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The Coachella City Council passed an emergency ordinance Wednesday that requires the continued wearing of face coverings in public indefinitely. The city is now added to the growing list of other Coachella Valley cities enacting their own rules when it comes to face coverings. That list currently also includes Cathedral City, La Quinta, Desert Hot Springs,
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Residents will be able to get tested for coronavirus in Cathedral City starting Monday, May 18, the Cathedral City Fire Department announced on Thursday. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for more local coverage A walk-in clinic will be set up at the Cathedral City Library located at 33520 Date Palm Drive. Testing will be conducted from 8 a.m.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Reflecting the financial hit California is already seeing from the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed cutting $6.1 billion from a variety of programs in a state budget he says prioritizes public education, public health and public safety. Click here to visit the State Budget website Newsom’s 2020-2021 budget
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The Cathedral City Council voted Wednesday to mandate the use of face coverings in public and to continue social distancing until June 19. The council also extended a temporary ban on short-term vacation rentals. The city’s move follows similar orders requiring face coverings in Coachella, Palm Springs, La Quinta, and Desert Hot Springs. A statement
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Indio Police confirmed to KESQ News Channel 3 they were serving a search warrant Thursday morning as part of a robbery investigation. A department spokesman, Ben Guitron, said the police activity was underway along the 80,000 block of Columbia Avenue in a neighborhood just southeast of Miles Avenue and Madison Street at 7:03 a.m. The
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Two huge jets — one used for freight transport and the other, for aerial refueling — are scheduled to fly over 17 medical facilities in Riverside and San Bernardino counties today as part of a morale-boosting salute to recognize frontline health care workers amid the coronavirus emergency. The 90-minute flyovers from March Air Reserve Base
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Southwest Church in Indian Wells is organizing a memorial service Saturday for a one-year-old baby girl killed allegedly at the hands of her father. Police said Adam Slater, 49, repeatedly stabbed his wife Ashley Grome, 23, in the parking lot of Southwest Church last Thursday, before grabbing baby Madalyn and allegedly throwing her off a
Continue Reading The Coachella City Council passed an emergency ordinance Wednesday afternoon that requires residents to wear a face covering when out in a public setting. The ordinance also requires all businesses to require workers and customers to wear face coverings and display signs informing customers of this policy. “Unfortunately, Coachella and the rest of the eastern
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For college students all over virtual learning has brought on a whole new college experience. Cal State schools have announced that virtual learning will continue through Fall semester. Local college students are sharing what their experiences have been learning online and if it has impacted their college experience. “I believe the pandemic has taken away
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Workers wiped down slot machines at Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella. Hourly cleaning of each machine is just one of several new measures in place that you will see on your next visit to the casino, according to General Manager Ryan Walker. “Personally I’ve worked harder more during this period of closure than
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Wednesday morning a new sign was displayed on the roof of Palm Desert bar, Red Barn. The owner admitted to making up the slogan, and said he paid someone to paint it on the roof. It read: “Save jobs! Hang a politician.” A second message on the other side of the bar read: “Suck My
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Riverside University Health System – Public Health has released new coronavirus Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage Riverside County coronavirus cases grew by 95 since in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 5,343. 76,043 patients have been tested. The total number of cases last Monday was at 4,180 while the previous
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that a rabbit found dead in Palm Springs tested positive for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease. The disease does not affect humans or other animals, but it is highly contagious and often lethal to both wild and domestic rabbits It’s the first time the disease has been ever been
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With blood donations down due to the coronavirus pandemic, a mobile blood drive is scheduled for Friday in Cathedral City, it was announced today. The collection effort will be held at Palm Springs Motors, 69-200 Highway 111, from 6:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., according to LifeStream Blood Bank, which is organizing the drive. On Tuesday,
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Despite the Riverside County Board of Supervisors’ decision to rescind certain health orders last week, some valley cities are choosing to keep them in place for a little while longer. La Quinta is now included in that list. After a closed session city council meeting on Monday, it was decided that residents will still be
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Four Riverside County youth probationers returned from a Michigan facility tested positive for the coronavirus, the county probation department announced on Wednesday. The department transferred a total of eight youth probationers from a Michigan facility to the Alan M. Crogan Youth Treatment and Education Center (AMC-YTEC) in Riverside. The four youths were placed into quarantine
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Chandi Group USA and members of the local Indian community worked together with the Sikh Temple Gurdwara Sahib Indio and the city of Indio to distribute meals and facemasks at Miles Avenue Park in Indio. They prepared and over 3,000 hot meals on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:00 a.m Wednesday morning. In addition
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The second batch of results for the special election to fill the 28th State Senate election have come in. Over 18,000 additional ballots were counted on Friday May 15. The second results showed that Republican Melissa Melendez remains in the lead by over 20,000 votes compared to Democrat Elizabeth Romero. Semi-official results as of 5/15/2020
Continue Reading A mysterious illness that has been linked to dozens of children in the United States is raising concern. On Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the illness caused 3 children to die. In many cases, children did not have respiratory issues. Instead, experts said symptoms were similar to a rare disease known as
Continue Reading Southwest Church in Indian Wells is hosting a celebration of the life of Madalyn, a one-year-old toddler who authorities believe was thrown off a cliff by her father last week. The drive-thru celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 16 at Southwest Church on 44175 Washington Street starting at 7 p.m. Organizers are inviting
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