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The coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Coachella Valley. A shipment from Pfizer arrived at Desert Regional Medical Center Thursday morning, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to News Channel 3. News Channel 3 has a reporter at the hospital speaking with the first medical providers to receive the vaccine. Watch for live coverage at 12:00 on News
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At Palm Springs International Airport, change is literally in the air. “It’s good for Palm Springs. It’s good for the airport. Because this is a wonderful airport. It’s absolutely beautiful,” said Cathy Conran-Smith, a traveler. Despite the pandemic, PSP is one of the few places in the nation where right now air-service is growing. It’s
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With the latests shutdown, the state of California, Riverside County and the city of Palm Springs held a virtual meeting Thursday to discuss resources available to small businesses in the Coachella Valley. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero has more on what resources are available now and what’s ahead in 2021. Across the valley, small businesses have
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The Palm Springs Walmart Supercenter was closed Thursday afternoon for cleaning and sanitation. There was no mention of cases being the cause of the closure. Charles Crowson, a spokesperson for Walmart, said the closure is part of a company-initiated program to allow third-party cleaning crews time to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building. The Palm Springs
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Case Changes Today Riverside County reported new 8,205 cases since Wednesday, bringing the total to 132,818. FULL STORY: The coronavirus vaccine has arrived to the Coachella Valley, hear from the first local healthcare workers to receive it The county’s positivity rate has more than doubled over the month, going from 7.5% (On Nov. 14) to
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An investigation is underway after a man attacked his neighbor with a knife in Palm Springs. Palm Springs Police Department officers were called to the 100 Block of Vega Drive at the Horizon Mobile Home Park regarding a male with a knife trying to kill a resident at the location. When officers arrived they discovered
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Christmas is next week and many local churches are moving services outside due to local health restrictions. Many services require an RSVP this year due to limited capacity regulations, and spots are filling up fast. “We’re calling it church on the lawn,” said Pastor Tim Kuhl at Southwest Church in Indian Wells. Kuhl says church-goers
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Riverside County expects to receive more than 14,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday. This first round will be given to healthcare workers who are exposed to the virus on a daily basis. An online post from the county shows how many doses each local hospital will receive: “This lifesaving breakthrough could not come
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The Record Alley inside the Westfield Mall in Palm Desert will be shutting its doors after over four decades in business. The store’s owner, Jim Stephens, made the announcement Tuesday on Facebook. The Record Alley will be permanently closing its doors at end of January. In the meantime, the store will have a 50% off
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On Tuesday Riverside County Sup. Manuel Perez announced that federal CARES Act dollars and state money from Project Homekey would be allocated for the Eastern Coachella Valley. Originally many local leaders were pushing to convert Palm Springs hotel Ivy Palm, located at 2000 N. Palm Canyon Drive, into low-income permanent housing from the Project Homekey
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Music played in the kitchen, while out front, the restaurant owner folded pizza boxes Wishing he was folding a lot more, because business is way down, Jack Srebnik says state relief would help him keep the doors open at 3 restaurants he owns. “We’re trying to stay open for our employees, for our customers. This
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As we inch closer to the COVID-19 vaccine arrival here in Riverside County, there’s a push to allow California dentists and eye doctors to administer a vaccine shot. Some of them say that could take the pressure off hospitals. News Channel 3’s Dani Romero takes a closer look as to how that will work. Dr. Assal
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A search was underway today for a suspect who forced his way into a Banning home and sexually assaulted a girl before one of her family members came to her aid, prompting the assailant to flee. The attack happened about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of North Hathaway Street, near Morongo Road, according
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Three people were arrested early Wednesday morning as part of an operation conducted by the Riverside County Gang Impact Team (GIT), assisted by the Palm Springs Police Department, in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon that occurred in the city earlier this year. According to the District Attorney’s office, the raids occurred in
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We now know how many doses of the COVID vaccine each county hospital will receive during the first shipment on Friday. On Wednesday, County officials released the vaccine allocation list. Our local hospitals (Desert Regional, JFK, and Eisenhower) will receive a total of 3,085 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The county will receive a total
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The Riverside County Coroner’s office has released the identity of a man that was killed in a crash between a motorcycle and a cement truck Tuesday evening in Coachella. The crash happened at approximately 6:17 p.m. near the intersection of Calhoun Street and Avenue 53. Todd Mosley, 62, of Indio was pronounced dead at the
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert has announced plans to reopen limited operations. The zoo has not been open to the public since California’s recent regional stay home orders mandated the closure of many business sectors, including zoos, museums, and aquariums. The facility now plans to reopen daytime operations with modifications, by
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Over the past 24 hours, coronavirus hospitalizations in Riverside County increased by 28 patients, officially putting the county over 1,000 patients for the very first time. Riverside County is now the fifth county in the state to pass 1,000 patients. COVID patients admitted into the ICU continued to increase, today it was by 17 patients.
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Millions of Californians are out of work this year due to the pandemic. And for many, losing a job meant also losing healthcare. If you’re in need of healthcare, consider Covered California. The online marketplace allows Californians to compare several affordable plans. Because of the pandemic, they’ve extended the enrollment deadline to December 30th, for
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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert will be closed to the public in accordance with Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders. Zoos are among the numerous sectors that are closed due to the new regional stay-at-home order, which went into effect on Sunday, December 6 at 11:59 p.m. Learn More About the New
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