The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to rescind some of the public health orders created at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. This includes limitations on short-term rental homes and golf courses. Drawing the most controversy was the county not making face coverings and social distancing mandatory anymore, only a strong recommendation. Even
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Friday, Palm Springs reached a high temperature of 107°. Today, the average temperature is 92° and we will remain above that in the triple digits, though, temperatures will be slowly cooling. A ridge of high pressure will slowly weaken throughout the weekend. Behind it a trough of low pressure will begin to cool things down
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La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Riverside aprobó por unanimidad una propuesta que rescindiría las órdenes en curso del oficial de salud del condado a favor de alinearse con las órdenes del Gobernador Newsom, que son menos un poco menos estrictas.Presidente de la Junta Manuel Pérez y la Supervisora Karen Spiegel anunciaron una propuesta,
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Indio Councilmember Waymond Fermon found Francisco “Chuy”, the 17-year-old street vendor featured in a video that went viral on social media earlier this week. Fermon and Francisco Francisco was featured in a video that spread around social media showing the aftermath of a woman verbally harassing Francisco along Avenue 42 on the border of Indio
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco appeared on Fox & Friends on Friday morning to discuss his refusal to enforce the county’s stay-at-home orders. “From the beginning, I told you that I would not be enforcing the stay-at-home order partly because I trusted our residents’ ability to do the right thing without the fear of being
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A large mulch fire has shut down a valley roadway in the East Valley. According to Cal Fire they responded to a call of a brush fire burning near the 56-000 block of Jackson Street near La Quinta just after 2:00 Friday afternoon. Cal Fire says that a large mulch pile is on fire and
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Interstate 10 traffic was backed up in both directions just west of the Highway 62 interchange Friday afternoon after police say a carjacking suspect drove the wrong way against traffic causing a head-on two-vehicle crash. Palm Springs Police Lt. William Hutchinson confirmed that officers were pursuing Richard Hamilton, 34, of Palm Springs. Hamilton reportedly failed
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Los casos del Condado de Riverside han aumentado a 4.817. El número de casos notificados subió a 61 en las últimas 24 horas.Este lunes el número de casos fue de 4.180, mientras que el lunes anterior, los casos fueron de 3.563. Las recuperaciones hasta el momento son de 2.500.Al comienzo de la semana, las recuperaciones
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Desert Ice Castle, la única pista de patinaje sobre hielo en el Valle de Coachella, cerrará sus puertas de forma permanente, se anuncio en su sitio web el viernes. El cierre es efectivo inmediatamente. La administración culpa el impacto económico del coronavirus como la razón principal. “Nos gustaría aprovechar esta oportunidad para agradecer a nuestros
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Temperatures are cooler this afternoon than yesterday but still 16 degrees above normal. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect across the Coachella Valley through 9:00 p.m. Temperatures remain above normal through the weekend but will continue to cool into next week bringing highs in the 90s and then 80s.
Continue Reading Riverside County cases have increased to 4,817. The number of reported cases jumped by 61 in the past 24 hours. This Monday the number of cases was at 4,180 while the previous Monday, the cases were at 3,563. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Recoveries surpassed 2,000 on Wednesday, and today, that total is nearing 2,500.
Continue Reading Desert Ice Castle, the only ice skating rink in the Coachella Valley, will close its doors permanently, management announced on its website on Friday. The closure is effective immediately. Management cites the economic impact of the coronavirus as the reason for closing. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank our patrons and everyone
Continue Reading The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal that would rescind the county health officer’s ongoing orders in favor of aligning with Governor Newsom’s orders, which are less a little less strict. Board Chairman Manuel Perez and Supervisor Karen Spiegel originallyannounced the proposal, which would end requirements on socialdistancing, use of face coverings,
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Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has just signed an order calling for every voter in the state to receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November election.
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Phase 2 of California’s reopening plan began Friday throughout the state. A variety of different businesses were able to open their doors back up, but with limitations. Interstellar Comic Books and Collectibles in Palm Springs was among the businesses that reopened, while it offered curbside service. “I can bring a few things out and show
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The Palm Springs Air Museum’s “Frontline Fridays” continue to honor essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Three vintage warbird aircraft – C-47 Skytrain, P-51 Mustang, and the P-63 Kingcobra – flew over Rancho Mirage City Hall, Eisenhower Health, Palm Desert City Hall, Indian Wells City Hall, Bermuda Dunes Airport and Sun Line Transit
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Morning anchor Angela Chen takes a look at how one of the few dedicated ramen restaurants in the Coachella Valley is doing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Owners Casey and Stella Kim opened Ramen Musashi in April of 2019, their second restaurant in the Coachella Valley. (Musashi, a sushi restaurant, is their first.) Ramen Musashi is
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Yesterday’s crippling 110 bested a decades old record of 107. Today, we’ll be slightly cooler, but not much. The Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 p.m. and then we’ll some more significant cooling into next week. Winds will become breezy this afternoon and evening as high pressure weakens, and a trough develops into
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