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In a press release Thursday, August 19 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a plan to improve mental health services for students up to the age of 25. It’s being called the ‘Master Plan for Kid’s Mental Health’ and it’s planning to invest $4.7 billion to improve mental health and substance abuse services. The effort comes as
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Monkeypox continues to spread throughout Riverside County, with a majority of cases here in the Coachella Valley. Officials reported there are two new probable and/or confirmed Monkeypox cases. They are said to be men between the ages of 35 to 45. One of the cases is from the Coachella Valley, while the other is from
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PS…Test, Riverside County’s first nonprofit clinic, has become the first in the county to collect sputum (phlegm) samples for monkeypox testing. The Palm Springs clinic has touted itself as a leader in accessible services, known for offering 100% free STI testing and treatment. The CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance*
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College of the Desert offers some in-person classes this year as students and professors gear up to go back to school. Some students are getting excited to be back in the classroom after being “100 percent online since the start of COVID”, said Sofia, a 2nd-year student at COD. “During the height of the COVID
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DAP Health in Palm Springs is taking hundreds of calls each day to its new monkeypox hotline, hoping to arm the community with information regarding the spreading virus. The hotline can be reached at (760) 656-8432. It is not for people to be put on a vaccine waiting list. You can email questions to: MPox@daphealth.org
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Monkeypox cases are on the rise in Riverside County. On Thrusday morning, Riverside County Public Health officials reported there are two new probable and/or confirmed Monkeypox cases. All of the latest patients for Thursday are said to be men between the ages of 35 to 45. One of the cases is from the Coachella Valley,
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A man and woman have been arrested for allegedly stealing mail from mailboxes in Rancho Mirage, over an almost five-month period. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department a 38 year-old man and 32 year-old woman both from Rancho Mirage were arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of stealing checks and identity theft related items. The
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Recently, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies rescued a young child from a hot car after the doors would not unlock. Deputies had to break the car’s window, to save the child and reunite them with their parents. They urge you to check your locks to make sure they work. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Some cars come
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A Los Angeles man suspected of stealing $45,000 worth of jewelry from a store in Palm Desert was arrested on Wednesday. The incident started at around 12:30 p.m. at a jewelry store on the 72000 block of Highway 111. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies learned that the suspect entered the store acting
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For three years, the residents at the Oasis Mobile Home Park in the east valley have been without clean water. On multiple occasions, the EPA has found high levels of arsenic in the park’s water system. The issue continues to this day, but now some of the park’s residents are dealing with another major issue
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The Indio Police Department has made strides over the years with responding to calls about homeless individuals throughout the community and directing them toward resources, however, challenges persist, according to a recently released report by the ASU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The report analyzes gaps in the Community Outreach Resource Program (CORP) as
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Earlier this week, county officials declared monkeypox a health emergency and highlighted that the majority of the cases are in the Coachella Valley, sparking some concern about big events this fall. “We know that it’s very likely that people are coming to Palm Springs, and either bringing disease with them and people go home to
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The California Independent System Operator, which oversees the state’s power grid, issued a statewide Flex Alert due to excessive heat and high energy demand. Customers of companies like Southern California Edison, a company that is adhering to the Flex Alert, are being asked to cut down on their energy at home to prevent rolling outages
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Two people were hit by a car while crossing the street on a busy Palm Springs roadway – weeks after someone warned the city a key safety feature there was broken. Palm Springs resident Matt Robinson said while driving by the flashing crosswalk on Palm Canyon Drive near Prescott Drive a few weeks ago, he saw
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Roads over at Joshua Tree National Park have been temporarily closed due to storm damage. A storm struck parts of the High Desert on Tuesday, causing a bit of flooding in the area. Big Horn Pass road complex and Pinto Basin Road have been closed, park officials announced Tuesday night. Pinto Basin Road is closed
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Imperial Irrigation District says power is back on for 725 customers in parts of Indio and Coachella. The outage was first reported by IID before 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. The areas affected were on the streets of San Mateo Avenue, Mecca Hills Avenue, Dillon Road, Charlton Peak Street, Van Buren Street, Phoenix Street, as well as
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Motorists who usually take Indian Canyon Drive to get from Interstate 10 into the city of Palm Springs were surprised Wednesday to find the busy roadway closed. Crews shut it down at 6:00 a.m. between Sunrise Parkway and Garnet Road due to flooding. The California Highway Patrol told News Channel 3 that the flooding was
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With above-normal temperatures expected in Riverside County and other parts of the state, a statewide Flex Alert will be in effect from 4 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, the state powergrid managers urging residents to voluntarily cut back on power use to avoid strain on California’s electrical grid. The Flex Alert was issued by the
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On Tuesday evening, family and friends came together to honor Army Chief Warrant Officer Suresh Krause and 10 others, who were killed in action in Afghanistan 10 years ago. On August 16th, 2012- 11 people, including Krause, died after his Blackhawk helicopter was shot down over the Kandahar province. Krause was the pilot. “Not just
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A 21-year-old Desert Hot Springs man was arrested today on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Detectives with the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, with the assistance of the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team, searched a residence in the 66200 block of Flora Avenue on Tuesday as part of an investigation into possession and dissemination of
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