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INDIO – At least two buildings caught fire when flames broke out Tuesday afternoon at an Indio apartment complex. Indio Police said the fire happened at the Plaza Del Sol Apartments on Arabia Street just after 3 p.m. Two buildings neighboring each other caught fire. No word on the extent of damage to the buildings.

PALM DESERT – The day whenTV stations across the country turned off their analog signals to go completely digital has come and gone. So, now what do you do with your analog leftovers? if you’re like Bruce Davis, you bring your old set to a local recycling center. “It’s plastics. It’s electronics. It potentially has

PALM DESERT – Two of the local ticket winners for Tuesday’s Michael Jackson Memorial work at Palm Desert High School. Palm Desert High School biology teacher Ron Paiz will call in a substitute for Tuesday. He’s one of the few chosen to go to the Jackson memorial at LA’s Staples Center. “When I found out

PALM SPRINGS – The Fourth of July is a busy nights for parties and fire crews. “We had a lot of people calling in saying people were shooting off bottle rockets,” says Mark Avner, Palm Springs Fire Battalion Chief. ” Our engines were back and forth around the city.” From Palm Springs to Coachella, thousands

PALM SPRINGS – It takes hours of design, hard work, sweat. “We’ve been out here since 6 AM,” says Michael Martin, pyro-tech for Pyro-Spectaculars of Rialto. It’s all done to wow the crowd. “I want to give everyone a good show,” says Martin. People are celebrating Independence Day across the nation and the valley. At

There are new developments in a Rancho Mirage cold case murder investigation. The Riverside County Sheriff’s cold case squad are investigating the murder of 3 people in 1981 now called “The Octopus Murders.” News Channel 3 first broke news of this investigation last year and has since won an Emmy award for investigative reporting. We’re

More than 300,000 Riverside County homeowners will receive notification by July 15 that a property reassessment could save them an average of $1,600.00 in annual property taxes compared to two years ago.If you dispute the value set by the Assessor’s office, you may file an appeal between July 2 and November 30th. To get an

There are new developments in a Rancho Mirage cold case murder investigation. Earlier this week, we told you the California Department of Justice in now in charge of this case because of a conflict of interest in local law enforcement. Now, we’re following the money, finding out what secret these murder victims died for. Sam

Thousands of inflatable baby floats are deemed unsafe and will be pulled from store shelves. They’re sold at stores like Toys ‘R Us, WalMart, and Target. There are 14 models involved in the recall and expands to nearly 4,000 floats sold from December 2002 through June 2009.The names and model numbers are located on the

On July 1, 2009 a new government program started to help people pay off student loans. The plan lets graduates reduce their monthly student loan payments based on income. It’s called the “Income-Based Repayment Plan” and it’s available to borrowers who took out federal loans or used a federal consolidation loan to combine debt. To

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – A multi-agency investigation leads to the arrest of three people who are said to be large-scale drug distributors. Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco identified them Rigoberto Lopez, 22, Miguel Gilbert, 26, and Teresa Coronaod, 20, all of Desert Hot Springs. The arrests follow a nearly year-long investigation into drug rings

RIVERSIDE – Families in the Coachella Valley are waiting to see if the Governor reaches a budget compromise with state lawmakers. They say it could mean the difference in whether they can feed their children. News Channel 3 talked to homecare providers protesting the budget stalemate. Filling a bus, members of the Homecare Providers Union

PALM DESERT – A Nordstrom executive has confirmed to Newschannel 3 that the store has decided to pull out of the Westfield Shopping Town, Palm Desert. According to a spokesperson “it’s a timing issue, not a market issue”, we would like to someday be in Palm Desert down the road. Right now it does not

PALM DESERT – A Nordstrom executive has confirmed to Newschannel 3 that the store has decided to pull out of the Westfield Shopping Town, Palm Desert. According to a spokesperson “it’s a timing issue, not a market issue”, we would like to someday be in Palm Desert down the road. Right now it does not

A News Channel 3 investigation uncovers a man who defrauded millions from a local bank and customers is back in the Desert andis now at anew business. Dave Stark went to prison in 2004 for fraud. He completed his reduced sentence and sells ball bearings at a business in Palm Desert named “Locate Ball Bearings.”

PALM DESERT – City councilmembers are trying to uncover if Palm Desert Country Club owners informed them of their intent to sell the property in a timely manner. Palm Desert Country Club filed for bankruptcy on Friday, June 19th. Its long been known the Palm Desert Country Club is in trouble. It may still look

LOS ANGELES- Eighty-six year-old Ed McMahon, the late Johnny Carson’s sidekick on the “Tonight Show,” TV pitchman and variety show host, died today at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to broadcast reports and the star’s publicist. McMahon died shortly after midnight, Howard Bragman, his friend and publicist for two decades, told NBC-LA News.

Bullying is something most people have experienced — thename calling, physical abuse and tormenting. Often students don’t report it, because they’re afraid of the repercussions. Now, there is a website helping students log out of the harrassment. From the playground and classroom to the internet and cell phones, the bullying field is growing and becoming

PALM SPRINGS – As the summer continues more and more kids will be hopping into resort pools. Some of these resorts have lifeguards whileothers don’t. Some because of the tough economic times. On Wednesday night, John Cahalan pulled a small boy from the Spa Resort pool in Palm Springs. “I just went in with my

LA QUINTA – Starting next week, Desert Sands Unified School District will be closed every Friday during the summer. This is planned to save money on electricity costs “All the air is off. Water is dialed down. Everything is dialed down,” says Cindy McDaniel, DSUSD assistant superintendent. In two years, DSUSD lost nearly $30 million,