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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as a panel of government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in
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The California Labor Commissioner’s Office announced today that it has cited a Southern California grocery chain for failing to pay or delaying supplemental paid sick leave to 240 workers affected by COVID- 19 at 38 stores, including four stores in Riverside County. Bodega Latina, which does business as El Super, was cited $1,164,500 after an
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The city of San Diego is honoring a Palm Springs teacher who was named a 2022 California State Teacher of the Year. On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted to proclaim October 26 as “Nichi Aviña Day” in the city of San Diego. Nichi Aviña is a teacher at Cielo Vista Charter School in Palm
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An Arcadia woman pleaded guilty today to soliciting over $22.8 million in funds for a condominium and hotel complex in the Coachella Valley, then spending part of the money on luxury cars, travel and designer clothing. Ruixue “Serena” Shi, 37, entered the plea to one federal count of wire fraud, which carries a sentence of
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The Board of Supervisors approved the use of a $30 million state grant for efforts to relocate hundreds of people from the hazard-plagued Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal, though the process of clearing the 60-acre space is already facing potential hurdles. “There’s nothing to stop the current owners and operators from allowing other
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Two Yucca Valley residents were rushed to the hospital after being involved in a head-on collision in Maine. The crash happened Monday afternoon in the coastal town of Searsport. According to the Maine Department of Public Safety, Ken Bailey, 74, and his passenger Deborah Bailey, 66, both from Yucca Valley, were traveling northbound along Route 1. At
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Update: 11/05/21: Police identified the woman as Dayana Hernandez, 38, of Desert Hot Springs Update 10/26/21: Palm Springs Police confirmed on Tuesday that they are now officially investigating this death as a homicide. Police are asking anyone who witnessed or has information related to this murder to contact Detective Ben Ryan at 760-323-8145. Anyone wishing
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Rain and gusty winds swept across the valley on Monday, impacting drivers. Several drivers were seen pulled over on the I-10 Monday afternoon, making adjustments to their cars or trailers. “You just have to slow down and stay alert on the road. Just too many things blowing. I had a mud flap I thought was
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One of two convicted felons accused of perpetrating an unemployment benefits scam that involved inmates at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe and netted over $500,000 in stolen funds pleaded not guilty today to 48 charges. Brandon Christopher Avery, 28, of San Bernardino was arrested last week following a months-long investigation by the Riverside County District
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The city of Palm Springs could vote to issue a formal request to the California Attorney General’s office in support of the ACLU’s calls to investigate the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Chad Bianco. In September, the ACLU along with two other organizations called for AG Rob Bonta to investigate the Sheriff’s Dept. over
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A 4.7 magnitude quake struck at 4:42 p.m. this afternoon North of Paso Robles near Pacific Coast Highway. No reports of injuries or damage, but the shaking was widespread.
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The Coachella Valley Arena and the NHL’s Seattle Kraken released a video teasing a major announcement regarding the new local American Hockey League team. The videos tease the announcement is coming on November 5 at 11 a.m. PT. The team name was not revealed yet, but there appear to be some hints as to the
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NEW CASES Riverside County reported 432 new coronavirus cases since Thursday. This brings the total number of cases in the county up to 362,435. Since last week, there have been 350 new cases in the Coachella Valley. Desert Hot Springs: +35 casesPalm Springs: +22 casesCathedral City: +42 casesRancho Mirage: +10 casesPalm Desert: +40 casesIndian Wells:
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As more people feel comfortable gathering in large groups, bakers and event planners are feeling the effects of a wedding season overload the next coming months. Large events and celebrations have made a comeback and that includes couples declaring their love for each other. While the pandemic took away the ability to socialize, gather, and
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The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert has nearly completed its multi-million dollar remodeling and it is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome back the community. People lined up to tour the renovations which included an expanded behavior health clinic, more group therapy and counseling rooms, a family room, and new technology. Among the guests
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Spooky season spending is well underway at the Spirt Halloween store in Palm Desert. “Everyday that I come in we obviously been making way past our goal. We’ve been doing way more,” said the store’s supervisor Jalen Sauceda. “Honestly it’s just time to have the experience you didn’t have last year.” She said the store’s
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It is National Runaway Prevention month and you can help out by supporting SafeHouse of the Desert at their Stuff the Bus event. The organization provides emergency shelter, intervention, and outreach services to runaway and homeless youth. They are asking for a variety of household, personal, cleaning, and food items. You can drop off donations
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We’re in the penultimate week of the local high school football season, week 10 is among us. There were 6 games played under the Friday night lights with an additional game on Thursday. Check out highlights and scores in this week’s Best Local Sports Show with Blake Arthur. Shadow Hills – 7@Palm Springs – 0FRancho
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October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. It’s a time when the achievements of those with Down Syndrome are celebrated. People with down syndrome constantly break boundaries and the organization “Ezekiel’s Gift of Love” wanted to find a unique way to let the community know. If you’ve driven down some roads in the Coachella Valley, you
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The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert, also known as The Center, is celebrating 20 years in the desert. The annual Center Stage gala was held at the Palm Springs Air Museum Friday night to commemorate the anniversary and kick off an expansion for the organizations headquarters in Palm Springs. “It’s a time where we
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