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 Riverside County Hazardous Device team has declared the item found on the lawn this morning in front of Palm Springs City Hall “not dangerous”. The small group of employees who were evacuated have since returned to their office, and business at and around the building is back to normal. This was after part of
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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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The Palm Springs Unified School District board of education approved new contracts to bring School Resource Officers (SROs) back to campuses. SROs will return to high school campuses at all PSUSD cities except for Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs. Both City Councils will vote on whether or not to approve this new contract on
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Hispanic Heritage Month is well underway and every year around this time the contributions of LatinX community members are recognized by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Among the selected this year are two Coachella Valley essential workers, Cesar Millan and Manuela Ramirez now join the list of recipients of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Chair
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“Since I was a kid I’ve always wanted to play Indian Wells, Miami, and all the Grand Slams,” said Ramkumar Ramanathan. “And I’m slowly playing these tournaments and my next call will be to make the main draw of these tournaments.” Ramkumar, who left home at 15 to pursue tennis, lives the grind of an
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By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has
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Indio residents have an election coming up on Nov. 2, 2021. The only item on the Special Election Ballot is Measure E: “City of Indio No Tax Increase Safety/Essential City Services Protection Measure.” On July 21, 2021, the Indio City Council unanimously put Measure E on the Special Election Ballot. “Measure E is an extension
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Every day is a party at Bright Event Rentals and now you can join in on the fun! “You’re going to see our team members smiling, having fun, enjoying what they do waking up in the morning, coming to coming to work, which to them, it’s a party coming to party,” said Scott Karroll, general manager.
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The search continues for a 65-year-old Palm Springs man missing for several weeks. Bill Andrews was dropped off at his Palm Springs home on the evening of Sept. 28, friends tell News Channel 3. This was the last time anyone saw or heard from Andrews. Friends said that Andrews’ either turned his cell phone off
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Border Patrol cameras captured the moments when a smuggler scaled the Calexico border with a 7-year-old child on their back. The smuggler abandoned the child before agents arrived. The incident occurred at around 9:25 a.m. The El Centro Station’s surveillance system operators spotted a man with a small child clinging to his back on a
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