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Firefighters battled a garage fire burning in the city’s Panorama neighborhood, stopping it before it reached the house. Dispatchers said firefighters were sent to the intersection of Tortuga Drive and Avenida Maravilla around 11 a.m. where smoke was seen pouring from a garage. News Channel 3 photographers report the fire was contained in about 20

We spoke with the family of a young Palm Springs man whose remains were found in the desert three months after his disappearance. Police say 21-year-old Shane Ayala was shot to death in August of last year. Ayala was reported missing in September. On Dec. 19, a hiker found his remains in Sky Valley. Arnold

Employees at Taqueria San Miguel in Cathedral City have been hard at work — mopping up the old and bringing in all things new. “New curtains, new seats, new everything,” said restaurant manager, Ivvon Romo. Come Friday, April 6, the family-owned restaurant will be back in business and Romo said about 13 employees will officially

Caltrans is postponing tomorrow’s scheduled lane closures on Highway 111 in Palm Springs until after the weekend, a city spokeswoman said today. Alternating lanes of Highway 111 were slated to be closed between Broadmoor Drive and Tramway Road while crews installed a vehicle detection system, according to Caltrans. The Palm Springs Public Works Department asked

A man was convicted of second-degree murder today for beating his ex-girlfriend in her car and dumping her body in a Palm Springs field. An Indio jury deliberated about a day and a half before convicting Ron Dwayne Martinez, 43, of the March 9, 2007, killing of 43-year-old Palm Springs resident Karyn Kleine, whose partially

Burger King is apologizing for releasing a television commerical featuring Mary J. Blige that garnered the singer serious fan backlash ahead of Saturday night’s performance at the White Party. The clip featured Blige soulfully singing about the fast-food chain’s new chicken snack wraps. It immediately went viral when it was released Monday, and some in

News Channel 3 first broke the story about troubles at Tala Enterprise, in Thousand Palms. We continue to ask tough questions about the company and find out why employees can’t get paid. And now, two former employees are taking the owner to court. Since our story first aired, we’ve heard from more employees and even

Actor-musician Gary Sinise canceled an April 12 benefit concert at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert to recuperate from injuries resulting from a car accident, it was announced today. Sinise, who stars on the CBS television drama series “CSI: NY” and whose Lt. Dan Band is named after his character in the film “Forrest Gump,”

We spoke with the family of a young Palm Springs man whose remains were found in the desert three months after his disappearance. Police say 21-year-old Shane Ayala was shot to death in August of last year. Ayala was reported missing in September. On December 19, a hiker found his remains in Sky Valley. Arnold

Police are searching for a gunman after a young man was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Indio early Wednesday. Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said officers arrived at an apartment complex near the intersection of Requa and Arabia around 2:50 a.m. “When officers arrived they found an early-20s Hispanic male lying in

Coachella police are cracking down on cellphones and so-called zombie drivers who just won’t put them down when behind the wheel. The department is holding a “zero tolerance distracted driving enforcement” operation this month. Law enforcement across California including Coachella police are cracking down on cellphone use and texting while driving. Andrew Vega lives in

There are plans to build a non-profit hospital, with as many as 120 beds, serving patients within the next four years, according to the Berger Foundation. CBS Local 2’s Kris Long learned that 64 acres of land, located on the northwest corner of Cook Street and Varner Road, just north of Interstate 10, is where

It’s something that never would have happened six months ago. A repeat offender, 64-year-old Stanley Kwawsky of Riverside, was sentenced to 14 years and 4 months in county jail. He is serving his time at the Larry D. Correctional Facility, a jail that was never meant to hold anyone for more than 12 months. It’s

Este orden de acciones se reporto al filo de las tres de esta maana en las inmediaciones de la calle Requa en los apartamentos The Vintage Palms. Al llegar al lugar de los hechos, agentes descubrieron al hombre yaciendo en el estacionamiento del complejo habitacional. Socorristas lo trasladaron al hospital JFK Memorial donde lamentablemente perecio.

Confirmation that mice west of Beaumont tested positive for the potentially deadly hantavirus prompted Riverside County health officials today to remind residents to take precautions in places inhabited by rodents. According to the Department of Environmental Health, nine deer and western harvest mice caught over a three-week period in February in Norton Younglove Preserve, between

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians announced tribal council election results on Wednesday and named Richard Milanovich as chairman of the tribe for what would have been his 15th term. Milanovich, 68, died last month after a long fight with cancer. According to the tribe’s by-laws, which are filed with the U.S. Department of

Obesity is a global epidemic and the U.S is leading the pack. In some severe cases, people are turning to surgery, as part of their weight loss journey. But, addressing the mental aspects of weight gain and loss, are just as important as diet and exercise. Looking at Cathleen Ripley now, you would never know

In the fight against prescription drug abuse, local congresswoman Mary Bono Mack has been out in front of the issue. Tuesday at Eisenhower Medical Center, Bono Mack held a town hall meeting to discuss the prescription drug abuse problem in this country and what can be done about it. Bono Mack, a co-chair of the