The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert will be closed to the public in accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders. Zoos are among the numerous sectors that are closed due to the new regional stay-at-home order, which went into effect on Sunday, December 6 at 11:59 p.m. Learn More About the New
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La orden de resguardo regional se levantará si la capacidad en las unidades de cuidados intensivos aumenta a un 15%.
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On Sunday night the entire region of Southern California entered into the state’s stay-at-home order in response to decreasing ICU capacity numbers. On Friday, Southern California dipped below the state’s threshold of 15%. As of Monday morning, ICU capacity for the region was at 10.9%. “We had 2 days of over 2,000 cases confirmed, which
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A construction worker died Monday morning after a work accident at the Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City. The industrial accident happened at 5:20 a.m. The Riverside County Coroner’s office identified the worker at Jay Ayers, 41, of Temecula. According to the coroner’s office, Ayers was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:39 a.m. The Agua
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Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced a statewide cell-phone-based system designed to notify residents when they’ve been exposed to COVID-19. The CA Notify system was originally developed at UC San Diego and UCSan Francisco, and it has been deployed on a trial basis on seven UC campuses, with an estimated 250,000 people opting in to participate,
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During a news conference Monday morning, Governor Gavin Newsom summed up this way what is and is not allowed at hotels and vacation rental properties currently impacted by the new stay-at-home order. “The protocols the state put out maintain that lodging can be for essential workers only. Not for tourists and not for leisure,” said
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A regional stay-at-home order is now in effect for Riverside County and the rest of Southern California. The state-mandated regional stay-at-home order went into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. It was triggered when intensive-care unit bed availability for the region fell below 15%. As of Monday December 7th, the Southern California region had 10.9%
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom is speaking at 9:30 Monday morning about the implementation of a new regional stay-at-home order that began over the weekend. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: The stay-at-home order is impacting residents in the Southern California and San Joaquin Valley areas. It was triggered
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A cut-off low pressure system lingers over SoCal bringing cloud cover and holding temps to the lower seventies today and into tomorrow Partly cloudy skies will stick around until the low finally drifts farther South. Despite that, a Red Flag Warning has reappeared, with strong off-shore winds developing that will push dew points lower, and
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jared Goff first shook off his coach’s criticism and then led his team to the top of the NFC West. The Rams’ fifth-year quarterback bounced back from last week’s tough outing with one of his best games of the season, completing 37 of 47 passes for 351 yards and a touchdown
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“Unfortunately today is going to be the last day that we are able to stay open before the shutdown,” one Palm Desert European Wax employee said while informing a customer over the phone that their appointment would be canceled. Employees made phone calls throughout Sunday, giving customers the option to reschedule after a 3-week period.
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Another above average comfortable day for Palm Springs. Seasonal average for today’s date is 68°. Temperatures stay above normal and dry all week long. Temperature-wise tomorrow is expected to be very similar to today. The Santa Ana winds return tomorrow through Tuesday due to windy and dry conditions. A High Wind Watch has also been
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The annual tree lighting ceremony happens tonight at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Tram officials tell News Channel 3 the Christmas and holiday tree will be lit up during a virtual tree lighting ceremony at 6:00 tonight. Tram officials tell News Channel 3 their holiday events are “mostly cancelled this year”. However, because the tree
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The high temperature in Palm Springs Saturday reached 73°. A comfortable day for the Coachella Valley, though above average. The average high temperature for today is 68° and we will continue to remain above average. We are tracking a trough of low pressure currently over the Pacific Northwest that will track south into Southern California
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The Children’s Art and Music Festival, now called “CAMFest Goes On! 2020” starts today Sunday, December 6! The event, sponsored by the Desert Sands Educational Foundation is a virtual celebration this year. Traditionally, CAMFest is held in December with multiple stages and areas for art and film. This year, the virtual CAMFest will continue to
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Christmas came early for some deserving students in the Coachella Valley. “It’s remarkable given everything that’s happened this year that we can be at Palm Springs Motors one more time this year giving out bikes to 400 students,” Heidi Maldoon, executive director for Variety Children’s Charity of the Desert told News Channel 3. On Sunday
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A building at the Indio Fairgrounds remains prepared to house coronavirus patients in the event that area hospitals run out of space. That’s the word from Riverside County Public Information Officer Brooke Federico. Federico says beds and all the necessary equipment to treat less seriously ill patients are still in place at the fairgrounds site,
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On Saturday Southern California was below the state’s ICU capacity threshold, thrusting it into a new regional stay-at-home order that’s set to go into effect on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. The state reported that Southern California’s ICU capacity was at 12.5%, which fell below the 15% requirement to avert the order. Many businesses will now
Continue Reading High temperatures stay above average in the 70s this weekend. The average high for Palm Springs this time of year is in the upper 60s. Days will be warm, but temperatures drop overnight. Lows are expected to be in the 40s. Dry conditions persist and Santa Ana winds are expected to return for the start
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The entire region of Southern California is failing to meet the state’s requirements that would allow it to avert a full stay-at-home order. Under the state’s new stay-at-home order, if a region’s ICU capacity falls below 15% the order will become enacted within 24 hours. On Sunday afternoon, the available ICU capacity in the Southern
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