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The city of Palm Springs requires face coverings in most public settings. This weekend, visitors and residents took notice of enforcement efforts. Johanna Herrera, manager of Lush Couture, said on Saturday police circled the area three times using their loudspeaker to remind people to put on their masks. “It’s really loud,” said Herrera. “I can
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A man was killed in a solo-vehicle crash near the northern shore of the Salton Sea Saturday afternoon. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 3:51 p.m. at the intersection of Harrison Street and 81st Avenue, about seven miles south of Mecca. Paramedics attempted life-saving measures on Domingo Clemente Zacarias, 52, at
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Riverside County Supervisor Karen Spiegel announced she tested positive for coronavirus. In a newsletter to District Two residents, Spiegel said she got sick even though she limited her time outside her home and restricted her exposure to the outside world. In April, Spiegel was one of two supervisors on the board who proposed ending county
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A barricaded suspect has been taken into custody after holding up in a Thermal mobile home for hours on Friday. According to the Riverside County Sheriff Department, the suspect identified as 31 year old Ruben Esquivel, a resident of Coachella, surrendered peacefully around 8:30 Friday night. Esquivel was arrested on a felony assault warrant. The
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The state of California issued new guidance Friday for employers on how to deal with positive coronavirus cases in the workplace as well as reinforcing preventive efforts. As coronavirus cases spike through out California, the state now establishing a COVID-19 employer playbook that details ways to prevent an outbreak at work. “Its been challenging for
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The Cathedral City Police Department has reopened Northbound Date Palm and Tachevah Drives after a rollover crash Friday night. The crash was reported at 7:46 P.M. Officers say the found a man on the scene with major injuries. The Cathedral City Fire Department pronounced the man dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle
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Update: The “Jack” fire has burned 145 acres and is 90 percent contained as of Saturday morning, July 25. Riverside County / Cal Fire crews are working to contain a growing brush fire with a rapid rate of spread burning on Highway 60 East Bound near Jack Rabbit Trail Off-Ramp in Beaumont. The fire has
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Former Palm Springs City Councilman, Michael McCulloch, is in the running for the seat that is up for election in District 4. He joined the race this past week and is now slated to compete with Mayor Pro Tem Christy Holstege, who is vying to get re-elected. McCulloch served as a councilman from 2003 to
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The annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival has been canceled for 2021, the county announced on Friday. The date festival was set to be held in February. County officials hope the festival will return in 2022, which would be its 75th anniversary. County officials are still looking for other ways to celebrate the
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One of the six suspects believed to have been involved in the murder of a missing Coachella Valley couple plead not guilty to charges of murder and killing a witness. Aaron Fernando Bernal, 28, of Indio made his first court appearance since his arrest on Tuesday. He is due back in court for a felony
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Riverside County officials announced they’re giving away 10 million masks to help in the fight against coronavirus. “We fight the virus with medicine, and in the absence of a vaccine, these masks are medicine,” said Lou Monville, Chair of the Riverside County Economic Recovery Task Force. Masks have been proven to decrease the risk of
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Investigations were underway today into two shootings reported about a mile apart in Palm Springs, including one in which a man was wounded, police said. The first shooting was reported at 4:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1500 Block of East San Rafael Drive, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. Police responding to a shots-fired
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A court hearing was pushed back today for ex-Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet and two Coachella Valley developers accused of buying his vote, at which attorneys for the defendants had been expected to argue for dismissal of the felony charges against their clients. Pougnet, 57, and developers Richard Hugh Meaney, 54, and John Elroy Wessman,
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There were 654 new cases reported over the past 24 hours in Riverside County. This brings the total amount of cases up to 33,467. The 18-to-39 age range reported 258 of those cases. This is the age range with the highest amount of cases at 14,110. The doubling rate was at 25.3 days as of
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If you’re looking for a safe activity to enjoy during this pandemic, how about a ride through the wind farms in the comfort of your own car? You’ve probably driven by the iconic windmills in Palm Springs; with pandemic restrictions, Palm Springs Windmill Tours has had to adapt its safety protocols. Morning anchor Angela Chen
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El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a man suspected of attempting to smuggle 119 packages of methamphetamine found hidden inside gift-wrapped presents. The discovery was made when a Border Patrol agent conducted a traffic stop on a 2003 Brown Toyota Tundra on Thursday at 3:50 p.m. According to a news release by Border Patrol,
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A Coachella man who repeatedly stabbed his 31-year-old ex-girlfriend outside her home after she broke up with him was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Carlos Antonio Mendoza, 41, was convicted in March of first-degree murder for the March 20, 2016, killing of Cecilia Silva. Jurors also found true a
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Still of the suspect vehicle taken from surveillance video The family of a man killed while crossing the street in Cathedral City over the weekend are asking for the public’s help in identifying the vehicle that fled the scene. Rafael Valdez Felix was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday at approximately 8:18 in the
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A sexual harassment lawsuit against Cathedral City and former police chief Travis Walker has been resolved. News Channel 3 obtained records showing the lawsuit was dismissed last month. The attorney for the police dispatcher who made the allegations will only say the suit was resolved ahead of that request for dismissal. CATCITY_WALKER_LAWSUITDownload The dispatcher alleged,
Continue Reading If you take a stroll through downtown Palm Springs, you might encounter a police officer reminding people to put on a mask. There are also electronic warning signs encouraging people to cover their faces. The city has made masks and social-distancing mandatory in many public settings and specifically in and around businesses. We looked at
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