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After eight hours of mediation, Oswit Land Trust founder Jane Garrison reports an ‘agreement in principle’ has been reached between the Trust and and Mesquite Country Club Homeowners Association.  The parties to the lawsuit had spent two years in litigation – with Oswit Land Trust envisioning a 180-acre wildlife sanctuary called Prescott Preserve, and Mesquite

From the ports through the Inland Empire, this industry looks like it is just beginning to solidify its foothold in the Coachella Valley.  California’s trade, transportation, and utilities sector are the second-largest industry in the state. It flourished at the forefront of the pandemic as lifestyles and consumer buying habits went online. From its initial

Update 11/26: A GoFundMe has been started to help with the recovery. You can find it here. Around 2:25 Saturday morning, firefighters were dispatched to a reported mobile home fire in the 17900 block of Corkill Road in Desert Edge. The first on-scene unit reported a mobile home well involved in fire with immediate exposure

The city of Indio is celebrating the grand opening of the Al Vasquez Learning Center. The new space gives children and adults better access to educational and professional resources. The Center is a private, Christian institution, and does not receive any government funding. Local leaders gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony this morning at the

A hiccup in the Downtown Plaza Theatre restoration project, the Palm Springs City Council voted 4-0 last week to approve a resolution of necessity of Kalura Trattoria’s patio, which is the first step in acquiring the property through eminent domain.  The restaurant is located next to the theater. The city says it needs to widen an existing 10-foot easement

Update: A person is dead after a crash south of Snow Creek Monday night. Cal Fire said once on scene, firefighters found one vehicle and small vegetation fire. Firefighters contained the fire at 11:45 p.m. and said a single person in the vehicle died at the scene. The crash was turned over to law enforcement

A person was hospitalized with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Thermal. The crash was reported just before 2:30 p.m. on the 88000 Block of Avenue 66, according to CAL FIRE. Details on the crash were not immediately available. Stay with News Channel 3 for any updates. Get the News Channel 3 app here.

The City of Coachella donated bicycles and helmets to 26 students at Peter Pendleton Elementary School during a holiday bike drive held on Monday afternoon. Peter Pendleton Elementary School was chosen by the city for this year’s community event. The funding for the bicycles and helmets came from the City of Coachella, along with personal

A theft suspect crashed into a vehicle while fleeing from police, causing a major traffic jam in Palm Desert. The crash happened at around 1:36 p.m. on Washington Street and Hovley Lane. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, three suspects stole products from a business on the 72000 block of Highway 111 and fled

A fire destroyed a home in Thermal a week ago Sunday, it happened around 6:30 in the morning on November 17th. The Romero family lost all of their belongings, including clothes, cars, school supplies  and their family home of over 20 years.  The fire was some monster, just eating it all slowly. And by the

Several businesses at a shopping center in Cathedral City remain evacuated after a fire damaged an electric vehicle charging station. The fire was reported at around 11:00 a.m. on Vista Chino near Landau Boulevard. No injuries were reported, Cathedral City Fire Chief Michael Contreras told News Channel 3. Contreras said firefighters are letting the fire