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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
Continue ReadingNew guidance from the CDC when it comes to those who are fully vaccinated. One of the major changes is fully vaccinated people can now gather in small groups without masks. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero about what you need to know. Many families are looking forward to the day different households can gather safely.
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Over the past few weeks the state of California has started to loosen restrictions on various sectors that were not permitted before. Restaurants, however, have remained stagnant while only operating outdoors and for takeout. In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the stay-at-home order, thrusting the state back into the tier system. That allowed restaurants to
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A man accused of shooting the proprietor of a Cathedral City convenience store during an armed robbery pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges. Charles Lamar Campbell, 19, of Beaumont and his alleged accomplice, Joel Ortiz-Hidalgo, 19, of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested March 1 in connection with the Feb. 21 killing of
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Riverside County reported 136 new cases since Friday. The county has a total of 291,040 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. While the county remains in the purple tier, the latest metric update revealed big
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A proposed sports and entertainment arena slated to be constructed near Palm Desert is expected to bring nearly $32 million to the Coachella Valley annually, along with $200 million during construction, according to projections released today by the project sponsor. Oak View Group plans to build the 300,000-square-foot arena on a roughly 43-acre site between
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New numbers from Riverside County show that less than 10 percent of the local Black community has been vaccinated so far. News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with community members hoping to improve that statistic. Yvonne Dove is a volunteer at Desert Regional Medical Center. She just received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine
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Beginning Monday, Riverside County residents struggling to pay their rent because of public health lockdowns that impacted their finances can submit applications to qualify for a new round of rental assistance initiated by the county in partnership with several nonprofits. “Riverside County is eager to see this next round of assistance administered in a quick
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