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HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO CONTEST KESQ, KDFX, KCWQ & KUNA-TV (The Stations) in conjunction with the Walter Clark Legal Group (WCLG) will initiate the High School Video Contest (Contest) starting February 15 and ending April 9, 2010. High School students/viewers will be invited to submit a 30 second video/PSA exploring issues affecting high school students in

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WHITEWATER – Eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near the Highway 62 onramp were snarled with traffic, this morning, as a Fed Ex tractor-trailer and an Acura collided, causing a big mess. Investigators tell News Channel 3 the Acura suffered a flat tire, hit a cement mixer parked alongside the interstate, and spun out of control.

SACRAMENTO -The state Senate has voted to confirm Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pick for California lieutenant governor, sending the nomination to the Assembly. Senators voted 26-7 on Thursday in favor of Republican state Sen. Abel Maldonado of Santa Maria. If the Assembly approves him later in the day, he would fill the seat that has been

CHICAGO -A small pre-dawn earthquake has hit northern Illinois, startling residents as far away as Michigan and Iowa, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.8-magnitude earthquake hit about 45 miles northwest of Chicago at 4 a.m. Wednesday. Scientists say the epicenter was in Kane County. The USGS

CATHEDRAL CITY- Two teenage students were arrested today on suspicion of vandalizing three schools with graffiti, bug spray and fire extinguishers. The boys — a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old from Cathedral City — are students at James Workman Middle School, which was one of the three campuses where classrooms were vandalized, said Sgt. Dave Hatfield

COACHELLA- Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who held upCastro’s Market, last night, at gunpoint. Witnesses say the man wore a ski mask and agreen sweater when he held up the store at 5:30pm. Hedemanded money from the cash register, and got away with some cash. He then took off in an

INDIO – An early evening accident at the intersection of Clinton and Avenue 46 in Indio has left several people badly injured. Indio Police tell News Channel 3 two cars crashed at the intersection, the impact threw the baby from its baby carrier, knocking it around inside the car. The one-year-old was apparently shaken, but

TOKYO – A recall over air bags that started with a few thousand vehicles 15 months ago has ballooned to include nearly 1 million Hondas. The Japanese automaker says it has taken more than a year to expand the recall because the company “had to do many tests.” Honda will replace the driver’s side air

IDYLLWILD -The closure of state Route 74, resulting from the post-fire erosion that destroyed a section of the road between Hemet and Mountain Center, has cut off one of three paved routes to the homes of about 3,500 residents in the San Jacinto Mountains. Residents of Idyllwild and Pine Cove are hoping to see the

RIVERSIDE -Riverside’s police chief is under investigation after smashing his city-issued car into a fire hydrant. The California Highway Patrol says it’s investigating allegations that Russ Leach was driving while impaired and that Riverside police didn’t put that suspicion in their initial report. The city manager’s office says Leach was placed on medical leave Tuesday,

Cathedral City — Jennifer Huggins and her husband were driving home last Friday night when someone shot out their car window with a bb gun. Police told her it’s most likely kids. And on Monday, at least 2 teenagers vandalized her daughter’s elementary school. Huggins says something needs to be done to keep kids out

COACHELLA – One local school is getting an “A” for making a commitment to physical activity and good nutrition. Bobby Duke Middle School in Coachella won the 2009 Governor’s Fitness Challenge, beating out hundreds of other schools around the state. The students at Bobby Duke fulfilled their commitment to eat healthy and exercise at least

PAM SPRINGS – At Palm Springs International Airport,flight schedules haven’t been phased by the weather back east. Although the thousands of flight cancellations due to the blizzard along the east coasthave the potential to cause delays at other airports around the country,Tom Nolan, the Executive Director of Palm Springs Internationalsays passengers with east coast destinations

LUFKIN, Texas -A hospital spokeswoman says former Rep. Charlie Wilson of Texas has died at the age of 76. The spokeswoman says Wilson died Wednesday of cardiopulmonary arrest. Wilson represented Texas’ 2nd District in the House from 1973 to 1996 and was nicknamed “Good Time Charlie” for his partying ways. He was portrayed in the

BLYTHE -A Mexican national with suspected ties to the Mexican Mafia was in U.S. Border Patrol custody today. The 25-year-old man, whose name was unavailable, was arrested Monday in the parking lot of the Burger King on South Lovekin Boulevard in Blythe, said Border Patrol Agent Shaun Kuzia. The man, who has drug, domestic violence

JOHNSTOWN, Penn. – CNN is reporting as many as 50 cars may have been involved in a multi-vehicle collision onInterstate 80 today as white-out conditions blinded some drivers. At least 15 people have been transported to local hospitals. The interstate is completely shut down because of the accident, and the Department of Transportation expects to

WASHINGTON -The snowy and windy weather is too much for even the snow plows. In Washington, D.C. and some nearby suburbs, driving conditions are so bad that officials have pulled plows off the roads. One highway official in Maryland says as soon as the plows come through, the wind is blowing the snow back onto