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9/23/20, 2:00 p.m. Officials announced that they expect full containment of the Snow Fire to come by October 1. The fire has currently burned 6,254 acres and is currently 67% contained. All evacuation orders were originally lifted on Sunday. 9/21/20, 4:45 p.m. Containment remained at 6,013 acres tonight, however, there was a big increase in
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 213 new cases since Tuesday. This brings the total number of cases to 57,695. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Next Tier of Reopening Riverside County officially moved to the red tier of reopening on Tuesday. This means
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Palm Springs Unified School District students are in their seventh week of at-home instruction. As parents cope with the challenges of distance education, they are also now learning kids may not return to the classroom until 2021. “I want my kids back in the classroom,” Jessica Lundquist, a PSUSD parent told News Channel 3. A
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Update: High desert mother Aja Collins is back home in 29 Palms after nearly dying from coronavirus. Collins was released Tuesday from a rehabilitation facility in Rancho Mirage. Aja’s mother, Kathy Cole, tells News Channel 3 that Aja’s prospects for long term recovery are promising. Today, News Channel 3 will speak with Aja to learn
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Police were on the scene of a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian early Wednesday along Avenue 44 between Oasis Avenue and King Street. A woman was injured shortly after 3:00 a.m. when she was struck by a driver, according to police. That woman was hospitalized in serious condition at a local hospital. KESQ
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Riverside County is in the next tier of reopening. The county hit the state’s benchmarks for a second straight week, allowing it to move from the “widespread” or purple tier, into the “substantial” or red tier. That allows a number of businesses and places of worship to reopen indoor operations – including indoor dining at
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Although Riverside County has been allowed to move into the “red” tier of reopening on Tuesday, schools will continue to conduct distance learning for at least another two weeks as they wait and see that the county remains in the tier. More Details on what’s open now that Riverside County is in the ‘red tier’
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You can watch the full six-hour board meeting below: The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to table the vote on a proposed two-month plan to lift all public health regulations in the county. The board voted 3-2 to reconvene on Oct. 6 to once again vote on District 5 Supervisor Jeff Hewitt’s three-phase plan
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The next phase of reopening for Riverside County also allows in-person religious services to be held at 25 percent capacity. Jewish communities in the Coachella Valley continue to celebrate a week of high holiday during the pandemic. Doors remained shut at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs Tuesday as Riverside County is moving forward into
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Members are working out once again at Power of Fitness in Palm Desert. Those who spoke with News Channel 3 said at least now they can resume their fitness routines interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. “I think it’s great. People need to get out and exercise and keep a healthy lifestyle you know,” said club
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Cal Fire investigators have released a photo of a vehicle seen in the area around the same time that the 33,000+ acre Apple Fire first sparked on July 31. Officials said the fire was started by a faulty diesel truck’s exhaust pipe. The fire quickly spread due to dry vegetation and winds, burning 33,424 acres,
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 63 new cases since Monday. This brings the total number of cases to 57,482. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County Moves to Next Tier of Reopening Riverside County officially moved to the red tier of reopening on Tuesday. This means
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California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly holds a video news conference at noon on Tuesday. He announced the weekly update to the coronavirus county tier system, including the movement of Riverside County from the “widespread,” or purple, tier to the “substantial,” or red, tier. You can watch the full presentation below: Riverside
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First responder crews lined up outside of the Orange mortuary where a fallen firefighter was transported to on Tuesday morning. Charles Morton, 39, a Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Squad Boss, died on Thursday while engaged in fire suppression operations during the El Dorado Fire burning west of Palm Springs. Sharing our deepest sympathies from Chief
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Cook Street will be shut down at Sheryl Avenue in Palm Desert for an unknown amount of time after a sewer main break. Crews are at the scene working to fix the issue, Cal Fire officials confirmed it could take a while to clean up. Stay with News Channel 3 for updates.
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is making some big changes. In about a year, you will be able to encounter rhinos like never before. “You know those amazing cubby unicorns as we like to call them; they are critically endangered in the wild,” CEO and President of The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Allen
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Riverside county has now moved to the red tier allowing personal care services, like nail salons, to open indoors with modifications. Previously, in the purple tier, nail salons were only able to operate outdoors with modifications. News Channel 3’s Taban Sharifi spoke with Lori McGlynn, the manager for Salon 119 in Palm Springs. In response
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Riverside County could advance to the next tier of reopening on Tuesday as key coronavirus metrics continue to remain below state thresholds. Watch News Channel 3 on-air & online at Noon for the state’s live announcement on which counties are reopening. The county is currently classified in the most restrictive purple tier, but county public
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The San Bernardino National Forest has officially identified the firefighter who died while battling the El Dorado Fire burning west of Palm Springs. The firefighter was Charles Morton, 39, a Big Bear Interagency Hotshot Squad Boss. Morton died on Thursday while engaged in fire suppression operations. Sharing our deepest sympathies from Chief Vicki Christiansen: “Thursday
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The State of California announced it will not accept any new unemployment claims for the next two weeks as administrators work to reduce a case backlog and prevent more fraud as more than 2 million people are out of work statewide during the coronavirus pandemic. The California Employment Development Department is halting new unemployment claims
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