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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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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Stagecoach and Coachella have updated its requirements to attend the 2022 festivals. Both festivals are now accepting a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event or proof of vaccination. In August 2021, AEG Presents, the parent company of Goldenvoice, announced that attendees would have to be vaccinated in order to attend its
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A former Shadow Hills High School boys’ basketball coach pleaded not guilty today to charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Ryan Leron Towner, 35, was arrested on June 10 stemming from a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. The alleged conduct occurred between May and July 2018, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
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Andrew Mills, the Chief of Police in Santa Cruz begins his new title as the Palm Springs Police Department’s chief in November. The announcement came after a nationwide search for the next chief. The extensive selection process started with a review of resumes along with the screening of more than 50 applicants. Chief Andrew Mills
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Unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Southern California said today their members have voted to authorize a strike, which union officials say would likely “cripple” the health care giant’s operations. The United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals said 96% of 18,209 participating members working at Kaiser Permanente’s Southern
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Stormy weather Monday had far-reaching effects across the valley from downed trees to blowing dust and sand, even suspending play temporarily at the BNP Paribas Open. Athletes were led off the tennis courts Monday night in Indian Wells as a storm system brought rain and damaging winds. Out on the roadways, pockets of wind carried
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The Greater Palm Springs Pride Parade will return in person this November, Greater Palm Springs Pride announced today. The parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 7, starting at 10 a.m. on North Palm Canyon Drive at the intersection of East Tachevah Drive, and will travel south, ending at the entrance to the Pride Festival
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