Prospective home buyers from Sacramento home check out a home up for sale in south Palm Desert. They’re shopping in a valley market unlike any seen in the past. “The whole desert area has been on my mind without exaggeration for 25 years, and now for the first time we are seriously considering it which
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Thanks to “an excess number of COVID-19 vaccine doses today,” Palm Springs officials say they are welcoming people to the Convention Center distribution site with or without an appointment today. You’re eligible if you live or work (with proof of employment) in Riverside County and are 16 years of age or older. City officials say
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California is expanding its vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over starting in April and anyone 16 and over on April 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California expects to receive 2.5 million doses a week in the first half of April and more than 3 million a week
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Governor Newsom share an update on California’s efforts to ramp up vaccinations, with a focus on hard-to-reach communities. One of the major updates from Thursday’s update was that the state is expanding its vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over starting in April and anyone 16 and over on April 15. “In just a few
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A San Bernardino Girl Scout has just broken the national record for the most girl scout cookies ever sold in one season! 8-year old Lily Bumpus sold more than 32-thousand boxes over the past 3 months. Her troop held a special celebration, where the official total was revealed. Lily is a young cancer survivor who
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Signs of life Thursday morning in Old Town Indio included light traffic and a few people out and about. For Elaine Holmes and her husband Doug, the owners of PJ’s Desert Trophies and Gifts, the activity can’t pick up soon enough. “What comes to mind is how hard everyone has worked in this environment. Everyone
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ANAHEIM (CNS) – Disneyland and California Adventure will reopen onApril 30 after being closed for nearly one year due to the coronaviruspandemic, Disney announced today. Reservations will be required and only state residents will be permitted to visit the parks in line with current state guidelines. The parks will operate at 15% of capacity, and
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It’s official: Riverside County is moving in to the state’s Red Tier. Tier assignments released by the California Department of Public Health show Riverside County meeting metrics to advance into the less restrictive tier late Tuesday morning. var divElement = document.getElementById(‘viz1615921236350’); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName(‘object’)[0]; if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.minWidth=’700px’;vizElement.style.maxWidth=’920px’;vizElement.style.width=’100%’;vizElement.style.height=’527px’;} else if
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general and local officials sued the nation’s largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging the company misled consumers on quality ratings and broke laws intended to protect patients when they are discharged from a facility. The suit centers on Brookdale Senior Living Inc.’s 10 California-based skilled nursing facilities. The
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom established a political committee Monday to begin raising money to defend his seat in a potential recall election, the strongest acknowledgment to date that he expects to be on the ballot this year. The Democrat’s new fundraising arm could soon send a powerful message to his possible
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A hiker is hospitalized after experiencing a medical emergency while on the Bump and Grind Trail in Rancho Mirage. The hiker was rescued just before noon Saturday and was airlifted to an area hospital. There are no details on what happened to the hiker while on the trail. The hiker is in serious condition.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California on Friday announced it has administered more than 2 million vaccine doses to people in vulnerable, low-income ZIP codes. This will allow counties to more quickly reopen activities such as indoor dining and indoor gyms at reduced capacity. The Department of Public Health confirmed that Riverside County will be among
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The campaign behind the petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom announced that they have surpassed their 2 million signature goal. Organizers announced on Wednesday that the petition now has a total of 2,060,000 signatures with just a week to go before the deadline. The campaign needs 1,495,709 million of those signatures to be verified in
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An empty lot along Landau Boulevard in Cathedral City will soon become the “Veterans Village”. It’s affordable housing for veterans. The place will feature 60 one and two bedroom units, along with several amenities. Vets now living at the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission are excited about the prospect of having a new home. “I can’t
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The violent shooting of Lady Gaga’s dogwalker and theft of her two French Bulldogs made headlines across the country. But thefts of these dogs isn’t an isolated celebrity crime. A growing number of French Bulldogs are being stolen across the country, including here in Riverside County and in San Bernardino County. There’s a reason why
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Riverside County public health officials are expected to provide a coronavirus update during the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning. You can watch the meeting live below (Starts at 9:30 a.m.) County public health director Kim Saruwatari typically provides the latest update on coronavirus in the county at the start of the meeting. Tuesday’s also
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California to allow Major League Baseball, parks like Disneyland, live shows to resume at reduced capacity on April 1. Theme parks across the state will be allowed to reopen with 15% capacity for counties in the red tier. Theme parks will only be open to California residents, addresses will be checked when purchasing a ticket.
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom is in San Joaquin County to talk about the state’s focus on addressing health inequities in the pandemic response. You can watch it in the player below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgxqRtRsdb8&t=2s Today the state is also updating its recommendations about the most effective use of masks and when to consider double masking. “With more vaccines online and
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Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, today introduced legislation seeking to limit and narrowly define the governor’s emergency powers. “It’s been a year since Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency for California,” Melendez said. “Since that day, thousands of businesses have permanently closed their doors; millions of Californians have lost their jobs and are on
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It’s go time! High school sports are finally back, specifically football. Following Tuesday’s updated COVID-19 case-rates in Riverside County, outdoor local high school sports have been approved to play, ending a lengthy layoff that has sidelined local student-athletes. As we’ve been reporting, 14 was the magic number. The threshold was 14 coronavirus cases or less
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