Two new coronavirus test sites are opening in the valley on Friday: one in Desert Hot Springs and one in Mecca. Riverside County opened a total of eight new testing sites this week, increasing testing capacity by an additional 1,000 people per day. The two new valley locations were originally supposed to open on Wednesday
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After a lengthy city council meeting, Palm Springs councilmembers and staff are working to roll out a plan to reopen golf courses, and tennis and pickleball courts. The council decided to allow golf courses to reopen, if city staff has received plans that ensure the safety of staff, customers and neighbors. The plans must be
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Berning joins Tiger Woods, Marion Hollins and Tim Finchem in 2021 Induction Class Sports Director Blake Arthur had the opportunity to sit down with newly inducted World Golf Hall of Fame member, Susie Maxwell Berning at the Reserve Club in Indian Wells. Berning had a successful playing career after not taking up the game until
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Photo courtesy Grome family A pregnant mother who was stabbed by her husband shortly before he killed their one-year-old daughter has been released from the hospital and is recovering. Full details: Girl, 1, thrown from cliff by father after stabbing attack, deputies say Authorities say Ashley Grome, 23, who is six-months pregnant, was found with
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Riverside County families whose children receive free meals due to financial hardship are in line for a boost in benefits because of the coronavirus emergency, and those without access to food aid canapply over the next seven weeks, officials said today. Families with dependent children enrolled in CalFresh, foster care orMedi-Cal have been deemed automatic
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Palm Springs Fire Department is ramping up for the upcoming fire season while making a few changes during the coronavirus crisis. “We used to have three to five companies come out for training,” said Captain Nathan Gunkel. “We are just doing one, so there’s alot more work each person has to do.” Gunkel said one
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Los casos del Condado de Riverside han aumentado a 4.756. El número de casos notificados se registró en 84 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 superaron los 2.000 el miércoles, y hoy, ese total continuó subiendo,
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Both Palm Springs (110°) and Thermal (109°) have BROKEN the record high temperatures for today’s date. The Excessive Heat Warning that’s been in effect since Tuesday remains in effect through 9:00 p.m. Friday for temperatures 15-20° above normal. The warned area includes all of the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass. Cooling will take place
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Varias operaciones ilegales de cultivo de marihuana fueron allanadas y confiscadas en las montañas al sur del Valle de Coachella el miércoles.Los alguaciles del condado de Riverside, junto con los oficiales del Departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de California, asi como los agentes de control del código del condado de Riverside cumplen con seis
Continue Reading Riverside County cases have increased to 4,756. The number of reported cases jumped by 84 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 continued to climb,
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen 25 of its field offices tomorrow, including the Palm Desert facility, to assist customers with appointments and “transactions that require an in-personvisit to a field office.” The offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on Wednesdays, when offices will open
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With social distancing the new reality, many people cannot celebrate Mother’s Day in person. Rancho Mirage Florist owner Mark Weinstein says he’s planning for the busiest Mother’s Day in 20 years. “They can’t take mother out to lunch, they can’t have a family gathering, so I think the next best thing is flowers,” he said.
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LIVE NOW: Governor @GavinNewsom provides an update on the state’s response to #COVID19. https://t.co/PfMSZLW3Fn— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) May 7, 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom and state officials revealed the guidelines reopen some “low-risk” workplaces to reopen with restrictions. With these guidelines, California will be able to move into Stage 2 if the roadmap to recovery,
Continue Reading The Excessive Heat Warning is still in effect until 9 p.m. tomorrow, and we tied yesterday’s record of 108, likely to be close again today, nearing the record of 107 as the heatwave persists. A ridge of high pressure will start to weaken tomorrow and into the weekend, as a trough moves in from the
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Several illegal marijuana growing operations were raided and shutdown in the mountains south of the Coachella Valley Wednesday. Riverside County Sheriffs Deputies, along with California Department of Fish and Wildlife Officers, and Riverside County Code Enforcement agents served six marijuana cultivation related search warrants in areas around Aguanga and Anza beginning at 6:00 a.m. The
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Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department were actively looking for suspects involved in a Thermal shooting Wednesday night. Deputies and medics were called to the Mountain View Estates along the 68000 block of Harrison Street near Avenue 68 at 11:31 p.m. Deputies said the man who was attacked suffered minor injuries and did not
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Un hombre fue arrestado por supuestamente exponerse de manera inapropiada en el área de la Avenida 58 y Madison Street en La Quinta. Las autoridades no divulgaron más información sobre los incidentes anteriores, pero sí informaron que se realizaba una investigación por autoridades de La Quinta durante varios meses. Christopher Duran, de 19 años, de
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