With the coronavirus pandemic now impacting every aspect of life, people are experiencing a range of emotions including anxiety and stress. That’s why in surging numbers, people are calling the “Disaster Distress Helpline”, a collaborative effort sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and staffed in-part by counselors with Los Angeles-based non-profit
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Riverside County health officials released new data Sunday afternoon, showing the changes in case numbers for Covid-19, or coronavirus. The mapping program used by the county indicated a newly recorded death in La Quinta. This is the first death recorded for a resident in that city. However, a San Diego man, 25, died in La
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s daily update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic starts at Noon. You can watch the news conference live on air on News Channel 3 at Noon. You can also view it live online at KESQ.com/Livestream-Events. Earlier Friday, the California Governor’s Office tweeted that Governor Newsom met with previous California Governors
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Are you wondering about the current orders regarding coronavirus? Should you get your teeth cleaned? Take your kids to the park? What about pet grooming? Riverside County Public Health officials recently updated the Frequently Asked Questions list. Here is the most current information: COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions Concerning State and Local Orders When does the
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During an online educational summit Wednesday hosted on Zoom, superintendents from the valley school districts talked about their approaches to this year’s graduation ceremonies. “The big graduation ceremonies, the proms that our seniors were looking forward to those have been interrupted at this moment in time,” said CVUSD Superintendent Dr. Maria Gandera. Still in the
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At Cimmaron Golf Resort in Cathedral City, it was a steady stream of phone calls coming in Tuesday with golfers booking tee times for Thursday, when the course opens once again for play. The movement comes after county health officials Monday announced courses in the county could reopen, only by following specific protocol aimed at
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Riverside County public health officials have passed a plan to reopen golf courses in the county effective April 20. Update: Palm Springs announces golf courses within the city will remain closed Some of the restrictions include: Play shall be limited to foursomes that will be required to observe social distancing (six feet separation between players
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At Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert a grounds keeper mowed the fairway while people walked and rode bikes on the cart paths. Read: Coachella Valley golf courses officially back open But, golf is not being played and the patio tables are empty. General Manager Derek White is ready for that to change. “As
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Mathis Brothers has once again closed the showroom in Indio. Just one week ago, the store had reopened its doors, inviting customers to shop in person on the showroom floor. The store had implemented new health precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the safety measures involved temperature screenings and health-related questions. The problem:
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President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force are holding a briefing detailing the latest updates on the federal response to the outbreak. It is expected to start at 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time. Watch it live here: Complete coverage: Coronavirus in Coachella Valley
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California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Saturday to expand child care access to essential workers and offered words of praise for California counties eliminating tax penalties for late payment for hardships related to coronavirus. A press release from the Governor’s office detailed the order for expanded child care access: “Today Governor Gavin Newsom
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Students walked between classes and others played outside Monday while their district leaders talked about coronavirus. Parents expressed their concerns, including a mother with two students in Palm Springs Unified School District. “As a parent I’m really concerned. As a parent of two kids it’s kind of very concerning,” said Alejandra Hernandez. PSUSD sent a
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During his daily address on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom plans to lay out a plan for California to begin to reopen its economy after the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “The state of California is putting together a bottom up plan a framework for targeted interventions and easing of restrictions,” Newsom said Monday. You
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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering a briefing on the state’s efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and prepare for a surge in patients. Today, Governor @GavinNewsom, @OregonGovBrown & @GovInslee announced an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their economies and controlling COVID-19 into the future. #StayHomeSaveLives https://t.co/Uzl6SPw2Rb— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) April 13,
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There are currently 373 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Coachella Valley cities, county health officials report. Adding in the community totals from Bermuda Dunes, Thousand Palms, Sky Valley, Oasis, Mecca and Thermal, the area total rises to 388. This is 54 more cases than were reported Saturday. Between Saturday and Sunday, Indio saw an increase
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed the sixth positive case of coronavirus in the department. The latest deputy who tested positive is assigned to the corrections bureau and was off work with flu-like symptoms before getting tested. The deputy remained off work while awaiting test results. The deputy’s results came back positive Saturday.
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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering a briefing on the state’s efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and prepare for a surge in patients. You can watch it live here starting at noon. Earlier today, the Governor’s office confirmed that state residents depending on state unemployment benefits would soon see the additional funding through the
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The rain ended yesterday, but it’s only a pause in the rainfall. More is expected later today and overnight as an area of low pressure lingers over the region. The Flash Flood Watch for the area has been extended through 5pm tomorrow evening as heavy rain is possible through tomorrow morning. Rain would be heaviest
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Map credit: Johns Hopkins University By now you most likely recognize the interactive dashboard created by Johns Hopkins University used to geographically track coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries. The company that created the software and runs the hardware to power the dashboard is Redlands-based Esri, whose representative tells us the dashboard is currently receiving three million
Continue ReadingAfter waiting for the rain to return, it finally did with significant results here in the Valley: In addition to those numbers, areas in the pass received more than 2″ of rain, and in the San Bernardino mountains, Lytle Creek took in over 7″ of rain. Snow reached 14″ at Green Valley Lake, 4″ at
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