most sophisticated and powerful scanning device on the market. Mechanical fusion of a PET scanner and a CT scanner allows gathering of precise, high-resolution images to view detailed anatomy along with the

SIEMENS MAGNETOM SYMPHONY MRI SCANNER Magnetom Symphony is an advanced high-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) used to provide detailed images for the vascular, cardiac and neurologic systems. Its short-bore design contributes to greater patient comfort while providing the best image resolution and quality available. The Symphony MRI has the ability to localize all parts of