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INDIO – The California Highway Patrol tells News Channel 3 there were a few more accidents on the road this New Year’s weekend, but fewer people faced arrest for driving under the influence. In the Coachella Valley, there were 17 collisions over the holiday weekend, which started at 6:01pm December 31, and ended January 3rd

DESERT HOT SPRINGS -A 19-year-old reputed gang member was behind bars today on suspicion of stealing a woman’s purse and shooting at a man who tried to thwart the Nov. 4 robbery in Desert Hot Springs, police reported. William Benjamin Washington is accused of “manhandling” the woman at a bus stop that day around 7:30

PALM SPRINGS -A Cathedral City police officer is recovering from a broken leg following a car wreck earlier Thursday evening. It happened around 7:00 pm at Ramon and Crossley, many News Channel 3 viewers reported seeing the officer’s car wrecked. The front end of the car was caved in. Despite the heavy damage to the

CATHEDRAL CITY -It’s non-stop work. One car pulls inafter another. It’s just what the family wants and needs. “It’s been steady all day,” says Alexia Silva, family member of the victims. “People are coming in to donate, but we still need more.” “I want to help,” says Jeremy Kennedy. “I know every penny counts.” On

BOISE, Idaho -The son of Coachella Valley philanthropist Tim Blixseth has joined the growing list of parties filing suit against Credit Suisse Group, accusing it of “predatory lending.” Property owners at four struggling and bankrupt resorts in Idaho, Montana, Nevada and the Bahamas have filed a $24 billion federal lawsuit against Credit Suisse, saying the

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KESQ.com News Services CATHEDRAL CITY -Cathedral City officials today advised residents to avoid using Date Palm Drive at Victoria Drive because of a faulty traffic signal, which is expected to be repaired by Tuesday afternoon. Crews worked today to repair the signal, said city spokeswoman Lynn Mallotto. During repairs, the intersection will be made into

LAKE FOREST – Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest told his congregation he needed $900,000 by year’s end to make up for a shortfall in donations, and they responded with more than $2.4 million in contributions, the Orange County Register reported. The church was full Saturday, and worshippers clapped and cheered when

PALM SPRINGS – One day after a fire killed a Palm Springsfamily, surviving loved ones mourn their loss. “Right now the family is trying to make it through this second, looking beyond that is impossible right now,” says Alexia Vidal, sister of the mother who died in the fire. Early New Year’s morning a fire

INDIAN WELLS – Indian Wells Police are looking for suspects involved in a home invasion robbery. It was reported just at 10:40 Saturday night on the 45000 block of Crow Circle. Officers entered the home there and found the homeowner who said he had been robbed by two men wearing ski masks. That’s the extent

INDIO – Police are reminding drivers to be extra careful out on the roads this holiday weekend. A DUI checkpoint was held in Indio Saturday night on Highway 111 just east of Doctor Carreon Boulevard. More than 500 vehicles went through the checkpoint. Police arrested one driver for DUI. Twentydrivers were cited for driving with

LA QUINTA – Police arrested 11 drivers Friday night and Saturday morning as a result of a drunken drivers checkpoint operation, officials said. The checkpoint took place from 8 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. Saturday on Highway 111 between Adams Street and Auto Center Drive, according to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Dennis Gutierrez. Out of

All over the desert, police continue to crackdown on drunk drivers this holiday weekend. During a sobriety checkpoint in Indian Wells, which beganSaturday night and ended Sunday morning, police screened more than 870 vehicles. One driver was arrested for driving under the influence, while six others were arrested for driving without a valid license. At

MORENO VALLEY – A vegetation fire broke out Sunday in the rugged hills known as the Badlands between Moreno Valley and Beaumont, causing one freeway to be briefly closed, the CHP reported. The fire broke out at about 1:30 p.m. near the summit of a winding, hilly stretch of the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway, and

PALM SPRINGS -With the great weather, and a three-day weekend, lots of people had the same idea of how they wanted to spend their Saturday. So many people wanted to head up the Palm Springs Aerial Tram that there was a line nearlythree hours long. The tram’s parking lot filled up quickly, so traffic was

PALM SPRINGS – Autopsies were pending today on three children and two adults who died in a mobile home fire in an unincorporated area northwest of Palm Springs. The deadly New Year’s Day fire at 150 Oregon Trail in the Western Village Mobile Home Park was reported at 5:16 a.m., authorities said. The family members

SAN JACINTO – A man broke into a San Jacinto homeFriday and assaulted a woman, according to the sheriff’s department. The woman reported that a man broke a window to get into her home in the 1300 block of Beringer Drive around 6:30 a.m. Arriving San Jacinto police saw a man fleeing the rear of

PALM DESERT – People are searching the grocery store aisles looking for happiness, luck and fortune. Different cultures believe certain foods can make for a good year ahead. Italians eat items resembling coins, like raisins and lentils. The Dutch believe anything shaped like a ring is lucky, symbolizing coming full circle and completing a year.

WASHINGTON -Mother Teresa and actress Katherine Hepburn are among those who will be honored on postage stamps in the new year. The 2010 stamp program will also include singing cowboy and Palm Springs legend Gene Autry, Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin, artist Winslow Homer and Adm. Arleigh Burke. The Negro baseball leagues and the Hawaiian