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Fire crews have given the all-clear following a suspicious device investigation in Desert Hot Springs. A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department confirmed shortly before 5 p.m.that the suspicious device was found near the area of Camino Mirasol at Valley View Drive. The Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Hazard Device Team were called and determined that the
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Riverside County reported 183 new cases since Tuesday. The county has a total of 291,675 coronavirus cases. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. Riverside County continues to inch closer towards the red tier, however, the adjusted case
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FIND Food Bank sources food from local, statewide, and national sources. These partnerships are essential to reduce food waste and get vital nutrition into the hands of the people that need it most. News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay explains the partnership FIND has with many local grocery stores. “We’ve been food rescuing for 38 years,”
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A car landed upside down today after tumbling down an embankment off state Route 62 near Desert Hot Springs. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured in the crash, which was reported just before 10 a.m. on SR-62 near Indian Canyon Drive. The sedan veered off SR-62 for unknown reasons and landed on
Continue ReadingFacing a recall effort that has threatened his political future, California Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged Tuesday night the fatigue and frustration that many Californians are feeling after a year of sacrifices. But the Democratic governor insisted in his State of the State address that California is on a path to recovery as Covid-19 cases decline,
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Updated returns for Cathedral City’s special election on short-term vacation rentals continues to show support for a ban. Measure B enjoyed a 63 percent ‘yes’ vote as of Tuesday’s latest ballot count, released by the Riverside County Registrar’s Office. All of the city’s 12-precincts had been counted, but the vote count was not yet certified.
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The First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden arrived in Palm Springs Tuesday afternoon. The First Lady’s plane touched down at Palm Springs International Airport Tuesday shortly before 5 p.m. Biden’s plane was seen on the runway at the airport. #BREAKING First Lady Jill Biden has arrived in Palm Springs. Here’s AF2 at
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Palm Springs restaurant owners can breathe a sigh of relief. Police announced on Tuesday that they have located and arrested a serial dine-and-dasher. We first reported on this dine-and-dasher last week. It was the same story for many restaurants in downtown Palm Springs. A man would enjoy his meal, then leave without paying. According to
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We now know who won this year’s Coachella Valley St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway! Mitch Blumberg of Palm Desert is our @StJude Dream Home Giveaway winner!! CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW HOUSE, MITCH! pic.twitter.com/mH2UIjy5J0— Angela Chen KESQ (@AngelaWChen) March 10, 2021 Mitch Blumberg of Palm Desert is the lucky new owner of the new home, built
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The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Dr. Mike Swize as the new superintendent. The district announced that Swize signed a three-year contract with a salary of $260,000 per year. “Dr. Swize has the experience, knowledge, wisdom, history and talent to take Palm Springs Unified to the next level,”
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Riverside County leaders are putting forth another plea to ask more people to get tested for coronavirus to help us reopen. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on where we are in testing and where we need to be. As the vaccine remains the forefront in the fight against COVID-19, we can’t forget about
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Governor Gavin Newsom delivers a State of the State address Tuesday at 6 p.m. You can watch the full address below: Newsom said his speech would be light on policy announcements and heavy on efforts being made in the state to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The address will be held at Dodger Stadium, which serves
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The Board of Supervisors today authorized Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to proceed with acquiring 84 vehicles, including a bomb truck, to bulk up the sheriff’s fleet and replace aging vehicles, many of which fell into disrepair while parked in a storage yard. “We absolutely need these new vehicles,” Bianco told the board ahead of
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The Cathedral City Police Department is continuing to investigate a shooting near Verona Road & Avenida Quintana that left two young hospitalized Monday night. Police said officers were called to the area of Verona Road & Avenida Quintana at approximately 7:40 p.m. On the 28700 block of Avenia Condesa, officers found an 18-year-old with a
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Riverside County reported 452 new cases since Monday. The county has a total of 291,492 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 72 new cases (49,079 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. Riverside County continues to inch
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The one-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine will be available in Riverside County on a limited scale tomorrow, with countywide access by the end of the week, health officials told the Board of Supervisors today. “We just received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and we will begin administering it,” Riverside University Health System Dr. Geoffrey
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A woman was seriously hurt today when a car she was riding in struck a power pole in Indio. The Dodge Dart collided with the power pole at about 8:30 a.m. on Monroe Street, just north of Highway 111, according to Indio Police Departmentspokesman Ben Guitron. #TrafficAlert Monroe Street between Avenida del Mar and Highway
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Coachella Valley Unified School District is holding a drive-through iPad exchange for students March 8th through March 12th. According to the district, families or students can come to the district office in Thermal from Noon – 6 p.m. either day. They say it’s designed to be a safe, touchless drive-through process to keep both students
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Covid-19 is flowing through the pipes. Before someone shows symptoms or even gets a test, the virus is first showing up in what you flush down the toilet. The Palm Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant has been tracking how much virus is in the water and right now, it’s way down. “We’re as low as we’ve
Continue Reading Riverside County public health officials are expected to provide a coronavirus update during the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning. You can watch the meeting live below (Starts at 9:30 a.m.) County public health director Kim Saruwatari typically provides the latest update on coronavirus in the county at the start of the meeting. Tuesday’s also
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