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The Center for Employment Training in Coachella is honoring farmworkers on National Farm Worker Appreciation Day. According to CVWD’s estimations, agriculture is the “second largest contributor to the local economy,” They estimate it contributes nearly $1 billion to the local economy and creates approximately 12,000 jobs. While farmworkers are essential to the wellbeing of our

Updated post 8/7 at 10:40 p.m. Power has been restored at the Parkview Mobile Estates. Thursday night, Southern California Edison released a statement to News Channel 3: “Customers had service through generators at 11 p.m. last night. There was a brief outage overnight while SCE crews replaced and connected transformers, and all customers had their

The City of Palm Springs is introducing a new digital gift card program this summer to bring revenue to local businesses. To kick the program off, the city is offering a 50% match on all card purchases, meaning, if you buy a $50 gift card, the city will give you an extra $25 dollars. According

Coachella Valley residents weren’t able to feel the shaking from yesterday’s magnitude-5.2 earthquake that struck roughly 20 miles from Bakersfield. But some of the people who were affected received an early warning from the MyShake mobile app. The app, which is created by the University of California, Berkeley, began development in 2011. The university partners

Senate Bill 932 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022 and requires counties and cities throughout the state to identify high-injury streets and intersections in their General Plan and prioritize safety improvements to reduce traffic collisions by January 1, 2025. News Channel 3 reached out to officials with every city in the

Oswit Land Trust announced Wednesday it has acquired 639 acres of in Indio Hills, CA. It was purchased for $4 million with the help of grants from US Fish and Wild Service. The property, known as Happy Valley, is known for its diverse flora and fauna, and is the last remaining alluvial fans in the

The USGS reported several earthquakes in Kern County on Tuesday night. One of the largest ones was reportedly a 5.2 Magnitude earthquake, reported at 9:09 p.m. near Lamont, California. It was followed by a 4.5 Magnitude earthquake about a minute later, also in Lamont. There was no immediate word on any damage or injuries from

In a 6-1 vote, the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation board members agreed to add Tenet Health’s billion dollar lease proposal to the November 5th ballot. It comes after they agreed to add a resolution to their August 6th meeting agenda. The meeting was open to the public, and took place at 5:30 p.m. inside