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(AP) – Steve Kreuscher wants a judge to allow him to legally change his name. He wants to be known as “In God We Trust.” Kreuscher (CROY’-shir) says the new name would symbolize the help God gave him through tough times. The 57-year-old man also told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald he’s worried that atheists

KESQ, the Desert’s News Leader, is also the leader in Emmy nominations. KESQ received five Emmy nominations from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, more than any other television station in the Coachella Valley! The Academy nominated Producer Anne Marie Petersen for Outstanding Evening Newscast and Producer Kari

CHP officers have closed Gene Autry Trail south of Interstate 10 due to high wind gusts Wednesday morning. The high winds have already done some damage after a big rig truck rolled over on Gene Autry. There’s no word when it will be re-opened. A wind advisory has also been issued today for the Coachella

The big Coachella clean-up is underway after a promotional stunt by the closing act, Rodger Waters. A plane flying over the event tried dropping Barack Obama confetti on the crowd. Instead it blew into dozens of nearby neighborhoods and businesses. Now they have to deal with the clean-up. Some neighbors have started picking up the

(AP) – Pat Riley’s worst season as coach of the Miami Heat will be his last. The Hall of Famer has resigned as coach but remains team president. Assistant coach Erik Spoelstra will replace Riley on the Heat bench, making the 37-year-old the youngest current coach in the NBA. Miami finished the season with the

Photog Leibovitz defends photo of Cyrus (AP) – Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz says she’s sorry people have “misinterpreted” a photo she shot of Miley Cyrus for the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair magazine. Leibovitz says the one photo that has caused most of the stir is “a simple, classic portrait” that “is very beautiful.” In

(AP) – There will be no suspense Saturday when it comes to the identity of the NFL’s top draft pick. Miami has the Number-1 choice because of last season’s 1-and-15 record and the Dolphins have announced they’ve signed Michigan tackle Jake Long to a multiyear contract. The Dolphins were interested in dealing the top pick,

Thousands of gay men will be in Palm Springs this weekend for the “White Party.” The weekend features pool parties, music and dancing. Over 20,000 people from all across the country gather to celebrate the White Party weekend. The city pulls in over a million dollars in revenue from the weekend. It’s normally held easter

New details of a murdered Southland lawyer are coming out as the man accused in the lawyer’s death will soon stand trial. In 2006, Garvin Shallenberger, 85, was found strangled to death inside his Palm Desert home. The retired family man and former president of the California Bar Association reportedly led a double life. Shallenberger

(AP) – Neither wind nor pressure could pull the green jacket off Trevor Immelman’s back. The South African has won the Masters with relative ease, completing a wire-to-wire victory for his first Major title. Immelman closed with a 3-over 75 following three straight rounds under 70, leaving him three shots ahead of Tiger Woods. Immelman’s

(AP) – Officials have mobilized for protests as runners carry the Olympic torch through San Francisco this afternoon. But supporters of China’s role as Olympics host are also turning out. They’ve gathered along the city’s waterfront. Law enforcement agencies have put up metal barricades along the six-mile route. They have readied running shoes, bicycles and

Hundreds of potential homeowners crowded the Palm Springs Convention Center to bid on foreclosed homes. They’re hoping to cash-in on the low prices, thanks to the housing slump. It’s the auction company’s fourth stop on an 11 day tour of Southern California They’re hoping these sales will help get the struggling economy back on track.

Workers for a San Bernardino courthouse are breathing a sigh of relief after bomb crews evacuated the building Monday afternoon. The bomb squad was called-in to the courthouse just off of Highway 62 after a suspicious package was found inside a restroom. An employee found the package inside the woman’s bathroom. Crews arrived to the

Police are investigating another shooting in Coachella. The latest happened Friday afternoon at the Valley Meat Market off Avenue 52 and Highway 111. Police say the suspect and the victim got into an argument inside the store. “They exited the store got into a physical confrontation where one of them pulled out a hand gun

Coachella Valley Drug Task Force officers were led to a big find Thursday when they recovered over 700 marijuana plants. It comes a day after they found almost 300 plants in the same area. The land owner gave officers the initial tip Wednesday. He told them some of his farm workers stumbled across the marijuana

Oprah’s Big Give is reaching out to the Coachella Valley and News Channel 3. Oprah is pledging $10,000 to Iraq Star, a local non-profit group that helps badly injured vets get the treatment they need. But Iraq Star also needs your help. Join Oprah and donate whatever you can to help the men and women

(AP) – The National Archives and a Web site are teaming up to put the records of Vietnam War veterans online for the first time. The site is an online re-creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The site allows access to thousands of pages of casualty records and

There are new developments in the FBI investigation of the Riverside County District Attorney’s office. The US Attorney’s Office announced it will not criminally prosecute investigators in the DA’s office for alleged federal civil rights violations. But News Channel 3 has uncovered that the DA’s office has been the target of a grand jury investigation

With the first troops entering Iraq on March 19, 2003, the U.S. began what would be a tumultuous and controversial invasion of a past foe. Debates continue to this day about the justification of the American presence in Iraq. From the alleged evidence of “weapons of mass destruction” in the country to stopping a tyrant