As valley school districts close down schools, parents are left wondering where can they leave their children. Local daycares are stepping in to help parents with school closures. “Its just so hard its just causing such a domino effect to everything,” said Ester Davis. PSUSD parent, Ester Davis said she’s worried about four of her
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The coronavirus has suspended all local high school sports indefinitely but at least through the end of Spring Break. First interview with local high school program on the spring sports season being suspended due to coronavirus.As you would imagine, it's upsetting, mostly for the kids.@TaylorKESQ @KESQ @Jesus_G_Reyes @AthleticsSHHS @RDeTamble pic.twitter.com/MkQwcsRqa5— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) March 14,
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Thursday’s rain was record-breaking and it made a big difference in bringing us closer to “average” for year-to-date rainfall totals. For reference, the average rainfall for the entire year in Palm Springs is 5.74″. The storm system that brought the wet weather to our desert has departed to the east. We’ll deal with partly cloudy
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Funcionarios de Salud Pública del Condado de Riverside anunciaron el cierre de todas las escuelas en todo el condado durante las próximas tres semanas debido a la pandemia del coronavirus. Esto incluye todas nuestras escuelas locales en todos los niveles. Las clases se reanudarán el 6 de abril. “Para evitar aún más la propagación por
Continue Reading Riverside County Public Health Officials announced the closure of all schools countywide for the next three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. This includes all our local schools at every level. Classes will resume on April 6. “To further prevent the spread throughout the county, effective Monday, March 16, I am ordering a school closure, not
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El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Palm Springs comenzará las vacaciones de primavera el lunes, cerrando todas las escuelas. Actualmente hay 6 casos confirmados en el Valle de Coachella, también hay 14 casos pendientes que se están investigando alrededor del condado. No hay noticias de CVUSD, pero DSUSD celebrará una reunión de emergencia a las 3
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UPDATE 4:30 p.m. – Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today ordered the closure of the county’s schools. This will include CVUSD, PSUSD, DSUSD, as well as private schools, preschools, charter schools, private schools and all colleges and universities around the Coachella Valley. Check out our coronavirus section for up-to-date local coverage The number of
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The Murrieta Valley Unified School District has announced the closure of all schools and other facilities beginning Monday for an unspecified duration because of concerns over the novel coronavirus. Recently, one of the district’s schools closed for a few days while a staff member displaying coronavirus symptoms got tests. The test results came back negative
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A teenager was arrested in connection with the brutal attack on a 17-year-old at the Riverside County National Date Festival in Indio last month. The assault happened back on Feb. 18. A 17-year-old San Jacinto teen and his girlfriend went to the festival. Lora Wood, the mother of the victim, told News Channel 3 that
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President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to bolster funding for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. The president spoke at Rose Garden press conference and said no resource will be spared in responding to the virus. He says that the declaration will free up nearly $50 billion to help the states and cities. Trump says he
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As we continue to learn of more closures and event cancellations due to the spread of coronavirus, one place that is remaining open is The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. The open-air areas of the zoo will stay open, however, some of the indoor spaces and zoo programming will be closed until
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The coronavirus has caused sweeping cancellations throughout the nation, and locally in the Coachella Valley. The BNP Paribas open was cancelled, while Stagecoach and Coachella were postponed. The impacts have began to take their toll on local businesses. “At least in summer we’re prepared for it but for this to hit in the beginning of
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Yesterday, multiple Valley cities posted record rainfall totals as strong storms with frequent lightning and heavy downpours assaulted the region. Today, a slight chance of showers remains in the forecast until this afternoon, as residual “wrap-around” precip moves out of the region. Highs will be cooler than normal all weekend, but today we may just
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The California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors has voted to postpone spring sports indefinitely due to coronavirus concerns. The suspension includes practices, competitions and nontraditional seasons. College of the Desert, along with all community college athletics programs in the state, is governed by the CCCAA. The CCCAA sent an email to its
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Two bystanders were honored on Wednesday during the city council meeting for saving a Cathedral City student athlete’s life. That student had collapsed during a game. On January 24, Michael Guzman and Jose Macias performed life-saving measures on a student-athlete who suffered cardiac arrest while playing soccer at Cathedral City High School. “These two gentlemen
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A Yucca Valley man was killed after a driver lost control and struck them while standing on the right shoulder of Interstate 10 and Whitewater Road, the California Highway Patrol announced. According to the California Highway Patrol, officers were originally called to the area at 1:55 p.m. to respond to two separate solo accidents. The
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The coronavirus continues to cause cancellations in the sports world. Here locally, prep sports have been paused for all three school districts. The three local school districts announced they have suspended all events, athletic activities, and field trips, as well as limiting public access to school grounds through the end of Spring Break due to
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Those who live in the valley don’t need to stockpile bottled water in the midst of growing fears about the spread of coronavirus, Desert Water Agency officials said on Thursday. “you need water,” said Susan Barber. “You can go without food but you can’t go without water.” Susan Barber, a resident from Palm Desert, is
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