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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering a briefing on the state’s efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and prepare for a surge in patients. Today, Governor @GavinNewsom, @OregonGovBrown & @GovInslee announced an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their economies and controlling COVID-19 into the future. #StayHomeSaveLives https://t.co/Uzl6SPw2Rb— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) April 13,
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A Morongo Valley man was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a runaway juvenile. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on March 28, deputies from the Palm Desert station were notified of a runaway juvenile located in Thousand Palms. The juvenile was under the age of 14. The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task
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The Mathis Brothers in Indio has officially reopened as an ‘essential business.’ The company originally closed in accordance with the county order in March. On Monday, it finally opened its doors back up to customers but with a few changes. “We’re obviously down quite a bit of business. People are afraid to leave their home
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At the post office on Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, it was flurry of activity once again Monday morning as postal workers sorted and loaded up mail and packages for delivery. Most of the packages came from Amazon. “These trucks are 30 years old. They weren’t equipped to handle so much packages,” said mail
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The crash was reported at 4:05 Saturday on eastbound I-10 just East of Ford Dry Lake in Desert Center. CalFire said one person was taken by air ambulance to a hospital with moderate injuries. No one else was injured in the crash. The cause of the crash was under investigation. Stay with KESQ News Channel
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A valley LGBTQ organization has launched a coronavirus hotline to help provide services to people during the coronavirus pandemic. “I had them deliver my groceries for me because I live alone and I don’t have a car,” said Carol Jefferson. Cathedral City resident Carol Jefferson said she saw the hotline on Facebook and called immediately
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San Bernardino County health officials confirmed 77 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths on Sunday. The total number of positive cases in the county is now 887 with 31 deaths. A total of 7,954 people have been tested. Cases in each city: Adelanto: 7 Alta Loma: 8 Apple Valley: 12 Barstow: 8 Big Bear City:
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There are currently 373 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Coachella Valley cities, county health officials report. Adding in the community totals from Bermuda Dunes, Thousand Palms, Sky Valley, Oasis, Mecca and Thermal, the area total rises to 388. This is 54 more cases than were reported Saturday. Between Saturday and Sunday, Indio saw an increase
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News Channel 3 spoke with Reena Patel, a San Diego-based renowned parenting expert, guidance counselor, licensed educational psychologist, and board-certified behavior analyst to learn ways parents can manage their children’s emotions during this quarantine. “By now, you probably are starting to see some frustration kick-in, maybe even some anxiety with our little ones some different
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Many people around the world are celebrating Easter differently this year while celebrating Easter from home. Easter at the Medina family’s home looks different this year. Everyone is gathered around the living room to watch Easter church service from the comfort of their couch. It’s safe to say Easter 2020 has certainly changed many family
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Calling the coronavirus crisis “a critical situation here in our own backyard,” Dr. Michael Mesisca issued a video plea for “all willing residents” to step up to help response efforts for novel coronavirus. Mesisca, the Medical Director of Operations for Riverside University Health System, and the Riverside County Joint Information Center are working to get
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The total number of cases is now 1,431. The total deaths has reached 41 with 156 patients recovered. Riverside continues to report the most cases in the county with 223 followed by Moreno Valley at 143 cases. The city of Indio added 3 new cases and now leads Palm Springs with the most cases in
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed the sixth positive case of coronavirus in the department. The latest deputy who tested positive is assigned to the corrections bureau and was off work with flu-like symptoms before getting tested. The deputy remained off work while awaiting test results. The deputy’s results came back positive Saturday.
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After the county announcement Friday to allow “drive-up” religious services. News Channel 3 reached out to area churches to find out if any were planning drive up services for Easter Sunday. Pastor Brenda Wood at Word of Life in Riverside said she’s made arrangements to have her congregation park their cars in the church’s parking
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In a since-deleted video posted to Facebook Friday night, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco provided the public with an update, talking about employee and inmate coronavirus cases. He also touched on enforcing health orders and the media. Sheriff Bianco says 80 inmates have tested positive in the past 2 weeks, with none having died of
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Two gang members were arrested during a search warrant in Thousand Palms. On Friday, the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force with the Riverside County Sheriff’s SWAT, served a search warrant at a residence in the 30000 block of Monte Vista in Thousand Palms. The reason for the warrant stemmed from a follow-up investigation into a
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Friday would have marked the first night of Coachella, kicking off a weekend that, under normal circumstances, would have brought about 100,000 people to the valley. It would have been followed by weekend two, and then a third weekend of Stagecoach. All three weekends have been postponed until October. The valley’s festival season postponement means
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Staff at Eight4Nine Restaurant & Lounge in Palm Springs spent the day preparing and delivering lunches to all of the urgent care facilities in the Coachella Valley. “Today, Good Friday we are beginning a program that we’re affectionately calling ‘Good Deeds Friday,'” said Willie Rhine, Co-Owner of Eight4Nine. Rhine said the idea came when two
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Riverside County coronavirus cases reported 70 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths, and 31 recoveries since 4/9/2020. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for the latest local updates The total number of cases is now 1,350. The total deaths has reached 39 with 156 patients recovered. Riverside continues to report the most cases in the county with 211 followed by
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When fifth-grader Jacob Mariscal found out about the short supply of personal protective equipment for nurses, like his mom Anna, he wanted to help. “My teacher kind of inspired me because he has a 3D printer in his classroom and I wanted one when I first saw it, and then I got it, and this
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