Riverside County public health officials say 75 percent of people who test positive for coronavirus in the county are unwilling or unable to share information with county contact tracers about people they’ve had contact with outside their homes. “The way we get through this is with containing the disease and a key point of that
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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Wednesday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch it live on News Channel 3 and here when he begins to speak: During a news conference ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state is ordering the
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Althea Edwards is the owner of “Cute ‘N’ Edgee” Hair Salon in Cathedral City. In business since 2011, she says she serves clients of all races, young and old. “So for me to own a business and still be standing and doing what I love is awesome,” said Edwards. The Desert Hot Springs resident says
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There are new developments on a wildfire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest. Officials are asking the public for help in identifying a person or persons of interest seen leaving the area where the “Mount R” fire broke out along City Creek Road. As News Channel 3 reported Friday night, Highway 330 is re-opened
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Governor Gavin Newsom said he expects Riverside County to take local action today. Get major coronavirus update by downloading the News Channel 3 app on Apple or Google Play Brooke Federico, public information officer for Riverside County, told News Channel 3 that the county is falling under the state health officer’s order for Riverside County. State health officer’s
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During today’s news conference, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state is ordering the closure of indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos & museums, cardrooms, and family entertainment centers. The order goes into effect immediately and will last for the next three weeks in all counties that have been on the state’s “watch
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With the number of reported coronavirus cases spring in cities around the state and with the Fourth of July Holiday weekend fast approaching, Governor Newsom Wednesday detailed new enforcement efforts aimed at getting Californians to follow his public health orders. “Enforcement is a difficult one. I’m not naive about that and I’m not polly-annish about
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. This announcement comes less than 24 hours since he mandated bar closures in some California counties and recommended closures of bars in others, including Riverside and San Bernardino. Governor Gavin Newsom is recommending bars in
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced three arrests for the murders of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso, who have been missing since 2017. The three men were arrested for murder on Saturday, June 27th. Riverside Sheriff’s Department-Central Homicide Unit have arrested Manuel Rios, age 28 of Coachella, Abraham Fregoso, age 32 of Indio, and Jesus Ruiz
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an update Wednesday morning on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. News Channel 3 brought the news conference live to viewers on air and online. Governor Newsom began the update with a reminder that “we are still in the first wave” of the coronavirus pandemic. He said California
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At 10:40 this morning a significant quake measuring 5.8 in magnitude struck in the Eastern Sierra just South of Lone Pine in the Owens Valley. People felt light shaking as far as Carson City, NV and Las Vegas, as well as Long Beach and Sacramento, California. There are no immediate reports of injuries of significant
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Governor Gavin Newsom discussed sharp increases in hospitalizations and positive cases across California. There was a 69% increases in positive cases between Sunday to Tuesday statewide. Newsom said a lot of the new cases are from increases in the Bay Area, but he did mention other counties, including Riverside County, as having recent increases. There
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Don McLean, famous for writing and singing some of the worlds most enduring songs like “American Pie” and “Starry Starry Night” (about Vincent Van Gough) was just one of the celebrities who will become a Star recipient in Hollywood next year who also has ties to the Coachella Valley. McLean lives here when not touring,
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One couple purchased their RV before the pandemic hit but clearly appreciate how coronavirus is motivating buyers now. “If you think about it, you have ideal social distancing,” said RV owner Iona Hoeppner. Social distancing is a motivating factor for customers at Mike Thompson’s RV Superstores in Cathedral City, according to General Manager Sher Lyckman,
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INFORMATION ON DAY CAMP’S OFFERED BY DESERT RECREATION DISTRICT: LINK: https://www.myrecreationdistrict.com/camps-and-after-school The play area at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert is empty and taped off. It could be several more days before we see children from the day camp nearby playing at the park. The day camp is put on by the Desert Recreation
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STATE GUIDANCE FOR MOVIE THEATERS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES: LINK: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/CDPH%20Guidance%20for%20Entertainment%20Venues_ADA%20Compliant_3.13.20.pdf California Movie theaters planning to reopen Friday are required to follow several state guidelines. The most notable changes include social distancing, by limiting theater capacity to no more than 25 percent or no more than 100 attendees. Eric Smith is the General Manager at the
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LINK: “Stronger Together — A Guidebook for the Safe Reopening of California’s Public Schools” State School Superintendent Tony Thurmond unveiled the detailed 55 page document Monday morning during an online press conference. The plan is called “Stronger Together — A Guidebook For The Safe Reopening of California’s Public Schools”. “We have worked to provide
Continue Reading Governor Gavin Newsom called for the development of standardizedstatewide rules for the use of crowd-control techniques such as tear gas orrubber bullets by law enforcement. “Protesters have the right to protest peacefully — not be harassed. Not be shot at by rubber bullets or tear gas. Today I am calling for the creation of a
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Several store owners along El Paseo in Palm Desert Monday morning already had their store fronts boarded up by 10:00. Others had work crews working steadily to get the job done. “We’ve already been hit with 9 weeks of shut down. We can’t afford to keep getting hit and hit and hit,” said Summer Stewart,
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Riverside County officials say short-term rentals are now allowed to resume operations in single occupancy homes. In Coachella Valley, News Channel 3 has confirmed the city of Palm Springs will resume short term vacation rentals as outlined by the county. La Quinta is also allowing vacation rentals again. Coachella expects to resume this Saturday. We
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