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By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com INDIO -A suspected drunk driver is behind bars after plowing through the garage of an Indio home overnight. The suspect was allegedly speeding when he jumped the curb at the corner of Albion Drive and Almond Place about 12:30, this morning. Alex Rivera says the car went airborne, and smashed through

LA QUINTA – The practice round scheduled for Tuesday has beenclosed offby the Bob Hope Classic due to Monday’s rain. The rain flooded out the main parking area at Avenue 52 and Monroe, leaving organizers with no choice, but to close it off to the public. Crews are trying to preserve the space for Wednesday’s

COACHELLA – Hank Piecura got to Lynx Gentlemen’s Club early Saturday morning to find blood and broken glass. And he couldn’t believe what security video showed. “If I didn’t see it myself on surveillance tape I wouldn’t have believed it either,” says Piecura. A 150 pound goat smashed it’s way into his business. It gets

PALM SPRINGS – Vista Chino at the wash is impassible to vehicles, prompting the Palm Springs Police Department to close the road. Drivers need to find an alternate route, namely Ramon or Dinah Shore. Crews are also watching Date Palm and Vista Chino, where water is deep. Interstate 10, west of Jackson was the scene

PALM DESERT -Forecasters say the worst of a Southern California winter storm has passed after prompting evacuations in wildfire-scarred foothills and leaving more than 20,000 people without power. National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Boldt says the last of the rains had passed my mid afternoon Monday and that skies were expected to remain clear until

RIVERSIDE -The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell one-tenth of a cent today to $3.040, marking the fourth decline in six days. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties is seven-tenths of a cent less than a week ago, but 13.5 cents more than a

CATHEDRAL CITY – Spring cleaning came early for Cathedral City residents when the city held its community service day. Some brought crates of old documents to be shredded; others gave up theirweary computers. “We just wanted to clean everything out,” says Janka Kovesdi, who donated computers and keyboards. “Start out new for the new year!”

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INDIO – Firefighters cleared the scene of a natural gas leak at the Indio Desert Palm Apartments after the gas company capped the leak. As a precaution, authorities are evacuating both buildings at the complex while the gas company makes the repairs to cap the leak. No injuries are reported.

By News Channel 3newsline3@kesq.com LA QUINTA – Flanked by celebrities, officials with the Bob Hope Classic presented checks worth a combined $1.5 million to local charities, today. Baseball Hall of Fa mer Yogi Berra, actor William Devane, comedian Tom Dreesen, and La Quinta Mayor Don Adolph helped dispurse the checks to 37 organizations. Charities receiving

NEARINDIO – Several people are recovering in the hospital after a crash early Sunday morning north of Indio. The California Highway Patrol says it happened just after 12:45a.m. on Dillon Road near Sunny Rock Road. A vehicle rolled over and traveled about 100 feet off the roadway into the desert. The CHP says a witness

PALM SPRINGS – A young child died in a rollover crash on Interstate 10 early Sunday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, five people from Lynwood, including three children, were riding in an SUV, headed eastbound on the freeway around 5:30 a.m. Just before the vehicle reached the Highway 62 junction, the rear right

INDIO – Indio Police are looking for a suspect on-the-run after getting shot by a homeowner during a burglary. It happenedSaturday night around 7:30 on the 48000 block of Andorra Street, just east of Jefferson Street. That’s where police say a burglar smashed a rear glass sliding door of a home. That’s when he ran

SAN DIEGO – The most accurate placekicker in NFL history missed three field goals, costing the San Diego Chargers dearly in a 17-14 playoff loss to the New York Jets in the NFL playoffs. All-Pro placekicker Nate Kaeding missed his last try with under 5 minutes left in the game. It wasn’t all on Kaeding,

PALM SPRINGS-Hundreds paid their respects to the family during a memorial at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Palm Springs. Family friend, Alexia Vidal, says, “They were taken too soon.” On New Year’s Day at 5:30 am,a mobile home fire killed 30 year-old Rosa Silva, her boyfriend Telesforo Hernandez-Perez, her children 7 year-old Sergio Hernandez,6 year-old

NEW YORK – Marvin Lewis has won The Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year award for guiding his team to the playoffs during a season marked by tragedy. The Bengals won the AFC North with a 10-6 record, just their second division title since 1990, both under Lewis. They did so despite the

CALIMESA – A 42-year-old San Gabriel man is behind bars in Riverside County, suspected of selling methamphetamine in Calimesa, according to a sheriff’s spokesperson. Louie Rosales, 42, of San Gabriel, was arrested shortly after 1:15 a.m. Friday when Calimesa Police officers stopped his car near the intersection of Calimesa Boulevard and Sandalwood Drive in Calimesa,

BEAUMONT – The USGS reports a magnitude 4.3 earthquake has struck in Beaumont. It happened at 4:03 a.m. centered 3 miles west, northwest of Beaumont. At least four aftershocks have been reported, the strongest being a magnitude 2.3 at 4:06 a.m. So far there have been no reports of any injuries or damage. Stay with

RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a few good men and women to become reserve deputy sheriffs, and Spanish speakers are strongly encouraged to apply. “I started out as a reserve police officer on a city police department and understand full well the value of volunteer service to our communities,” Sheriff

WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has updated its 1998 file photo of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, digitally altering it to account for a decade of age and possible changes in his facial hair. There is a $25 million bounty on bin Laden’s head for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and the 1998 U.S.