Month: March 2020

As a growing number of events are canceled in the valley amid coronavirus concerns, a toll is being taken on the valley’s economy. With hundreds of millions of dollars at stake, small business owners are already feeling the hit. Some are just hoping they can make it through the summer. “From a small business standpoint,

The Springs Country Club sent out a notice to its members on Wednesday confirming that the first coronavirus case in the Coachella Valley is a resident of the Rancho Mirage club. Club management alerted members that the resident, a woman of unknown age, last made a purchase at the club on Feb. 13 in the

Riverside County Health officials confirmed there is a new coronavirus case in the Coachella Valley, the fifth case in our area. Officials said the fifth infected person is isolating at home. Brooke Federico, a county spokesperson, said there are 14 pending cases that are being investigated. As for the remaining four local cases, two are

Desert Hot Springs Councilman Russell Betts called for the Palm Springs Unified School District to implement early activation of scheduled Spring recess in response to the coronavirus outbreak. “I’m calling on the Palm Springs Unified School District to close the schools two weeks ahead of the regularly scheduled Spring recess to buy ourselves what may

Palm Springs Villagefest has been canceled due to a combination of possible rain and thunderstorms and coronavirus concerns, the city announced Wednesday. City officials say they are closely monitoring the coronavirus situation and is awaiting guidelines from the Riverside County Public Health Officer related to the spread of Coronavirus and the cancellation of large scale