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Schools throughout the valley are taking action in the wake of the coronavirus spreading. All have continued posting the latest information online, as well as updating students on whether any decision has been made to alter classes. “I’m happy class hasn’t been canceled. It makes it a lot easier to get through the semester,” College
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Kelly Barnes-Garcia, 41, was arrested on Monday for allegedly embezzling over $50,000 from an east valley construction company in a case that dates back to 2016. According to the arrest warrant, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was first notified of the possible embezzlement of the Coachella-based Jones Brothers Construction on Aug. 4, 2016. The company’s
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NEW YORK (AP) – NBA suspending season after Wednesday night’s games until further notice because of the coronavirus concerns. This comes after Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. Tonight’s Jazz-Thunder game was stopped just before tip-off. According to NBA reporter Tony Jones, teams and locker rooms are currently quarantined. Fans were allowed
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Actor Tom Hanks, 63, announced he and his wife actress Rita Wilson, 63, have tested positive for coronavirus. “Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia. We felt a bit tired, like we had colds, and some body aches. Rita had some chills that came and went. Slight fevers too. To play things
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President Trump announced the U.S. will suspend all travel from Europe, excluding UK, starting Friday for 30 days amid virus outbreak. President Donald Trump made the announcement during a prime-time address to the nation on the federal response to coronavirus pandemic. Since the first case of disease caused by novel coronavirus was reported in Washington
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A Riverside mother of five, formerly homeless, and on the streets for three years was among those showing up Wednesday morning in Riverside to celebrate the city’s unveiling of 30 new cabins for homeless people. “I wish they had this when I was homeless with my kids, because we slept in the car,” said Kaneesa
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As all the Coachella Valley Unified districts are tightening up on field trips and group activities because of coronavirus, one group of kids at Desert Hot Springs High School was cleared to take a trip north to educate others on the skills they’ve learned making wind energy. They competed in a competition called KidWind that
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Desert Hot Springs Councilman Russell Betts called for the Palm Springs Unified School District to implement early activation of scheduled Spring recess in response to the coronavirus outbreak. “I’m calling on the Palm Springs Unified School District to close the schools two weeks ahead of the regularly scheduled Spring recess to buy ourselves what may
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A fugitive sought for their alleged role in deadly shooting outside a Cathedral City strip club is back in Riverside County after being arrested in Mexico last week. Guillermo Cintora Gomez, 24, of Coachella was arrested by Mexican authorities on Thursday in the city of Ixtlán de los Hervores in the Mexican state of Michoacan,
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A hiker is in serious condition after suffering a medical emergency on the Bump & Grind Trail Wednesday morning. The emergency was first reported at approximately 9:32 a.m. According to Cal Fire, the hiker was approximately 1 mile up the trail. Cal Fire received helicopter assistance to extricate the hiker from the trail. Crews at
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Police arrested a 17-year-old accused of murder in Cathedral City Tuesday morning. Tuesday at approximately 7:15 a.m., police found Leonardo Valadez, 32, on the 68300 Block of McCallum Way dead inside a parked vehicle with several gunshot wounds. According to the Cathedral City Police Department, detectives were able to identify the suspect in this murder
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Palm Springs Villagefest has been canceled due to a combination of possible rain and thunderstorms and coronavirus concerns, the city announced Wednesday. City officials say they are closely monitoring the coronavirus situation and is awaiting guidelines from the Riverside County Public Health Officer related to the spread of Coronavirus and the cancellation of large scale
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CLARIFICATION: The General Manager of Tamarisk Country Club wants to clarify that there are no employees that have tested positive for the coronavirus. The person in question was a member that had not been there in some time. According to the General Manager of Tamarisk Country Club, the Mayor Pro Tem of Rancho Mirage, Dana
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It’s official — Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals are now postponed until October amid growing coronavirus concerns. The three festival weekends bring in a combined 325,000 people and hundreds of millions of dollars to the Coachella Valley, and some business and vacation rental owners now aren’t quite sure what this postponement will mean for them
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Have you ever wondered how a zoo exhibit comes together? The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is adding a new exhibit highlighting the Australian desert. In a News Channel 3 exclusive, Caitlin Thropay has been following the making of “Australian Adventures” from the very beginning and brings us a look at what went into this
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When clients show up at the Mizell Senior Center in Palm Springs. they’re greeted by a sign on the front door reading in part, Please .. if you do not feel well, do not come in”. “I haven’t noticed anybody that seems to be coughing or sneezing or anything like that,” said member Barbara Rodarte
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Churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship around the country and here in the Coachella Valley are taking steps to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. At Sacred Heart in Palm Desert, Monsignor Howard Lincoln told News Channel 3 they are encouraging parishioners not to hold hands during the Lord’s Prayer and not to shake
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Update – 3/11/2020 Police announced a 17-year-old from Palm Springs was arrested in connection with the murder. Details: 17-year-old arrested for murder in Cathedral City Original Report – 3/10/2020 Cathedral City Police were conducting a homicide investigation Tuesday after a man’s body was found inside a parked vehicle. Police were called to the 68300 Block
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Goldenvoice, the parent company of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, officially confirmed they are moving Coachella and Stagecoach to October. Coachella will now take place on October 9, 10 and 11 and October 16, 17 and 18, 2020. Stagecoach will take place on October 23, 24 and 25, 2020. Those who won’t be able
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The University of Riverside confirmed to News Channel 3 they are canceling events at UCR Palm Desert, as well as classes in Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage. All University Extension classes, California Naturalist classes, Master Gardener classes, and Osher Lifelong Learning classes in Rancho Mirage and at the Palm Desert Center are canceled effective today
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