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COVID-19 has contributed to the deaths of thousands of people here in Riverside County. Now, a new program announced by FEMA could reimburse loved ones funeral costs. FEMA will begin accepting applications for Funeral Assistance on Monday, April 12, 2021 through their dedicated call center. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero shows us how this new program

Cathedral City police officers and firefighters took part in a special surprise drive-thru celebration held for a local woman’s 93rd birthday! Balvina Lopez turned 93 on Thursday. Family hoped to to make it a special day after the hard year Lopez had. Lopez survived her battle with COVID-19 but family said that there were moments

Eisenhower Health’s Tennity Emergency Department staff held a special presentation to thank the owners of The Slice and Maracas Mexican Cantina & Grill in Rancho Mirage. Both businesses have provided generous food donations for the hospital’s frontline staff over the past year of the pandemic. For an entire year, every Monday has been “Pizza Monday”

Officials were left stunned when they found a dog inside a hot car parked at the Living Desert in Palm Desert Thursday afternoon. The dog was in a crate that was filled with frozen foods, like burritos, drumsticks and ice cream. A Palm Desert Police Officer assisted Animal Services Officer Daniel Mora by opening the

Palm Springs police are on scene on South Williams Road and Sunny Dunes road, after receiving reports of a drive-by shooting. Officers are on scene as of 10:30 a.m., although PSPD has not specified when the shooting occurred. Police say nobody was shot or injured, and one person was arrested for the shooting Stay with

Once you get your first dose of the vaccine, you’ll be issued a vaccine card. “It’s pretty thick probably as thick as a business card,” said Caroline Montalbo, who got vaccinated. Some people are thinking about  preserving vaccination cards by laminating them but should you?  “Put the original in a safe place,” said Michael Osur, Assistant

All Californians age 50 and older become eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations on Thursday.  According to Riverside County Senior Public Information Specialist Shane Reichardt, more than 50% of everyone in the county is now eligible for a vaccine.  “It’s very important that people get the vaccine that is available to them,” said Reichardt. On April 15,

18 undocumented immigrants were arrested and sent back to Mexico Wednesday after being discovered in an Imperial County stash house. The El Centro Border Patrol Station received a call at 5:10 p.m. that 10 people had been dropped off at a home in an imposter Imperial Irrigation District truck with a business logo on the

On Wednesday Pfizer announced that clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine “demonstrated 100 percent efficacy and robust antibody responses” in adolescents ages 12-15. “If we can get ahead of the virus and get more and more people vaccinated I think this will be really helpful,” said Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist,