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When a California solar energy company in charge of a 7,000-acre project in Blythe, Calif. filed for bankruptcy, many in the desert wondered what that would mean for the thousands of jobs it was supposed to bring to eastern Riverside County. The project is now looking for a new buyer to take over the $6

Another magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit the same East Valley spot, as Tuesday morning, according to the United State Geological Survey. Viewers have been calling the KESQ news studios with reports of shaking. Stay with Newschannel 3 for all of your seismic activity.

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

Two Imperial Valley onion workers are fighting back against their employer, saying they’ve had enough. Ignacio Villalobos and Adalberto Gomez are suing Lancaster based Calandri Sonrise Farms and several of its labor contractors, claiming that for years, the company forced them to live under degrading conditions, while working the fields. Megan Beaman, an attorney for

Se siguen violando los derechos de los trabajadores del campo del Valle de Coachella y Los ngeles. En esta ocasin se trata de una compaia de cultivos de cebollas, razn por lo que se ha entablado una damanda federal contra Calandri SonRise Farms con cede en Landcaster California, y un sinnmero de contratistas del valle

A verdict was reached at about 12:20 Tuesday afternoon. Jackie Lynn Dunson, Fernando Benavidez and Ronald Handwerk, were found guilty of murdering Canadian businessman William George Dobbs back in 2007. Dobbs’ Body was found along Dillon Road near Indio back in November of 2007. Police say the group tried to rob Dobbs after luring him

Desert Hot Springs, Cathedral City y Palm Desert estn en pelea con la Asociacin de Gobiernos del Valle de Coachella ya que se les requiri paguen ms de lo estipulado en los trabajos de construccin sobre la I-10 y sus rampas de acceso. El excedente de $2.2 mdd es causado por anexiones a sus lmites

En el operativo de seis das nombrado ?Cross Check? agentes del ICE a nivel nacional lograron el arresto de mas de 3168 criminales indocumentados, la mayora de ellos violentos y con cuentas pendientes con la ley. 15 de ellos pertenecen al Condado de Riverside, cuatro de ellos fueron aprehendidos en el Valle de Coachella. Los

En Cabazon debido a la fuga de un lquido presumiblemente combustible una gasolinera fue evacuada y dos rampas de la I-10 cerradas al flujo vehicular. El incidente ocurri a las 2:00 p.m. Las autoridades an no confirman si se trat de un choque entre dos semais. A las 4:00 p.m. todo volvi a la normalidad.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was the largest immigration sweep of its kind. In a six day “Cross Check” operation that ended Thursday, the agency known as ICE, netted about 3,100 convicted immigrants from across the country. About 15 people were arrested here in Riverside County, five of those were from the Coachella

The Justice Bus Project has rounded California for five years, but just made its first trip to the desert. “This is a clinic, a two-day clinic, for consumer debt legal issues as well as unlawful detainers and other types of issues,” Mary Gilstrao of the Desert Bar Association said. After an application process, the project

Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer and normally associated with older people, but a new Mayo clinic study shows the rate of the disease is rising among people under the age of 40. Researchers examined a data base of patients in Olmsted County, Minnesota and looked at first time diagnoses of melanoma

It’s a mission to raise awareness, one motorcycle ride at a time with a local man taking it into his own hands to encourage people to come together and keep children safe. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than three million reports

La Patrulla Fronteriza sector Indio decomis 20 paquetes de cocana escondida en el radiador de un vehculo que circulaba por el punto de revisin sobre la Carretera 86. La droga pesaba un promedio de 45 libras y tena un valor en el mercado negro de 45 punto siete millones de dlares. El autmovil, la droga

Ms de tres mil inmigrantes indocumentados fueron arrestados esta maana luego de un operativo a nivel nacional. La oficina de Inmigracin y Control de Aduanas informo que el operativo se llev acabo en varios estados con la participacin de ms de mil 900 agentes. La mayoria de los detenidos son convictos por delitos mayores incluyendo

It was a beautiful Sunday in Palm Springs full of opera music. The Palm Springs Opera Guild had its 14th Annual “Opera In The Park” showcasing the southwest’s most talented young opera singers. A professional orchestra backed up the talents. “I was really pleased to see as many people come out here, and the variety.

A Desert Hot Springs man is behind bars Sunday for allegedly robbing a Palm Springs man inside his home. Palm Springs police were called to a home on the 600 block of Monterey Road around 9:08 a.m. Saturday. The homeowner told officers he had been taking a shower, when he heard noises inside his home,

Ernest Morreo was driving at the intersection of Jackson Street and 64th Avenue in Thermal at about 7:15 p.m. Friday night when the crash happened. He was taken to John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, where he was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m. Monday, according to the coroner. There was no indication as to

Top notch golfers from around the world took their final swings Sunday in the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. Tournament director Gabe Codding said nearly 60,000 fans were out at Mission Hills during the week. Also, with ticket sales, food, and merchandise — business was booming. “Right now, if we’re not meeting we’re beating last year’s