California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: Download the News Channel 3 app for alerts on coronavirus and breaking news from the Apple Store and Google Play
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All registered voters in California will be getting a vote-by-mail ballot for this November’s election. President Trump has repeatedly claimed that sending ballots to everyone, even those who don’t request them, will lead to wide-spread fraud. But, millions of people were already voting by mail in California. “Riverside County is already at 75 percent vote-by-mail
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The challenges emergency responders face in the battle to contain wildfires are compounded by the ongoing heat wave and coronavirus pandemic. Governor Gavin Newsom and emergency responders are providing an update at 11:00 a.m. Friday. You can watch it streaming live here: Who’s expected to speak: Governor Gavin Newsom, CAL FIRE Chief Thom Porter, Office
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Wednesday on the state’s response to current issues affecting California, including the ongoing heat wave, coronavirus outbreak, and wildfires. Riverside County renews push to reopen Officials in Riverside County are appealing to the state to allow a three phase reopening plan to proceed. MORE: A look at
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Congressman Raul Ruiz appeared in front of a post office in La Quinta Tuesday morning while speaking in support of a $25 billion relief package for the postal service Congress is expected to vote on the legislation Saturday during a special session in Washington. “I’m here today to because the recent attacks on the United
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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: Riverside County remains on the state monitoring list. Gov. Newsom hinted during a Monday news conference that
Continue Reading California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Monday on the blistering heat wave and the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the West Coast continues to experience an historic heat wave and related energy shortages, Governor @GavinNewsom signed an emergency proclamation designed to free up energy capacity and reduce the need for
Continue Reading California Governor Gavin Newsom is speaking at noon on Wednesday to provide an update on the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Governor Newsom addressed a data glitch that has backlogged hundreds of thousands of coronavirus and other records. Also Monday, Newsom would not confirm if the computer issue directly led to the abrupt resignation of Dr.
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Did you feel it? An earthquake initially registering at 4.9 Magnitude, later downgraded to a 4.6, shook areas around the Salton Sea near Niland and Bombay Beach Monday morning. The quake was centered within the boundaries of the Salton Sea itself, and hit at 8:56 a.m. There were no reports of damage or injuries, but
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Melissa Melendez, the republican state senator representing the Coachella Valley and most of Riverside County, is taking aim at Governor Newsom’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I get emails and calls everyday from republicans, democrats and independents, you name it. They’re all saying the same thing, which is let our businesses reopen and let our
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom also addressed President Trump’s action over the weekend to enact coronavirus pandemic relief efforts. MORE: Breaking down the executive actions Trump signed on coronavirus relief A CNN article explained the unemployment benefits outlined in the
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Fire crews are working in shifts as they battle the “Apple Fire” burning in the mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest. Shifts ranging anywhere from 12 hours up to 16 hours, and their efforts are paying off. The fire is 30 percent contained, and covers nearly 28,000 acres. “Everybody is out there working toward
Continue Reading California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: Riverside County case data Riverside County remains on the state’s list of counties being monitored. On Monday,
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At the PUSD office in Palm Springs, administrators are expressing confidence in saying they’re ready and able to deliver a much more effective “distance learning” experience than what was offered last March when the coronavirus pandemic began. “We are further along and so much more prepared for now in providing instruction in the distance learning
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: In Riverside County, new data is expected Monday afternoon to update local numbers of coronavirus cases. Riverside County officials confirmed that
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Did you feel it? A minor 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the Los Angeles area (1 mile north of Pacoima). The shaker registered an initial 4.5, but was revised downward to a 4.2 magnitude by USGS seismologists. Residents north of Los Angeles felt the shaking when the quake struck at 4:29 a.m. There were no
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Heather Siani is a homeschooling Indio mother of three. She is also a charter school teacher at Mission Vista Academy. She says she is well aware of the anxiety that many parents are feeling right now as they make hard choices about the upcoming fall semester. “A lot of parents are concerned with the amount
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Windi Eklund is a mother of three and a California charter school policy advocate whose children have attended charter schools for the past five years. “I”m very worried about the future of charter schools in California,” said Eklund. While her children are set to begin their studies this fall in their charter schools, she empathizes
Continue Reading California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: MORE: Riverside County reports 1,720 new cases & 34 deaths since Friday There were 1,720 new cases
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch it live on News Channel 3 and in the player below: On Friday, Governor Newsom’s office released what they called a “playbook” for businesses in the state that are reopening amid the
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