A procession made up of our local police and firefighters made its way through parts of Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage to show thanks to local first responders and health care workers. Police, fire, and ambulance lights and sirens filled the desert’s streets as residents lined up on the sidewalk celebrating the hard work by
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Two local teachers in the Desert Sands Unified School District were named Riverside County teachers of the year. Jodi Fecera is a family and consumer sciences teacher at Palm Desert Charter Middle School. Ms. Fecerra has had taught a number of different topics in her teaching career, including French, Reading, Study Skills, Finance, etc. When
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Community pools, local lakes, and many parks are still closed due to the coronavirus. However, there are many outdoor activities starting to open up. “I think it’s pretty good that they are starting to open up and slowly but surely we’ll start with golf and hopefully fishing and hiking and all the other outdoor activities
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Here’s a look at some of the strongest gusts as of 4:00 p.m.: The wind stays breezy through the evening before weakening for Wednesday. High pressure is building in from the west will bring the first heat event of the season. Ready or not, here it comes! The warmest Palm Springs has been in 2020
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A Mecca armed robber suspect remained wanted Tuesday afternoon. The robbery occurred on the 98000 block of Avenue 69 at around 2:27 p.m., according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies say the suspect fled the scene before their arrival. There were no details on what was taken, what kind of weapon was used, or a
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The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation recently unveiled a new bilingual website. It’s designed to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for the community’s coronavirus questions and concerns. The site shows the best ways to protect yourself from the virus and features a video message from Dr. Conrado Barzarga, the District’s CEO. “We want to sure our
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Los casos crecen a 2,960 Funcionarios de salud del Condado de Riverside proporcionaron la última actualización sobre casos de coronavirus, muertes, hospitalizaciones y recuperaciones. El número total de casos ha pasado de 2.847 a 2.960. Eso es un aumento de 113 casos en las últimas 24 horas. El número de muertes pasó de 85 a
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El presidente Donald Trump anunció el lunes por la noche que firmará una orden ejecutiva para suspender temporalmente toda inmigración a Estados Unidos debido a la crisis del coronavirus. “En vista del ataque del Enemigo Invisible, y para proteger los empleos de nuestros MAGNÍFICOS Ciudadanos Estadounidenses, ¡Voy a firmar una Orden Ejecutiva para suspender temporalmente
Continue Reading Riverside County health officials provided the latest update on coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and recoveries over the last 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The total number of cases has jumped from 2,847 to 2,960. That’s an increase of 113 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of deaths went from 85 to
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The Los Angeles Chargers are kicking off their inaugural season at SoFi Stadium with new threads. The Chargers unveiled six new uniforms for the 2020-2021 season. Two home versions, two road versions, and two “color rush” editions. the best got better. pic.twitter.com/UTXPM8yYvI— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) April 21, 2020 The uniforms each feature a unique
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La Quinta is offering emergency loans to the city’s small businesses in need of emergency relief due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local updates The city announced that small business owners can start applying for the COVID-19 Small Business Emergency Economic Relief Program today. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, April 30
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has voted to form an Economic Recovery Task Force. It will be comprised of Riverside County agencies and private sector entities. The team will focus on identifying policies and measures, while providing recommendations for a “slow and cautious re-opening” of some businesses. The board voted 5-0 on Tuesday for
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You can watch Gov. Newsom’s daily coronavirus response update news conference live on News Channel 3 or online at KESQ.com/Livestream-Events/. As of Monday, California has 30,978 confirmed positive cases of coronavirus. 3,257 of those cases are in our hospitals. 1,196 of those patients are in the ICU.
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Facebook group “RVs for MDs to Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic” started on March 24th, 2020. It is a group of people across the country that are either RV owners or healthcare workers. RV owners are lending their RVs to healthcare workers on the front lines so they are able to self-isolate. Dan Bartlett is one
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At Cimmaron Golf Resort in Cathedral City, it was a steady stream of phone calls coming in Tuesday with golfers booking tee times for Thursday, when the course opens once again for play. The movement comes after county health officials Monday announced courses in the county could reopen, only by following specific protocol aimed at
Continue Reading The winds have been very gusty despite the lack of a wind advisory, but those gusts remain steady at 25 to 40 mph. Whitewater, traditionally more windy, is holding true to that. A weak area of low pressure is sliding through, creating the instability and gusty conditions. It will be far enough away tomorrow for
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Mayor Nestande’s recent editorial asking Gov. Newsom to allow Californians to return to work, and interviews related to that editorial, reflect Ms. Nestande’s personal views and not those of the Palm Desert City Council as a whole or the official position of the City.— City of Palm Desert (@PalmDesertGov) April 21, 2020
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Una orden emitida el lunes por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos establece que la medida seguirá vigente otros 30 días para contener la propagación de la enfermedad. Ahora la norma quedará vigente hasta el 20 de mayo. Las autoridades estadounidenses iniciaron esa política el mes pasado argumentando que los agentes de Aduanas y
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que los cárteles de la droga han estado repartiendo paquetes de ayuda en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus, y les pidió dejar de hacerlo. Las entregas han ocurrido en varias localidades, afirmó el mandatario, quien aseguró que el gobierno no puede detener la práctica. Dijo que es algo que ocurre y que es inevitable,
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Monday night, Palm Springs released a statement announcing that the city’s golf courses, public and private, will remain closed. Monday afternoon, Riverside County officials announced an amendment to a public health order that would allow for golf courses in the county to be opened with some restrictions. Despite the restrictions, this was just the news
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