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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors shared a COVID-19 status report at the beginning of their meeting on Tuesday morning. “We’ve spent a lot of time looking at our data and are happy to say that we do have a completed analysis for sharing with you today,” said Kim Saruwatari, Director for Riverside University Health
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The historic La Quinta Resort and Club has been in operation since 1926 and it’s not slowing down after almost 100 years. The Coachella Valley’s longest-running resort is looking to add new faces to their team. There are 40 to 50 open positions available from housekeeping to restaurant servers to cooks and more. General manager
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The Board of Supervisors today approved the formation of an independent volunteer panel to observe all future Riverside County elections and report on the pros and cons, in the interest of promoting transparency and efficiency. “I think at this time in our country, it’s important to have confidence in our election process,” Supervisor Kevin Jeffries
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,213 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 327,971. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, county health officials showed the percentage of cases and deaths by vaccination status from February to August. More Details: Unvaccinated individuals ‘120 times more likely
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A “Thank You” card has been placed outside of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce for community members to sign for retired police chief Bryan Reyes. Reyes spent 27 years serving his community and now the City of Palm Springs and Chamber of Commerce wants to give their thanks. Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4
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With fall just around the corner, we’re inching closer to more outdoor activities in the fresh air, and a bike rental company can’t wait to see what’s in store. You can have a family gathering, a romantic ride, or bond with friends while taking a ride across the city of Palm Springs. Bike Palm Springs
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During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Riverside County’s top public health officials are set to provide an update on the pandemic. You can watch it live in the player below. There is no word on what the update will be this week, this is the first COVID-19 update on the meeting agenda in a couple
Continue Reading The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to dominate in Riverside County but new variants are emerging, including the Lambda variant, which is now in California. Experts say Lambda could be more infectious and resistant to vaccines than the initial coronavirus strain, but it isn’t yet called a “variant of concern” in the U.S. or by
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Earlier this morning, a ribbon-cutting event took place to celebrate the completion of renovations and updates to the Palm Springs International Airport. The new update includes a ticket lobby expansion and renovation of a new outbound state-of-the-art baggage system. The project started back in February of 2020 and was completed May of this year. The
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For the first time since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago, students are back inside classrooms at the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus. Monday marked the first day of the fall semester at the Palm Desert campus. The campus was bustling with energy and activities for students pursuing
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A police officer requested “lethal cover” before an unlicensed bail agent opened fire and killed a man wielding a knife in Palm Springs, a prosecution witness testified in a preliminary hearing today. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36 years-old, was arrested on April 23 for the shooting death of 33-year-old David Spann. The shooting occurred on the
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Desert Oasis Healthcare says they expect to see an increase in patients coming in for the Pfizer vaccine now that it has been officially approved by the FDA. Bobbi Batres, a new mother from Cathedral City, says she made an appointment to receive her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine after learning of the new
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first coronavirus vaccine known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Tim Perlick, the director of pharmacy services at Desert Regional Medical Center, said it’s harder to mandate a vaccine if it’s not fully approved by the FDA. But now that Pfizer is approved, he said vaccine mandates
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The Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) set a new record for passengers for the month of July. PSP reported 129,463 in July. Airport officials said this is a 32% increase over the previous record, which was set in July 2019 when 97,834 passengers used the airport. The pandemic caused big issues for the travel industry
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 2,027 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 327,971. Check out the cases by zip codeDownload The case rate went from is 34.9 per 100K on Friday to 35.7 on Monday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start
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A SigAlert has expired after a car crash on the westbound lanes of Interstate 10, near North Indian Canyon Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Cal Fire said two cars caught fire on the freeway just before 7:00 p.m. Officials say one car was blocking the first lane while the other was on the right-hand shoulder.
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As students head back to the classroom, schools and communities around them are going to be busier than they’ve been since the start of the pandemic. The Indio and Palm Springs Police Departments are reminding drivers to slow down. IPD tweeted out saying, “Remember to slow down, leave early, obey all signs and signals.” PSPD
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CAL FIRE and Riverside County Fire Department said there was a four-vehicle car crash. They said two victims were extracted and taken in an ambulance to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. They said the crash was reported at 12:53 a.m. on August 22 at the intersection of North Indian Canyon Road and Dillon Road.
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One person is dead and three others suffered major injuries after a head-on crash in Indio tonight. Cal-fire says two cars were involved in the crash, which was reported at 8:55 p.m. on Dillon Road and north Fargo Canyon Road. Air ambulances were requested to the scene and 3 patients were airlifted to the hospital. Victims
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Many hotels across the country have recently moved away from daily housekeeping services. Some hotels now give you the option to opt-in for daily housekeeping services. On Hilton’s website, it mentions its new housekeeping services: “Guests are invited to tailor their housekeeping services to their comfort level. To schedule, simply call the front desk.” “They
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