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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission has new protective measures in place to keep visitors and staff members safe during the coronavirus crisis. Guests/clients at the mission are socially distancing and essentially on “lockdown,” meaning they can’t leave the mission during the day. “We can’t do a lot of things…it’s really taken a toll on this
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The city of Palm Springs is limiting how many customers are shopping in a store at one time. They issued an order reducing occupancy to 40% of the stores total occupancy. Other stores in the Coachella Valley are also doing the same. But with these coronavirus orders to ensure social distancing, the heat is also
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Down the hospital entrance they came with sirens blaring and and lights flashing. Behind a motorcycle escort traveled fire trucks and police vehicles, all to say thanks to healthcare workers at Desert Regional Medical Center. They are the people on the front lines in the battle against coronavirus. “It warms my heart. I tell you
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Palm Springs Women in Film and Television has begun offering a program, BookPALS, to allow volunteers to read to children virtually while in quarantine. Volunteers have included teachers, businessmen and women, lawyers and several actors. The list of books have ranged from a wide array of authors, including favorites like Dr. Seuss and Eric Carle.
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Health officials released updated coronavirus data, showing the latest number of cases, deaths, & recoveries around Riverside County in the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for local coverage The number of cases went from 3,563 to 3,643, an increase of 80 since Sunday. The number of deaths increased by 23, going from 118 to 141.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says social distancing now applies to pets. This means they advise you to not let your pets come into contact with other people or animals outside your home and if you show signs of being sick with the coronavirus avoid interacting with your pets just like you
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Health officials announced that there is an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases at skilled nursing facilities in Riverside County. There are currently, more than 650 confirmed cases among patients and staff of nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Riverside County, according to the county. The majority of cases (414) are among 40 skilled nursing
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the first individual in their custody to test positive for coronavirus. The subject was apprehended on Thursday after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border near Calexico. The man was one of four people arrested near Calexico on Thursday. According to border patrol, an agent took three Mexican nationals and one
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The Department of Justice reported Monday afternoon that two Inland Empire men were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud by trying to sell surgical masks they did not own for 4 million dollars. Donald Lee Allen age 62 from Riverside and Manuel Revoloria age 37 from Rancho Cucamonga were arrested Monday. Court filings stated that
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San Bernardino County has broken down coronavirus cases in great detail including by ethnicity, age, gender and location. Coronavirus numbers as of Monday afternoon are 82 deaths and 1,772confirmed cases. 17,577 patients have been tested. San Bernardino County shows the time in which cases are doubling to be at 9.5 Days. Testing is up by
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After a bout of gusty winds last night, we’ll be cooler than the 105 we clocked yesterday, but triple digits are still the main ingredient in the forecast all the way through the week ahead. An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect until 9 AM Thursday. High pressure will build back in today, keeping highs
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Governor Gavin Newsom’s daily update on the state’s coronavirus response starts at Noon. You can watch live on-air on News Channel 3 or in this article. Gov. Newsom started off today’s news conference by speaking on the reopening of the beaches in Orange County. He said the images from the weekend showing thousands of people
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Update – 3:00 p.m. Police announced they have located Emily Martinez. Thank you to everyone to helped and shared. Desert Hot Springs Police are asking you to be on the lookout for a missing 14-year-old girl. Emily Mariah Martinez is described as 5’2, 120 lbs., brown hair with brown eyes. In a release, police say
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A man was recovering Monday morning after being stabbed overnight in Mecca. The attack occurred along the 91000 block of Third Street near Hammond Road at 12:51 a.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the injured man was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There was no information provided on the injured man’s
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Workers had uprighted an overturned big rig semi-truck after a crash on interstate 10 in Palm Desert early Monday morning, and two freeway lanes were reopened to traffic. The wreck happened in the freeway’s westbound lanes just west of Washington Street. The crash and resulting cleanup brought westbound freeway traffic to a stand-still. The California
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More than a hundred protestors gathered on Sunday night in downtown Palm Springs by supporters of reopening businesses despite the state’s stay-at-home order now in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. “They are killing people not by the virus but by taking away their lives,” said Toni Ringline, a protestor from Cathedral City. People were
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Crews from Cal Fire responded to a fire at an apartment complex in Desert Hot Springs Sunday afternoon. The fire happened at the Kelly Villas at 13285 Mesquite Avenue Two units in the two-story complex caught fire. The call went out at 1:53, and the fire was “knocked down” at 2:19. Four adults and three
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A Riverside County inmate has died “from what appeared to be complications related to COVID-19,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The inmate passed away at a hospital less than a week after being taken by ambulance from the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. The inmate has not been
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It’s typically a magical time at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens during this time of year. Not only did they have big plans to celebrate its 50th year here in the desert, but administrators were also excited to introduce the community to their new interactive Australia exhibit. However, with a pandemic on our hands,
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Riverside County health officials released new data Sunday afternoon, showing the changes in case numbers for Covid-19, or coronavirus. The mapping program used by the county indicated a newly recorded death in La Quinta. This is the first death recorded for a resident in that city. However, a San Diego man, 25, died in La
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