Rain touches down in the Coachella Valley
After a long stretch of dry conditions in the Coachella Valley rain touched down overnight. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight.…
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Vaccination concerns arise as Moderna batch is halted, variant linked to outbreaks
The rollout of vaccines has put many minds at ease that there is finally a chance of getting some control of the virus. Some concerns still remain,…
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Hundreds of people line up in Indio to get vaccinated
“We’re going to be going through between 750 and 800 appointments today.” Riverside County Department of Public Health spokesperson Jose Arballo has…
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Bonita Fire 30% contained, held at 715 acres
As of Saturday evening the San Bernardino National Forest announced that the Bonita Fire, which broke out at around 1 a.m. Friday morning, was 30%…
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Bonita Fire forces evacuations during winter
The Bonita Fire is giving a whole new meaning to ‘wildfire season’ in California. Often times fire officials have stressed that fire season is year…
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High demand for limited appointments as Riverside County coronavirus vaccination clinics expand eligibility
Hundreds of people lined up in Beaumont on Thursday as they waited to receive their first vaccine against coronavirus. The Beaumont clinic is the…
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Why there seems to be a lag with vaccine rollout in Riverside County compared to other regions
Riverside County has held vaccine clinics at random sites across the county, including 2 recently at the Indio Fairgrounds. Vaccines were…
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20 Federal healthcare workers deployed to Riverside County to help overwhelmed hospitals
On Friday Riverside County announced that the Department of Defense deployed a team of 20 federal military medical personnel to the Riverside…
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Desert healthcare workers receive Moderna Vaccine
Healthcare workers showed up to the Roy Wilson Training Center in Thousand Palms on Thursday to receive their first dose of the Moderna Vaccine. Many…
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Sunday marks busiest travel day of pandemic, local PSP travelers weigh in
Sunday, January 3, 2021 became the busiest travel day of the pandemic. TSA reported checking in 1.3 travelers nationwide, which was up from 1.1…
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Parking lot prayer: How a local church is reinventing religious services mid-pandemic
Age-old religious traditions have been turned upside down in the past months, as the pandemic inhibited indoor services. Religious groups have had to…
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PSIFF cancellation causes financial burden to local businesses
Around this time of year organizers would be gearing up for one of the Coachella Valley’s most anticipated events, The Palm Springs International…
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How the pandemic, civil unrest and wildfires led to new California laws in 2021
On January 1, 2021 several new laws went into effect. Many were the product of 2020s vast amount of conflicts, ranging from the pandemic, civil…
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NYE in a pandemic: How valley police departments are preparing to enforce this year
The year 2021 is embraced with open arms as people bid good riddance to a very difficult 2020. But despite the traditional way of ringing in the new…
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‘Our staff is exhausted.’ Riverside County healthcare workers brace for next COVID-19 surge
The last week of 2020 has marked a grim milestone once again in the coronavirus pandemic, as new records are set in Riverside County hospitalizations…
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38 Banning residents displaced after fire destroys newly-built temporary homes
A total of 38 people are without a home after a fire tore through a Banning community Saturday afternoon. The fire erupted at about 12:48 p.m. on the…
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Free pop-up testing site in Cathedral City draws in hundreds one day after Christmas
Hundreds of people lined up at St. Louis Catholic Church in Cathedral City the day after Christmas. Riverside County’s Department of Public Health…
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Travelers are on the move to get to holiday destinations despite health department’s plea to stay home
Thousands of Americans are on the move this holiday season as they travel to their Christmas destinations. On Wednesday the number of travelers going…
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To say the 2020 holiday season is different than years past would be an understatement. The pandemic has forced the closure of businesses, separated…
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What Riverside County will need to do to avert ‘unsustainable’ overwhelming of hospitals
On Monday the state reported that Riverside County experienced its first dip in ICU patients in 8 days of upward trends. On Sunday there were 235…
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