Triple digits first graced the Coachella Valley 5 days ago and this triple digit trends looks to stick around for the majority of the week. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect through 9:00 p.m. Thursday for all of the Coachella Valley. We’re experiencing temperatures that are close to 15 degrees above the average high
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Health officials announced that there is an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases at skilled nursing facilities in Riverside County. There are currently, more than 650 confirmed cases among patients and staff of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Riverside County, according to the county. The majority of cases (414) are among 40 skilled nursing
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the first individual in their custody to test positive for coronavirus. The subject was apprehended on Thursday after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near Calexico. The man was one of four people arrested near Calexico on Thursday. According to border patrol, an agent took three Mexican nationals and one
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Los funcionarios de salud publicaron datos actualizados de coronavirus, que muestran el último número de casos, muertes y recuperaciones en todo el condado de Riverside en las últimas 24 horas. El número de casos pasó de 3.563 a 3.643, un aumento de 80 desde el domingo. El número de muertes aumentó en 23, pasando de
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“Están matando a las personas no por el virus sino por quitarles la vida”, dijo Toni Ringline, refiriéndose a las políticas de restricción y de distanciamiento social que según el manifestante, le han robado libertad a las personas. Las mas de cien personas que se apostaron a protestar al frente del restaurante “Las Cazuelas” de
Continue Reading Health officials released updated coronavirus data, showing the latest number of cases, deaths, & recoveries around Riverside County in the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The number of cases went from 3,563 to 3,643, an increase of 80 since Sunday. The number of deaths increased by 23, going from 118 to 141.
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Palm Springs Women in Film and Television has begun offering a program, BookPALS, to allow volunteers to read to children virtually while in quarantine. Volunteers have included teachers, businessmen and women, lawyers and several actors. The list of books have ranged from a wide array of authors, including favorites like Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle.
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The Department of Justice reported Monday afternoon that two Inland Empire men were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by trying to sell surgical masks they did not own for 4 million dollars. Donald Lee Allen age 62 from Riverside and Manuel Revoloria age 37 from Rancho Cucamonga were arrested Monday. Court filings stated that
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s daily update on the state’s coronavirus response starts at Noon. You can watch live on-air on News Channel 3 or in this article. Gov. Newsom started off today’s news conference by speaking on the reopening of the beaches in Orange County. He said the images from the weekend showing thousands of people
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San Bernardino County has broken down coronavirus cases in great detail including by ethnicity, age, gender and location. Coronavirus numbers as of Monday afternoon are 82 deaths and 1,772confirmed cases. 17,577 patients have been tested. San Bernardino County shows the time in which cases are doubling to be at 9.5 Days. Testing is up by
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Update – 3:00 p.m. Police announced they have located Emily Martinez. Thank you to everyone to helped and shared. Desert Hot Springs Police are asking you to be on the lookout for a missing 14-year-old girl. Emily Mariah Martinez is described as 5’2, 120 lbs., brown hair with brown eyes. In a release, police say
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Down the hospital entrance they came with sirens blaring and and lights flashing. Behind a motorcycle escort traveled fire trucks and police vehicles, all to say thanks to healthcare workers at Desert Regional Medical Center. They are the people on the front lines in the battle against coronavirus. “It warms my heart. I tell you
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The city of Palm Springs is limiting how many customers are shopping in a store at one time. They issued an order reducing occupancy to 40% of the stores total occupancy. Other stores in the Coachella Valley are also doing the same. But with these coronavirus orders to ensure social distancing, the heat is also
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In this week’s OPEN 4 BIZ spotlight, KESQ is pivoting in a different direction. We’re checking out one of the most essential businesses in society and dropping in on a service that no one can do without.Morning anchor Angela Chen takes us to the company whose trucks rumble weekly by your home — Burrtec.
Continue Reading After a bout of gusty winds last night, we’ll be cooler than the 105 we clocked yesterday, but triple digits are still the main ingredient in the forecast all the way through the week ahead. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 AM Thursday. High pressure will build back in today, keeping highs
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A man was recovering Monday morning after being stabbed overnight in Mecca. The attack occurred along the 91000 block of Third Street near Hammond Road at 12:51 a.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the injured man was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There was no information provided on the injured man’s
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Workers had uprighted an overturned big rig semi-truck after a crash on interstate 10 in Palm Desert early Monday morning, and two freeway lanes were reopened to traffic. The wreck happened in the freeway’s westbound lanes just west of Washington Street. The crash and resulting cleanup brought westbound freeway traffic to a stand-still. The California
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Palm Springs hit 105° today! That makes it the hottest day of 2020 so far and the triple digits aren’t going away just yet. We’re about 15° above seasonal average, which is why an Excessive Heat Warning is in place for the Coachella Valley. That warning has been extended through 9 p.m. on Thursday with
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Former Student Athlete of the Week Richard Tyler Hernandez from Rancho Mirage High School committed to playing football at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hernandez was a two-year captain for the Rattlers and now the defensive back is set to play for the NAIA program on a full scholarship. Hernandez’s dad said he had
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More than a hundred protestors gathered on Sunday night in downtown Palm Springs by supporters of reopening businesses despite the state’s stay-at-home order now in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. “They are killing people not by the virus but by taking away their lives,” said Toni Ringline, a protestor from Cathedral City. People were
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