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EUREKA -Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has completed a survey of damage in the Northern California city of Eureka from last weekend’s magnitude 6.5-earthquake. The governor spoke after the tour Thursday morning of the city’s historic Old Town, praising local officials for their response and pledging the state’s support. Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Tuesday for

KESQ.com News Services RIVERSIDE -Foreclosure activity picked up in Riverside County last month but was down by double digits compared to a year ago, a real estate tracking firm reported today. A total of 8,172 mortgage default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions were recorded in Riverside County in December — a 9 percent

SACRAMENTO -Former Republican congressman and state senator Tom Campbell pulled out of the governor’s race today and announced he will instead run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Barbara Boxer. “I initially made the decision to run for governor because I believe that my level of record of public service — especially on

Estudiantes volteó el partido al Puebla y lo venció 3-2, eliminándolo del torneo Interliga Monterrey venció al América 3-1 por penales y pasó directamente a la Copa Libertadores Adolfo el bofo Bautista ansia arrancar el duelo de la primera jornada del Torneo Bicentenario Desde la llegada de Jorge Vergara a la presidencia de las chivas

PALM SPRINGS – Immigrant-rights supporters will visit the offices of Rep. Mary Bono-Mack (R-Palm Springs) today to urge her to approve what they call comprehensive immigration reform. The march comes as the topic has taken a back-burner position in the national debate. The mesage they want to send is support for legislation that would legalize

CABAZON – Cleanup costs will be significant after Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies say Cabazon Elementary School was hit by vandals overnight. Alarms at the school went off at 2:40am, and deputies arrived to find the outside of the school had been tagged with gang-type graffiti. Several objects, including lunch tables, statues, potted plants, and concrete

PALM DESERT -A man who tried to break into a home in Palm Desert, but was interrupted by a homeowner, was at large today, a sheriff’s sergeant said. The burglary was reported at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 40000 block of Sterling Drive, said Sgt. T. White of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The homeowner

RANCHO MIRAGE -A longtime Rancho Mirage city councilman who fought in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II died today at the age of 84. Alan Seman died following a battle with pancreatic cancer with his wife Jeanette at his side, according to city officials. Fourth District Supervisor John J. Benoit today offered

PALM SPRINGS -An officer involved accidentlast nightin Palm Springs has the California Highway Patrol investigating. The crash happened just after 6pmon Vista Chino and Avenida Caballeros. A Cathedral City police cruiser was involved in an accident with another car. No one was injured and streets were not closed. You may remember back on New Year’s

PALM DESERT -Police have yet to announce any arrests following an armed robbery at a Palm Desert steak house. Two men robbed two people in the Chop House restaurant parking lot last night around 6pm. Police say both suspects were armed with semi-automatic handguns. They took cash and jewelry, and then ran off. “We know

RANCHO MIRAGE -Memorial services have been planned as follows for longtime City of Rancho Mirage Councilman Alan Seman. Lying in state will be Friday, January 15, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Rancho Mirage City Hall, 69-825 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA. Overflow parking is available at The Atrium, 69-930 Highway 111, with continuous shuttle

PALM SPRINGS -The City of Palm Springs crunched the numbers and discovered they face more than a $4 million budget deficit. Visitors come to sunny Palm Springs to escape on their vacations. But, even this city cannot escape the budget deficits that jeopardize important services. City council members must now put all options on the

WASHINGTON -Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is cutting short an extended trip to the Asia-Pacific to deal with the earthquake crisis in Haiti. Clinton told reporters in Hawaii on Wednesday that she would return to Washington to help oversee U.S. relief efforts instead of continuing on to Papua New Guinea, Australia and

MORENO VALLEY -A car that will be manufactured in Riverside County made heads turn in Detroit, this week. MVP-EV and CT&T of South Korea displayed the new line up of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NGV’s) in Detroit this week on ” Electric Avenue.” The MVP will be made at the company’s facility in Moreno Valley. The

PALM SPRINGS – Whether you are in the mood for an action flick, a documentary, or a coming-of-age tale, three films in this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival have one thing in common: local ties to the Coachella Valley. “You tend to know everybody, and it’s that one degree of separation,” says Kim Waltrip,

PALM DESERT -JustMonday nightKESQ brought you breaking news coverage on a 4.3 quake in the Banning area. We’re the only local station with our own seismograph”Seismo 3.” And we’re part of a new early earthquake warning system here in the desert. The “CREWS” quake system is already in place at local fire departments and it’s

LOS ANGELES -The country’s top product safety regulator is warning parents and caretakers to take cheap metal jewelry away from children out of concern they may be exposed to toxic heavy metals like lead and cadmium. InezTenenbaum, the chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission writes in a blog, to be posted Wednesday evening, “Do

SAN FRANCISCO -Lawyers in a case seeking to overturn California’s gay marriage ban are presenting statements by a proponent of the measure saying gay rights activists would try to legalize sex with children if same-sex marriages were legal. The taped statements by Hak-Shing William Tam were presented Wednesday during the civil case being heard in

INDIO -Four men were at a gang party in Indio when they shot and killed a man who drove to their gang’s territory to buy drugs, a prosecutor said today. Attorneys gave opening statements today in the trial of Victor Garcia, 34, Roberto Rodriguez, 25, Juan Tagle, 24, and Armando Zabalza, 23. The men could

El Tri le gana a Brasil y es campeón Sub-20 El director técnico del Tri Sub-20 dice que el equipo le dará satisfacciones a México Hoy miércoles se disputarán las finales del Interdiga: Puebla vs Estudiantes y América vs Monterrey La directiva del América está conforme con el accionar de las Águilas, así es que