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Some fires are started by people, either by being careless with campfires or tossing cigarette butts out a window. But others have something to do with the weather. Especially in the desert, many lightning-sparked fires may not come with rain posing an additional hazard. “Lightning-sparked fires leave distinctive patterns on trees,” says Special Agent Ron

Firefighters all over the Southland are now requiring residents, especially those living in wildland areas, to clear brush and debris that is within 100 feet of their home. In fact, it is a state law for residents to protect their homes by clearing 100 feet of defensible space that surrounds a home. Two zones make

Mark Kedik and his wife were ready for a new experience as they moved into their new Pioneertown home in early 2006. But just three months into living at their new home, the devastation of the Sawtooth Fire came roaring in. When all the flames were extinguished, the Kediks found their home burned to the

December 2006 – Lohan reveals that she has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for overa year. January 17, 2007 – Lohan checks into the Wonderland Center addiction-treatment facility. Earlier that month, she was spotted at a Hollywood bar less than 24 hours after having her appendix removed. February 16 – Lohan leaves Wonderland. During her

US Border Patrol agents made two big drug busts in the east valley Thursday. Agents report about 71 pounds of marijuana were seized just after12 PMat the Highway 86 checkpoint. About an hour later, 23 pounds of cocaine were seized at the Highway 111 checkpoint with an estimated value of over $700,000. The drivers of

Thousands of Southland grocery workers are breathing a lot easier this week. A tentative agreement was reached Tuesday on a new contract between a grocery workers’ union and three grocery store chains – Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph’s. Last month, the grocery workers voted to approve a strike if an agreement wasn’t reached between both sides.

A Thousand Palms man who police say is on parole for a manslaughter conviction is in jail after Palm Springs Police say he was found with a stolen vehicle. Officers arrested 36-year-old Peter Maraz after a short foot pursuit. Police say they received a call around 9 PM Tuesday night of a suspicious vehicle in

In previous parts of NewsChannel 3’s investigation of the Desert Hot Springs police department, testimony and documents have been uncovered implicating former officers of alleged sex crimes. According to documents, an investigation uncovered former officer Jacques Million’s intimate encounter with a 14-year-old girl. It was later discovered that despite the incident, Million was allowed to

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Was another Desert Hot Springs police officer let go without criminal charges after alleged illegal activity was uncovered? That’s the new questions right now in a continuing NewsChannel 3 investigation. A report obtained by NewsChannel 3 has revealed that a former police officer, Marco Anthony Zazueta, was not only working for Desert Hot Springs. He

Sources close to the original David McGowan murder-suicide investigation tell NewsChannel 3 that FBI agents have questioned them. Agents are looking into alleged discrepancies with the official story from the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. They are also looking into the stresses McGowan faced at work and testimony he was being allegedly forced by his

It was a year ago today that the Sawtooth Fire in the High Desert sparked up. What started as a dry lightning-sparked fire soon turned into tragedy for several residents as they saw their homes go up in flames. In the end, the Sawtooth Fire burned over 62,000 acres for nine days, destroyed 58 homes,

Preparing ahead of time can greatly improve your odds of surviving an earthquake when the “big one” hits. But you may not appreciate the importance of those early preparations until the minutes hours and days after a major seismic event Dennis Mileti, a sociologist and the vice chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission, says

A short list of major earthquakes that shook the Coachella Valley: San Jacinto Fault quakes (1899, 1918). The fault line west of the valley is one of the most active in the area. In 1899, it created a 6.7-magnitude quake, and, in 1918, it created a 6.8-magnitude quake. Imperial Valley quake (May 19, 1940). A

Since we live on the fault line, we have a front row seat when the next big earthquake hits. Of course, the scenery near the San Andreas Fault makes us forget we live along a dangerous and potentially deadly quake zone. But the steep canyons, gorges, and endless carved hillsides would not have been here

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In Part 12 of this NewsChannel 3 Investigation, we reported that Desert Hot Springs Detective Radames Gil went on record about a 2003 sting operation. Gil says he witnessed a fellow officer Jacques Million enter a hotel room and molest a 14-year-old girl. The mother of that 14-year old says Million grabbed her daughter, forced

Desert Hot Springs Detective Radames Gil said in testimony we’ve uncovered that he set up a video camera sting at a Desert Hot Springs hotel in 2003. A 14-year-old girl told Gil that Officer Jacques Million wanted to have sex with her. Now, former Police Chief Roy Hill is going on record with what he

NewsChannel 3 has obtained sworn testimony in which a Desert Hot Springs detective accuses a fellow officer of molesting a 14-year-old girl. Detective Radames Gil says he videotaped Officer Jacques Million with the girl in a Desert Hot Springs hotel. But according to the testimony, Officer Million was never punished and, instead, allowed to quit