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Governor Newsom spoke Wednesday in Fresno about the state’s efforts aimed at speeding up coronavirus vaccinations. While he spoke, protesters could be heard in the background chanting “Recall Gavin”. A campaign official for “Recall Gavin 2020” tells News Channel 3 they’ve collected 1.4 million of 1.5 million signatures needed by March 17th, to get the
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The city of Coachella Wednesday night unanimously passed a new “hero pay” ordinance, requiring an additional $4 per hour for workers in grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants and agriculture for at least the next 4 months. Coachella is the first city in the country to mandate hero pay for farm workers, city leaders said. “Wow, the
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol pursued a stolen balloon/party supplies van along Interstate 10 Wednesday evening. The owner of Funtastik Balloon Party Supplies told News Channel 3 that the van was stolen as she and two others were putting balloons inside the vehicle. The owner said the thief snuck in and
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Most schools throughout the Coachella Valley are approaching a year holding virtual instruction as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The state of California has returned to its tier system framework, and Riverside County continues to remain in the most restrictive purple tier. Under the state’s guidance that means grades K-12 “may not reopen for
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UPDATE 2/11 Appointments are now available at local CVS Pharmacies. Click here to sign up: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine ORIGINAL COVERAGE 2/10: Just one day after local Representative Raul Ruiz called out a major pharmacy chain for leaving Riverside County out of their vaccination plans. CVS Health is now making some changes. CVS Health announced earlier this month
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FIND Food Bank, the desert’s regional food bank strives to not only put food in the hands of those in need but specifically healthy, sustainable food. Thanks to FIND’s partnership with our local agriculture community they provide some of the freshest produce straight from the fields in the east valley to people all over. “The
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Riverside University Health System (RUHS)-Public Health is partnering with the City of Palm Springs and Curative Inc. to open a new COVID-19 vaccination clinic. Download the News Channel 3 app on the Apple Store or Google Play to get alerts on when new appointments or vaccine clinics are available. The clinic will be at the Palm Springs Convention Center
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A 17-year-old has died from injuries suffered in a stabbing. The stabbing happened on February 3rd at around 4:14 a.m. on the 300 block of S. Palm Canyon Drive. The victim was hospitalized in critical condition. Today police say he died Tuesday, February 9. The coroner’s office identified the teen as James Bernard, 17, of
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House impeachment managers aired new Capitol security footage showing how the rioters violently breached the Capitol and the threat they posed to everyone in the building during the riots on January 6 as the managers argued that former President Donald Trump was responsible for inciting the rioters. The footage included Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman
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Riverside County health officials confirmed the first local case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 first discovered in the United Kingdom. The case was reported to Riverside County health officials over the weekend, according to county Executive Office spokeswoman Brooke Federico. She did not specify the region in which the case originated, but did tell News
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The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce held a Zoom workshop Wednesday morning to answer community questions about the vaccine rollout. The workshop featured Dr. Alan Williamson, Chief Medical Officer at Eisenhower Health. Anyone in the community was able to take part and ask Williamson their questions directly. What’s the hospital’s biggest concern right now? When
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Riverside County reported 643 cases since Tuesday, bringing the total of cases up to 284,168. The Coachella Valley reported 61 cases (47,979 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) VACCINE CLINICS OPENED FOR RESIDENTS 65 YEARS AND OLDER You can register at https://www.rivcoph.org/COVID-19-Vaccine. Seniors who need assistance can dial
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The Indio Police Department has arrested a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that left a five-year-old in the ICU last week. Jesus Noriega, 31, of Indio was arrested and charged for his fleeing the scene of a crash on Thursday near Indio Boulevard and Fred Waring Drive that injured a pregnant mother and her five-year-old
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Governor Gavin Newsom says California is working to ramp up coronavirus vaccinations. He’s speaking live at around 11:35 Wednesday morning. You can watch it in the player below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY8S52kJewg&feature=youtu.be MORE: Riverside supervisors ‘enraged’ and ‘appalled’ that neighboring counties received more vaccine per capita. https://youtu.be/fLmICVlTm2c Local Vaccine Resources You can view who is eligible for a
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The IRS has delayed accepting returns for the 2020 tax season until February 12th, with the deadline expected to remain April 15th. Many have questions on how their return will be impacted when it comes to unemployment, working from home, and stimulus payments. Below are a few categories we are able to answer for you:
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“If we had more supply, we could actually do three to four times as many vaccines per day, immediately,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung of Riverside University Health System told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning. While it’s no surprise the demand for the coronavirus vaccine is far outpacing the supply, what did upset supervisors was that
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Update – Sept. 8, 2021: An arrest has been made in the murder of Jennifer Dillon. Full Story: Man arrested in connection with two separate Palm Springs murders News Channel 3’s Jake Ingrassia spoke with Dillon’s wife about the arrest. Original Report – Feb, 9, 2021: Neighbors made a gruesome discovery inside a home in
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A high-speed pursuit that spanned several miles along Interstate 10 came to an end when the suspect’s vehicle ran out of gas, a California Highway Patrol officer told News Channel 3. The pursuit started sometime around 2:10 p.m. The suspect led police from the Monroe exit to Cabazon. The vehicle came to a stop on
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Did a La Quinta resident threaten the City Council? La Quinta’s Mayor says “yes” during a recent meeting on the future of short-term vacation rentals in the city. But that resident and others argue the city owes him an apology. “I was shocked. I was dumbfounded,” said long-time La Quinta Cove resident, Paul Quill. Quill
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Three new wind farms are coming to Palm Springs. City officials signed the contract on Tuesday. They said that the wind farms will produce power for the city’s residents and businesses through Desert Community Energy. The wind farms will also create 180 construction jobs and six green energy jobs. Palm Springs City Council memberr Geoff
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