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Year: 2020

Palms to Pines Parasports; a new organization in the valley helping people with physical disabilities get active

There’s a new nonprofit organization in the Coachella Valley. Palms to Pines Parasports is dedicated to developing new adaptive sports activities for people with physical disabilities in Riverside County. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was at the group’s official launch Saturday in Palm Desert. “There are so many life lessons you learn from playing sports,”

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City of Palm Springs Halloween events

The City of Palm Springs Parks and Recreation department is offering a trio of ghoulishly fun socially distanced events to help celebrate Halloween. The first event is today, Saturday, October 24. There will be a floating pumpkin patch at the Palm Springs Swim Center on South Pavilion Way. The event includes swimming, games, craft kits

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Are you washing your mask frequently enough? Health officials discuss risks of improper mask care

Local health officials are reminding people to properly care for their face masks.  As news channel 3’s Madison Weil reports, not washing or changing a mask frequently enough has its own set of risks.  “When people touch their mask with their hands, unfortunately our hands harbor organisms,” said Steve Hermann RN, Infection Prevention Manager, Desert

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Back to the ‘purple’ tier: these valley businesses are expected to halt indoor operations Friday at noon

Local businesses are still adjusting to the disappointing news that Riverside County is going back to the most restrictive ‘purple’ tier of reopening.  The cutoff for a number of industries to close their indoor operations is technically Friday at noon, since the county gave business 72 hours from when the formal announcement came out at

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