Jennifer Franco

Plans to restore the Prescott Preserve in Palm Springs are a step closer to becoming a reality.  On Wednesday, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a proposal to restore the roughly 90-acre site. The land, which is located just off of Farrell Drive and Mesquite, used to house the former Mesquite Country Club. The land was

Several people have reached out to News Channel 3 in the past few months to share their concerns over emergency department wait times at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage. Some patients have reported waiting up to 8 hours to receive care while they experienced pain. One of these patients is Sam Zaidins, a longtime Palm

Editors note: Story updated 07/25/24 at 11:00 a.m. to reflect information discovered after report initially aired. Ahead of a vote Thursday night by the Palm Springs City Council to finalize and adopt new legislation that would allow co-owned homes to operate within the City, some residents who are opposed to the proposed changes have raised

For more than 40 years, Pegasus Therapeutic Riding of the Coachella Valley in Palm Desert has provided horse therapy programs to people with disabilities of all ages. According to the non-profit organization’s website, it has 8 therapy horses, over 175 volunteers, and over 200 active riders who visit the facility weekly. The facility solely relies

With more frequent weather extremes and scientists projecting a hotter and drier future, California’s agriculture is at risk, according to the USDA California Climate Hub. The agency has reported that when heat stress combines with (or leads to) water stress, crop yield, size, and quality can all be affected. Currently, changing when and how much irrigation

Additional co-owned homes, similar to timeshares, may soon pop up throughout the city of Palm Springs. In a 3 to 2 vote, the City Council voted Tuesday to establish an ordinance that would allow co-owned homes to operate within the city for the next three years, but with some limits. Only up to 30 homes

California Governor Gavin Newsom along with state fire and emergency officials addressed the state’s wildfire preparedness at a news conference Wednesday at the Cal Fire Aviation Management, based in McClellan. “We are not just in a fire season, but we are in a fire year,” according to Joe Tyler, Director and Fire Chief at CalFire. Tyler

Residents at Desert Sands Mobile Home Community in Cathedral City are still coping with the aftermath of a power outage over the weekend that left them in the dark and without air conditioning amid an excessive heat warning for nearly 48 hours. Some residents stayed at hotels and others were forced to throw away groceries

Excessive heat throughout Southern California, including the Coachella Valley, has prompted warnings from doctors about the health risks associated with sun exposure. Each year in the United States, nearly 6 million people are treated for skin cancer, and the number of new cases continues to grow, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nick Chaney is on the road to recovery after recently receiving an emergency heart transplant that saved his life. Back in April, the 17-year-old Cathedral City High School graduate came home from a school trip to San Francisco complaining that he could not breathe and that he could feel his heartbeat. He was diagnosed with

A new County ordinance to define the land-use and create regulations for Ranchos in the Coachella Valley is set to take effect by the end of August after it was unanimously approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on June 25. Ranchos are large agricultural properties used to hold events, primarily outdoors, such as

The Palm Springs Police department is reminding all drivers to be safe on the roads, especially with the Fourth of July holiday just a few days away. Since the department launched Operation Rear View Mirror on June 18, there’s already been a noticeable change in the number of drivers that have been pulled over for

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to establish standards for Rancho Community Event Facilities conducted on date palm and agriculture farms in unincorporated areas of the Western Coachella Valley Area Plan and Eastern Coachella Valley Area Plan. The Board will consider changes to existing ordinances that will set up permitting requirements for ranchos

The Indio Police Department is reminding everyone about the dangers of illegal fireworks, especially when it comes to wildfires and potential injury or death. The department has a zero tolerance policy for illegal fireworks and is taking proactive measures to enforce laws regarding the sale, possession and discharge of illegal fireworks within the City, according

Indio City Council received a surprise during Wednesday night’s meeting regarding the planned Public Safety Campus. In February, News Channel 3 was first to tour the completed portions of the 43,000-square-foot facility, located at 46800 Jackson Street, which is made up of a new fire station, new dispatch center, and new public safety services building.