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Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the state about the current status of coronavirus in a news conference on Sunday. Here are the executive orders from Gov. Newsom: Seniors 65 or older are asked to home isolate and people with chronic conditions. Bars, nightclubs, breweries, wineries are asked to close. Newsom called these establishments a “nonessential function”
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Several events around the Coachella Valley have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. News Channel 3 will continue to update this list of events affected. As of March 13, the Coachella Valley has 10 positive cases. County health officials ordered the closure of all schools in the county. Check out our coronavirus section
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Several visitors and bar owners have responded to Mayor Geoff Kors mandate to close all bars in Palm Springs in efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. “I am shocked I got the uber here to get a drink, hang out with friends, catch a good vibe,” said Lopez. Rosa Lopez can’t believe
Continue Reading The Desert AIDS project in Palm Springs is opening a coronavirus triage clinic. D.A.P. says it opened new clinics for day-to-day healthcare operations last week, leaving the original clinic temporarily vacant. Yesterday they worked with infectious disease doctors to develop an emergency “plan of action” they say is aimed at ensuring the health and well-being
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As valley school districts close down schools, parents are left wondering where can they leave their children. Local daycares are stepping in to help parents with school closures. “Its just so hard its just causing such a domino effect to everything,” said Ester Davis. PSUSD parent, Ester Davis said she’s worried about four of her
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As the coronavirus continues to be a concern, we asked many of our winter visitors if the virus is impacting their time here in the valley. Some say they plan to cut their time short, while others say they may stay even longer. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay brings us the story. Cari Penner from
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News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay has been following the making of “Australian Adventures” since the beginning. Now, we introduce you to some of the new Australian animals of The Living Desert! MEET SHELLY! About Shelly: Shelly is a five-year-old tawny frogmouth. She’s named after Shelly Beach in Australia. Shelly came to the desert with her
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In response to the wave of coronavirus concerns from Coachella Valley residents, several religious congregations have announced changes to their services. “Its kinda of depressing that everything is closing,” said Lori Nelson. Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church member, Lori Nelson, said her church is taking action and moved to online services due to coronavirus concerns.
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A stabbing in the southwest corner of Jefferson and Highway 111 has turned fatal leaving one man dead. The incident occurred in the parking lot of Circle K in Indio around 12:55 a.m. Saturday morning. Officers received a call of “suspects fighting” and witnessed a male victim with multiple stab wounds upon arrival. The victim
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Total local cases increase to 15. 1 more case of coronavirus has been reported in the Coachella Valley. This brings the total number in Riverside County to 15 . 4 of those cases are travel related and 11 are what is called “locally acquired”. On Saturday 2 more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in
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A man was found suffering from a gunshot to the head Saturday morning in Indio. Indio police say they received calls of shots fired around 12:40 a.m. The shots were heard on the 44700 block of King street. According to Indio police officers, the injured man was driving a car and crashed into multiple parked
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Riverside County Public Health Officials announced the closure of all schools countywide for the next three weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. This includes all our local schools at every level. Classes will resume on April 6. “To further prevent the spread throughout the county, effective Monday, March 16, I am ordering a school closure, not
Continue Reading UPDATE: Officials from Desert Sands Unified School District have announced changes to the pickup times listed below for distribution of free student lunches at several campuses in the district, starting Monday March 16th, and running through Friday April 3rd. Free lunches will be available at the campuses listed below from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.
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County Public Health confirmed one of the 10 local coronavirus patients spent several days at the Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center before being transferred to the hospital. County health officials are preparing to test employees and other residents of the 99-bed facility as soon as possible. The source of the infection is under investigation.
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The three local school districts announced they have suspended all events, athletic activities, and field trips, as well as limiting public access to school grounds through the end of Spring Break due to coronavirus concerns. Springs Break starts on April 6. At DSUSD, athletic practices and student performances and assemblies can continue; however, at this
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UPDATE 4:30 p.m. – Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser today ordered the closure of the county’s schools. This will include CVUSD, PSUSD, DSUSD, as well as private schools, preschools, charter schools, private schools and all colleges and universities around the Coachella Valley. Check out our coronavirus section for up-to-date local coverage The number of
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The Murrieta Valley Unified School District has announced the closure of all schools and other facilities beginning Monday for an unspecified duration because of concerns over the novel coronavirus. Recently, one of the district’s schools closed for a few days while a staff member displaying coronavirus symptoms got tests. The test results came back negative
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A teenager was arrested in connection with the brutal attack on a 17-year-old at the Riverside County National Date Festival in Indio last month. The assault happened back on Feb. 18. A 17-year-old San Jacinto teen and his girlfriend went to the festival. Lora Wood, the mother of the victim, told News Channel 3 that
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President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to bolster funding for fighting the coronavirus outbreak. The president spoke at Rose Garden press conference and said no resource will be spared in responding to the virus. He says that the declaration will free up nearly $50 billion to help the states and cities. Trump says he
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As we continue to learn of more closures and event cancellations due to the spread of coronavirus, one place that is remaining open is The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert. The open-air areas of the zoo will stay open, however, some of the indoor spaces and zoo programming will be closed until
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