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A mural of labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta is coming to downtown Coachella. On Wednesday, the Coachella city council approved a proposal to install the mural. It will be located at Taqueria Jalisco on the corner of Sixth Street and Vine Street. Huerta is the co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union. She is
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Health officials have been seeing an increase in COVID-19 “breakthrough cases.” News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with one valley couple who shared their own family’s frightening experience battling COVID-19 after getting vaccinated. “Something as simple as breathing…you take for granted because it’s natural. But when you can’t…it’s scary,” said Desiree Mofidi, La Quinta. Desiree shared
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October’s One Class At a Time Award winner is Ms. Mindy Zimmerman, who teaches 8th grade at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. She teaches language arts, U.S. history, and for the first time ever, she’s teaching yearbook as an elective course. Her work teaching yearbook is what got the attention of a parent,
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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill raising the nation’s debt limit until early December, delaying the prospect of an unprecedented federal default that would cause economic disaster. The House passed the $480 billion increase in the country’s borrowing ceiling on Tuesday after the Senate
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is inviting parents to attend a town hall meeting to address recent violence at the high school. The town hall meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. inside the Desert Hot Springs City Hall. DHSPD Chief Jim Henson will host the meeting. Students Say There Are
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A 28-year-old probationer accused of ramming a Banning patrol car while fleeing in a stolen vehicle, then eluding law enforcement for a month, was charged today with assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon and other felonies. Jessie Edward Robey of Yucaipa was arrested and booked Tuesday into the Smith Correctional Facility in
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus. The panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for
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A 24-year-old Marine was killed during a training exercise at the Twentynine Palms base earlier this month. Lance Cpl. Jonothan Barnette, 24, was struck in the chest by a live round during a dry fire training exercise on October 3, family told WTVC in Chattanooga, TN. Family added that Barnette was not wearing chest protective
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Police are warning of ongoing credible threats on campus at Desert Hot Springs High School after a massive brawl was caught on video Wednesday. The video shows punches being thrown, then students toppling over a wall and into the bushes as dozens of them try to stop the physical blows. Police said no weapons have
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Cher filed suit today in Los Angeles against former Rep. Mary Bono, alleging the widow of the entertainer’s former partner/husband in folk-pop duo Sonny & Cher is illegally withholding royalties from such 1960s hits as “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.” According to the lawsuit, after Cher and Sonny Bono divorced in
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The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education approved new contracts to bring school resource officers (SROs) back to campuses. The decision was made during a board meeting on Tuesday night. The program has been temporarily suspended as the district evaluated how to improve interactions between officers and students. “The way we were doing
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One of the main drives for the valley’s economy is tourism, especially from Canadian and Mexican travelers. The president and CEO of Visit Greater Palm Springs, Scott White, said the land border restrictions being lifted are big for the valley. “Typically in a normal year, we have over 300,000 visitors coming from Canada down into
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The Coachella Valley community is mourning the loss of former College of the Desert Athletics Director John Marman. For 26 years, Coach Marman influenced the lives of countless members of the community on the field, but those who worked closely with him also remember his many accomplishments as a leader and mentor off the field.
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California Highway Patrol says it will begin assisting the Coachella Valley with its newest premier aircraft as soon as next week. With a state of the art system as far as helicopters go, the 2021 Airbus H125 will provide air support in and around the Coachella Valley where it is needed. This new helicopter is
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A row of law enforcement units from multiple agencies were outside the coroner’s office in Indio Tuesday afternoon to bring a fallen deputy back home. The coroner’s office was holding the body of La Paz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Rudd. Rudd was struck by a vehicle following a pursuit near the Arizona-California border on Tuesday.
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Palm Springs will hold a grand opening next week for its new Downtown Park. The event will be held on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. prior to VillageFest at the new park, located at the intersection of Museum Way and Belardo Road, adjacent to the “Forever Marilyn” sculpture. Opening remarks will be made by City
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A 67-year-old man who died in a two-vehicle collision in Palm Springs has been identified. Merinko Williams of Palm Springs was ejected from his vehicle when he collided with another vehicle at the intersection of N Sunrise Way and E Tacheva Drive on Tuesday, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Officers arrived on the
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The Certified Farmers’ Market in Palm Desert is making a comeback Wednesday with new hours to get your fresh goods. Running from October through April the Palm Desert location is open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be open on Wednesdays only. You can find several vendors setting up shop at 72559 Hwy
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Get those candy bowls ready because America has received the official green light from Dr. Fauci to celebrate Halloween this year. With Halloween just over two weeks away there’s more to look forward to this year. Trick-or-Treaters will be able to take to the streets and outdoor events are okay to attend. Dr. Fauci made
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The city of Palm Springs will soon have a new top cop. 38-year law enforcement veteran Andrew Mills was named as the new Chief of Police Tuesday. Mills is currently serving as Chief of Police in Santa Cruz. Mills said in an interview with News Channel 3 he’s excited to get to know the community
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