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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Governor Newsom provided an update on California’s response to the wildfires and the coronavirus at noon. He also announced that on Friday, the state will release new guidance on reopening rules. You can watch that news conference Friday at Noon on News Channel 3 and live online at KESQ.com/Livestream-Events Stay updated with the
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The restaurant industry is being hit hard during this coronavirus pandemic. Already several restaurants in the valley have closed their doors because of it. “We’re missing about half our customers ever since the COVID-19 restrictions went into effect and we’re just losing money every month so there was really no other choice,” Owner of Zobo
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The Draughtsman restaurant announced its permanent closure in Palm Springs late Thursday and blamed the pandemic for a dramatic loss of business. “After three unforgettable years, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors for good,” read a statement signed by the Draughtsman Team and posted on the business’ website regarding an early
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California has secured $4.5 billion for the “Lost Wages Assistance Program” made possible through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump August 8. Individuals who are currently eligible to receive at least $100 per week in unemployment benefits from the state may also now qualify for an additional $300 weekly supplement, paid for by
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Nearly two months ago, Imperial County had the highest coronavirus positivity rate in California with almost one in five tests coming back positive. Now, the county is set to start slowly reopening after seeing major improvements in case rates and hospitalizations. On Tuesday, officials announced the state approved a variance allowing Imperial County to move
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Riverside County is rolling out a new program to keep Coachella Valley farm workers and their families safe from coronavirus. Temporary housing will be provided, including hotel and motel rooms, for farmworkers who have been exposed to or tested positive with the virus if they can’t self-isolate at home. “We’re celebrating right now because Riverside County makes
Continue ReadingBack in May, Yucca Valley Town Council decided to postpone their annual Fourth of July fireworks until Labor Day weekend. Residents in Yucca Valley will be seeing the skyline light up on Labor Day weekend. “We are very excited, I would like to say my kids are more excited than I am they missed having
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Surveillance video captured a daring break-in early Tuesday morning in Coachella. The video shows a Jeep Wrangler crashing into the storefront of Coachella Smoke Shop Co. on 85995 Grapefruit Blvd, near Highway 111 and 7th Street, in Coachella. The crash caused significant damage to the front of the store. After the crash, the video shows
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In order for Riverside County to get off the state’s watch list 3 things need to happen: We can’t have more than 100 cases per 100,000 residents over a 14 day period.We can’t have more than 25 cases per 100,000 residents over a 14 day period and a positive test-result rate of more than 8
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Darryl Macdonald, the first artistic director of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, has died. A festival spokesperson confirmed Macdonald’s passing Tuesday afternoon. Macdonald’s first joined the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 1989 and stayed on board until 1993. He later returned to as the executive director for the film festival in 2003, a
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Morongo Valley resident David Steiger, as a truck driver years ago, once delivered shipments for Walmart. But more recently, he’s been frustrated with the corporate giant after buying a desktop computer at the store in Yucca Valley and then trying to return it, after finding out a nephew had an old PC that Steiger could
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported 456 new cases since Monday. This brings the total amount of cases up to 51,200. On Tuesday, Kim Saruwatari, the Director of the Riverside University Public Health System, announced that the county’s testing positivity rate is currently at 9.5%, just slightly above the state’s threshold of 8% but a
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Palm Springs Unified School District families are receiving a free box of fresh produce when they pick up their child’s meals for the week. The program is the result of a partnership helping not only families during the pandemic, but also our local farms. Meal pick-ups take place each Wednesday morning for PSUSD families. “They get
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Felony and misdemeanor charges were filed today against a convicted felon accused of engaging in a standoff of several hours with Palm Springs police. Bruce Lombardi of Palm Springs, 37, was arrested Friday at a home in the 300 block of West Santa Elena Road. Lombardi was charged Tuesday with being a felon in possession
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Users trying to access the College of the Desert page have been having issues. On Sunday, College of the Desert fell victim to a malware attack that brought down email and web services. A team of experts is said to be working diligently on this issue to get things back up and running as soon
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WATCH at noon as Dr. Ghaly, California Health and Human Services Secretary provides an update on coronavirus in California.
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors is slated Tuesday to approve $4 million for a jobs program intended to help low-income residents who have been financially impacted by the government public health shutdowns necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. Supervisors Kevin Jeffries and Jeff Hewitt jointly proposed the “Pathways to Employment” program, which relies on the
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A 77-year-old man accused of bludgeoning a 75-year-old woman to death in her Palm Springs residence, where he was a houseguest, must stand trial on a murder charge, a judge ruled today. Stephen Roy McKernan was arrested hours after allegedly killing Claire Carsman on April 22, 2019, in the home she shared with her husband
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Zobö & Meester’s in Cathedral City is going out of business. The restaurant’s owners made the announcement Monday afternoon on social media. “Sadly it’s true, COVID-19 restrictions have shuttered our business and we couldn’t be more heartbroken. We love our customers and can’t believe this is happening. Thank you to everyone of you that have
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The Palm Springs Pride celebration in November is the latest large scale local event to adapt to the pandemic. It’s a weekend meant to bring people closer…but in a pandemic, this year it will be a socially distanced celebration. Instead of the usual parade that draws crowds in the tens of thousands, organizers are taking
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