Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 397 new cases since Thursday. This brings the total amount of cases up to 53,987. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Additional Data 541,786 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 4,266 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. The
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Virtual event is November 6 between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Visit afpcadesert.org for more information
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Labor Day is on Monday and travelers all around the country are gearing up for the 3-day weekend. AAA’s summer forecast lasts until the end of this month, and estimates a decline in travel throughout the United States to drop more than 14 percent. Despite several businesses and activities being unavailable due to the pandemic,
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Holiday weekends typically bring in more business and now some restaurants in downtown Palm Springs have more space to accommodate. Restaurants along Palm Canyon Drive between Tahquitz Canyon Way and Baristo Road can now expand outdoor dining onto the street with an approved permit from the city. That stretch of road will be closed to
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Along with trying to stay cool from the heat, local firefighters are on high alert this holiday weekend for elevated fire danger. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero continues our team coverage with more how they are staying prepared. At the Roy Wilson Fire Station in Thousand Palms and the other 93 Cal Fire stations across
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An Excessive Heat Warning, which we’ve discussing all week, comes to fruition today at 10 a.m. and continues until Monday evening at 8. Highs will threaten existing records throughout the weekend. The culprit: High pressure over the Great Basin, generating record heat for much of the Desert Southwest through Tuesday before breaking down and moving
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Muchos jóvenes creen que las pandillas pueden ofrecer seguridad y protección, sin embargo Gilberto Martinez, quien vivió en carne propia ese mundo oscuro, dice que la pandillas no aportan nada valioso. A la edad de 10 años, el Pastor Guillermo Martínez buscaba llenar un vacío en su corazón por la falta de su padre en
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An 80-year-old woman was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a pool at a La Quinta home Thursday evening. Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro, public information officer for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, said the drowning was reported on the 78000 Block of Torino Drive in La Quinta. Pecoraro said deputies and Cal Fire arrived at
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A Coachella woman who helped a murder suspect avoid arrest pleaded guilty today to being an accessory after the fact and was immediately sentenced to 18 months in jail. Martha Perez Espinoza, 40, will also serve 18 months of mandatorysupervision upon her release as part of a plea she made with the court, notprosecutors, according
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Firefighters were working to contain a transformer fire at the Sentinel Energy Center in North Palm Springs Thursday evening. The Sentinel Energy Center is located on the 15000 Block Melissa Lane. The fire was reported at 5:46 p.m. The fire was upgraded to a second alarm fire. The Palm Springs Fire Department was called in
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Riverside County recently confirmed its first flu death of the season and there is growing concern that both the flu and coronavirus could create a new hospital surge. The county’s health officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser told News Channel 3’s Peter Daut that it is unusual to have a flu death this early in the year.
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A young woman, her father, and a third defendant charged with the murder of a 29-year-old man found fatally injured in a Cathedral City park last month entered not guilty pleas today. Rena Lizette Alaniz, 20, of Thousand Palms, was arraigned along with her father, Carlos Antonio Ruiz, 40, of La Quinta and Andres Moreno,
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were actively investigating a shooting at a Palm Desert Circle K Thursday afternoon. Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Department, said deputies were first called to the area of County Club and Washington Street at approximately 2:15 p.m. to respond to an unknown trouble call. Deputies found a
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The big weather story for the week includes a ridge of high pressure that will bring record heat to the Coachella Valley this holiday weekend. The warmer temperatures are already beginning to be felt here in the Coachella Valley. Palm Springs recorded a high of 111° this afternoon — 4° warmer than yesterday. An Excessive
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A group of bighorn sheep made their way down the mountain onto a La Quinta roadway Thursday afternoon. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies were called in to help. Deputies shut down street and traffic around that area as the sheep made their way back Residents and drivers along the area of Avenue 48 and Washington Street
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Southwest Airlines will be flying to Palm Springs International Airport in 2020. The airline announced that it intends to start year-round service to both Palm Springs and Miami international airports later this year. The new nonstop route(s) location will be announced in the coming weeks. “Our service to both of these airports will bring new,
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 397 new cases since Wednesday. This brings the total amount of cases up to 53,703. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Additional Data 537,520 tests have been conducted so far, an increase of 7,045 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. The
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With the pandemic, many local restaurants have been forced to adapt or close their doors. One local restaurant, Wally’s Desert Turtle, is going above and beyond to make sure customers can have an enjoyable, cool, outdoor experience. Wally’s Desert Turtle is a family-owned restaurant in Rancho Mirage located right off of highway 111. “We’ve been
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California ISO has issued a Flex Alert from Saturday to Monday between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. This calls for voluntary electricity conservation due to high heat and high demand, according to the power grid operator. The Coachella Valley will be under an Excessive Heat Warning throughout Labor Day weekend, with record-breaking
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The Westfield Mall in Palm Desert is back open for business. It’s been closed for 2 months because of the pandemic. News Channel3’s Dani Romero has more on how shoppers are responding. “Yaya! we are so happy, its about time, so we are going to do a little bit of shopping, have some lunch,”said Judy
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