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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles freshman Democrat John A. Perez will be sworn in Monday as Assembly speaker, pledging to address “the serious structural issues putting a stranglehold on California government” and the economy. The 40-year-old former labor union official, a cousin of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, dropped plans to run for the state Senate and

INDUSTRY – Investors who want to bring a professional football team back to Los Angeles said they are undeterred about a possible impasse between team owners and the players’ union that could lead to an NFL lockout or strike in 2011, it was reported Sunday. Ed Roski, chief executive and chairman of Majestic Realty Co.,

SANTIAGO, Chile- The U.S. ambassador to Chile says he knows of no American deaths from the earthquake in Chile, but stresses that officials are having a difficult time getting information from the most devastated region of Concepcion. In an interview by telephone with CBS’s “The Early Show” on Monday, ambassador Paul Simons said, “We do

POWAY -A registered sex offender was behind bars today on suspicion of murder and rape in connection with the disappearance last week of a 17-year-old Poway High senior, who has yet to be found. Chelsea King has been missing since Thursday, when she did not return home from a run at Rancho Bernardo Community Park.

INDIAN WELLS – The BNP Paribas Open gets underway in about a week. The tournament is expected to bring in hundreds of players, thousands of fans and millions of dollars. To pull off such a huge event, it takes a lot of work and a lot of volunteers. Crews are busy moving, lifting, hanging and

TWENTYNINE PALMS -Four people are at high desert hospital in Twentynine Palms after being injured in a rollover crash in Joshua Tree National Park. It happened at 4:45am, nine miles into the park near Split Rock. Emergency crews had to cut one person from the wreckage. There’s no word on their conditions.

KESQ.com News Services PALM SPRINGS -Work is expected to begin March 1 on the Gene Autry Interchange, which will include a new six-lane overcrossing, new ramps and a widening of the bridge over the railroad. Work has already begun at the southwest coroner of Bob Hope Drive and Ramon Road to build an interchange to

COSO JUNCTION -There’s plenty of seismic shaking going on around the Golden State. In Central California,six earthquakes bigger than a 3.0 have hit the same spot within the past three days. The strongest, a 3.8 hit, this morning around 1am, centered in Coso Junction. And near theUS/Mexico border, a 3.4 magnitude quake. This one hit

PALM DESERT -A machine originally designed for astronauts is now becoming a hit here on earth, in the world of fitness. Whole Body Vibration, or WBV, was created to decrease muscle and of bone loss while in space, but after years of research it’s proven to do a lot more. Now, people are lining up

Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies continued to investigate whether a robbery and a shooting at the River in Rancho Mirage were connected Monday night. Deputies arrested Julio Reyes, 26, of Moreno Valley, saying he robbed the Yard House restaurant around 11:30 Monday night. Officials say during the robbery a 30-year-old man was shot, but investigators did

INDIO -A jury convicted a Moreno Valley man for the shooting of a man during a robbery at a Rancho Mirage restaurant. Julio Cesar Reyes, 27, was found guilty of attempted murder and armed robbery with enhancements for using a firearm during the crime. The same jury convicted a second man, Issac Bazan Lopez, 25,

SANTA CLARA -Steve Poizner became the latest candidate to file for the state’s governor’s race, today. According to his campaign,he and his family weregreeted by a crowd of supporters as he walked into the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters to complete the paperwork and declare his candidacy. “I want to deploy a series of

LOS ANGELES -A stakebed truck got stuck in the fast-flowing Los Angeles River east of downtown this afternoon, but the three occupants escaped injury and were escorted to safety. Firefighters were called at 2:16 p.m. as the driver was apparently trying to traverse the riverbed, said Lauren deRosier of the city fire department. A decision

KESQ.com News Services SAN DIEGO -A registered sex offender was behind bars today on suspicion of murder and rape in connection with the disappearance last week of a Poway High School senior who remains missing and the subject of intensive search efforts. The last known sighting of 17-year-old Chelsea King was on Thursday afternoon, when

SALT LAKE CITY -Haz-mat teams responded to an Internal Revenue Service office on Monday.The haz-mat teams responded to 1973 North Rulon White Blvd., where showers and other measures were being used to deal with a possible chemical situation.Dispatcher traffic suggests some employees may have been exposed to a powderfound in some mail at the facility.

LOS ANGELES -Los Angeles County is sending its elite urban search-and-rescue team to earthquake-stricken Chile. Authorities on Monday said the 74-member group includes doctors, rescue dogs, structural engineers and specialists of all kinds. They will take 55,000 pounds of food and equipment with them. County fire Inspector Matt Levesquesays California Task Force 2 is waiting

SACRAMENTO -The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature has been sworn in as speaker of the state Assembly. John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, took the reins of the 80-member house on Monday, as the state is trying to close a $20 billion budget deficit and unemployment remains above

INDIAN WELLS -Indian Wells just got a little greener. The city unveiled its first organic community garden Monday. It is locatedon the east side of EldoradoDr. adjacent to the city’s fire department. There are 36 plots, but the city had to conduct a lottery because more than 80 people applied to have one. One of

PALM SPRINGS – A concert to raise money for the “Save the Children — Haiti Earthquake Children Emergency Fund” will be held Thursday in Palm Springs. The concert is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. at Hotel Zoso’s zLounge, 150 N. Indian Canyon Drive, said Hotel Zoso General Manager Lesley Carey. The concert will feature

De último suspiro le gana América 2-1 a Estudiantes Para Miguel Herrera, Estudiantes no merecía la derrota, comenta que el árbitro vestía la camiseta del América En el entrenamiento en Coapa, Reyna se molestó por una entrada que desde su perspectiva fue con fuerza desmedida por parte del sudafricano Esqueda ya fue operado, estará fuera