
Talented kindergarten teacher selected as January ‘One Class At A Time’ winner
January’s One Class At A Time winner is Alma Ochoa from Richard Oliphant Elementary in Indio. Ochoa is a kindergarten teacher who said she has had to…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Thropay is the Weekend Morning Anchor and Lifestyle Reporter for KESQ News Channel 3, The Desert’s News Leader. Learn more about Caitlin here.
January’s One Class At A Time winner is Alma Ochoa from Richard Oliphant Elementary in Indio. Ochoa is a kindergarten teacher who said she has had to…
Continue ReadingAmericans are sharing what top priorities they think President-elect Joe Biden and VicePresident-elect Kamala Harris and their administration should…
Continue ReadingMany people recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as “a day on” rather than “a day off” to serve their communities. People all over the valley found…
Continue ReadingEight volunteers from Americorps NCCC arrived at FIND Food Bank on Monday to help with the Valley’s food insecurity crisis. “We know there’s an…
Continue ReadingSunday was the first day the Indio Fairgrounds had a walk-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic for people in phase 1A (all tiers) and phase 1B tier 1 by…
Continue Reading“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” – Martin Luther King Jr. Monday,…
Continue ReadingRiverside County has activated its Type III All-Hazard Incident Management Team (IMT.) This team will work seven days a week to help coordinate…
Continue ReadingSome changes might be coming to vaccination rollout plans. U.S. health officials say they plan to release second doses of coronavirus vaccines that…
Continue ReadingRiverside County is working through some challenges they faced during the first day of vaccinations at their drive-up clinic at the Indio…
Continue ReadingRiverside County’s online human trafficking conference begins Monday, January 11. This is a free four-day event on human exploitation and…
Continue ReadingStarting Sunday, a healthcare worker vaccination clinic is opening at the Indio Fairgrounds. Riverside County is currently vaccinating healthcare…
Continue ReadingSaturday is national law enforcement appreciation day. Children across the valley dropped off drawings to honor local law enforcement officers. Art…
Continue Reading18 families now have a new place to call home in the east valley. Riverside county received state and federal support to fully build out the Mountain…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Riverside County first responders received their first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in Riverside on Wednesday. “I just…
Continue ReadingUpdated article: January 6, 2021 Health officials in Los Angeles County are looking to clear up some details from a memo sent Monday to ambulance…
Continue ReadingThe Coachella Valley is mourning the loss of a dedicated music advocate and beloved College of the Desert professor, Darlene Romano, Ph.D. News…
Continue ReadingJanuary’s Coachella Valley Spotlight Recipient is the Cathedral City Senior Center. The Cathedral City Senior Center is a nonprofit that…
Continue ReadingToday is the last day of 2020 and though most of us are more than ready to put the past behind us and ring in the new year, health officials said we…
Continue ReadingShipments of the Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines continue to arrive in our state as more and more frontline and healthcare workers get…
Continue ReadingA helpful resource for those who may be struggling during this pandemic. It’s called 2-1-1, designed by United Ways of California to help people…
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