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PALM SPRINGS – The state claims it’s losing thousands of dollars in cigarette tax. Officialssaysome local smoke shops are failing to charge customers. The smoke shops are located on tribal land where tribal members are not subject to the tax,but the general public is. On that note, disappointment would be a one word you could

BANNING- Fifty-five employees will soon be out of a job. On Wednesday night during a special session, the Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the layoffs. The District is looking to trim $1.3 million dollars in order to have a balanced budget. Joseph vela, a Special Ed. Support Staff Member says, “I hope money

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WASHINGTON, DC -After being put on lockdown, the Pentagon is back open to workers after a shooting just outside one of its entrances. A spokesman says two Pentagon police officers have been shot at the subway entrance to the military complex. Pentagon police spokesman Chris Layman says the alleged gunman was also wounded. None of

ORLANDO, Fla. -Officials have released recordings of the 911 calls made after a SeaWorld Orlando trainer was pulled into water by a killer whale last week. The 911 recordings released Thursday show an increasing awareness of the seriousness of the situation with each call. In the first call, a SeaWorld worker reports to the 911

SAN DIEGO -Authorities say the sex offender charged with killing a San Diego teen initially eluded suspicion in her disappearance because he was registered on California’s sex crimes database as living in a neighboring county. Investigators in Riverside County say convicted child molester John Albert Gardner III similarly wasn’t a suspect in last year’s disappearance

INDIO -A judge has ruled that four men and a woman accused in the throat-slashing murder of a Canadian businessman must stand trial on felony charges. Fernando Antonio Benavidez, 31, Ronald “Ronnie” Handwerk, 35, Rogelio Leon Zuniga, 33, and siblings Robert Lee Dunson, 27, and Jackie Lynn Dunson, 33, are charged in the Nov. 26,

Elyse Miller is the education reporter for News Channel 3 HD. She covers everything school-related. She works hard raising awareness about issues affecting our children. When there is something parents need to know about their children’s education, Elyse will have it covered. The California Teacher’s Association honored Elyse in 2009 for her commitment and dedication

CATHEDRAL CITY – Several students at Cathedral City High School woke up extra early on Thursday to stand up for their teachers.They stoodat the driveway entrance to the school chanting “No more cuts! Save our schools!” Eleventh grade student Jenny Olea said, “I care about my teachers a lot because they’re the ones giving us

México recupera liderato en Concacaf ubicándose en la posición 15 mientras que Estados Unidos ocupa la 18 Con anotaciones del Chicharito Hernández y Carlos Vela, que acabó lesionado, el Tri sigue su buen paso en el camino previo a Sudáfrica, superando a Nueva Zelanda 2-0 Cuauhtémoc blanco recibió la confianza del Vasco Aguirre iniciando como

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -The City of Desert Hot Springs has just announced a public safety tax will be on the June ballot. Voters approved raising the tax back in 2008 giving the city $1.5 millionto hire more police officers and save for a new fire station. Police Chief Pat Williams added more officers to the

CATHEDRAL CITY -Raymond Bowen spoke to News Channel 3 after posting $50,000 bail. He faces accusations that he sexually assaulted his former girlfriend, and that he was growing marijuana plants inside his apartment. “They had known whatI was doing inside, and she had already explained to them from the way they were questioning me,” Bowen

RANCHO MIRAGE – It is quite fitting to be reading a Dr. Seuss book to students at Rancho Mirage Elementary on Tuesday. It isthe author’s birthday and the “Read Across America” event. “You can learn stuff and learn new words and build up your education,” saysthird grade student, Jordan Bradley. The school’s principal is proud

By: Mike Daniels, News Channel 3 Reportermdaniels@kesq.comLA QUINTA – The Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education members unanimously gave the okay for the district if needed layoff 155 teachers.Assistant principals, counselors and other positions are also on the chopping block. A total of 211 people could be laid-off. Indio High School teacher Richard

DETROIT – (WXYZ) – Hundreds of students have been evacuatedafter anexplosive device went off on the third floor of a school in southwest Detroit. All 540 students who attend Phoenix Multicultural Academy were evacuated andmoved to Roberto Clemente.Detroit Police say a student brought what’s called a Drano-bomb to school. It went off in the hallway

CABAZON-A suspect wanted for allegedly trying to kill a police officer was arrested today during a dawn raid at the Morongo Band of Mission Indians’ reservation, just east of Banning. With the help of Morongo tribal officers, members of the Riverside County sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau arrested 34-year-old Clifford Wilson Matthews at a house he

SAN DIEGO -A registered sex offender pleaded not guilty today to charges of murdering Poway High School senior Chelsea King, who vanished last week while jogging in northern Rancho Bernardo. John Albert Gardner III, 30, was arrested Sunday in connection with the disappearance of the 17-year-old straight-A student and San Diego Youth Symphony French horn

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COACHELLA -Six Coachella men were arrested in connection with an investigation into a residential burglary and several vehicle burglaries in southern Coachella Valley, a sheriff’s sergeant said today. The arrests came after deputies from the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District served a search warrant around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 52000 block of Shady

INDIO -A sheriff’s deputy accused of having illegal sex with a teenage girl pleaded not guilty today to a felony charge. Deputy Christian Rene Talavera, 28, who has been with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department for three years, faces one felony count of sexual penetration with a minor. Talavera surrendered around 10 a.m. and was