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Two local teachers in the Desert Sands Unified School District were named Riverside County teachers of the year. Jodi Fecera is a family and consumer sciences teacher at Palm Desert Charter Middle School. Ms. Fecerra has had taught a number of different topics in her teaching career, including French, Reading, Study Skills, Finance, etc. When
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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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Community pools, local lakes, and many parks are still closed due to the coronavirus. However, there are many outdoor activities starting to open up. “I think it’s pretty good that they are starting to open up and slowly but surely we’ll start with golf and hopefully fishing and hiking and all the other outdoor activities
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Facebook group “RVs for MDs to Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic” started on March 24th, 2020. It is a group of people across the country that are either RV owners or healthcare workers. RV owners are lending their RVs to healthcare workers on the front lines so they are able to self-isolate. Dan Bartlett is one
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A Mecca armed robber suspect remained wanted Tuesday afternoon. The robbery occurred on the 98000 block of Avenue 69 at around 2:27 p.m., according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies say the suspect fled the scene before their arrival. There were no details on what was taken, what kind of weapon was used, or a
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Riverside County health officials provided the latest update on coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and recoveries over the last 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The total number of cases has jumped from 2,847 to 2,960. That’s an increase of 113 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of deaths went from 85 to
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The Desert Healthcare District & Foundation recently unveiled a new bilingual website. It’s designed to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for the community’s coronavirus questions and concerns. The site shows the best ways to protect yourself from the virus and features a video message from Dr. Conrado Barzarga, the District’s CEO. “We want to sure our
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The Los Angeles Chargers are kicking off their inaugural season at SoFi Stadium with new threads. The Chargers unveiled six new uniforms for the 2020-2021 season. Two home versions, two road versions, and two “color rush” editions. the best got better. pic.twitter.com/UTXPM8yYvI— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) April 21, 2020 The uniforms each feature a unique
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La Quinta is offering emergency loans to the city’s small businesses in need of emergency relief due to the coronavirus pandemic. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local updates The city announced that small business owners can start applying for the COVID-19 Small Business Emergency Economic Relief Program today. The deadline to submit applications is Thursday, April 30
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You can watch Gov. Newsom’s daily coronavirus response update news conference live on News Channel 3 or online at KESQ.com/Livestream-Events/. As of Monday, California has 30,978 confirmed positive cases of coronavirus. 3,257 of those cases are in our hospitals. 1,196 of those patients are in the ICU.
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Elaine Bordessa Newbrough has owned a Reversible Golf and Resortwear apparel company in the Coachella Valley for eleven years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Newbrough has started using her facility, along with many volunteers, to distribute masks throughout the Coachella Valley. She is distributing bags of masks to various doctor’s offices and hospice centers to
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Monday night, Palm Springs released a statement announcing that the city’s golf courses, public and private, will remain closed. Monday afternoon, Riverside County officials announced an amendment to a public health order that would allow for golf courses in the county to be opened with some restrictions. Despite the restrictions, this was just the news
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will sign an executive order “to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States” because of the coronavirus. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an
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Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz joined News Channel 3’s Peter Daut for our daily “Coronavirus: Questions Answered” show at 6:30 p.m. on Fox and CBS today. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for the latest local updates The Congressman answered a number of questions related to when things should start to reopen in the Coachella Valley. “I believe science
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Across the nation protests are growing, hundreds protesting in Salt Lake City, Washington D.C., Oregon, Denver including a rally set to be held here in our valley. Rob Garcia is spearheading the rally “Open Coachella Valley,” which plans to be on Sunday in front of Las Casuelas Terraza restaurant in Downtown Palm Springs. Garcia says
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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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A total of 12 residents at the Hi-Desert Continuing Care Center in Joshua Tree tested positive for coronavirus. Two of those 12 residents have died, according to Todd Burke, spokesperson for Tenet Health. 100 residents at CCC were tested after one resident began showing symptoms for coronavirus. 88 tested negative. Burke confirmed that the other
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Authorities are urging tourists to stay away from our mountain communities during the coronavirus crisis. Visitors risk penalties for violating the county’s stay at home order. County Supervisor Chuck Washington shared a message last week, asking people to respect the order and refrain from making any trips up the mountain. “Please help us protect Idyllwild
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Riverside County health officials provided the latest update on coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and recoveries over the last 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The total number of cases has jumped to from 2,638 to 2,847. That’s an increase of 209 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of deaths went from 75
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