UPDATE: A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a police officer with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the restraint death of George Floyd. EARLIER: Minnesota authorities have confirmed to the Associated Press that the Police officer who knelt on George Floyd has been arrested. This arrest comes after escalating violence in Minnesota with protestors setting fire to
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Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Friday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch it live here when he begins to speak: It is not clear from the Governor’s Press Secretary just what Newsom may announce during the update today. Earlier this week, state and county officials gave
Continue ReadingPresident Trump spoke at a news conference Friday morning to talk about negotiations with China. Trump says US to sanction Chinese officials responsible for eroding autonomy of Hong Kong. Trump says the United States is ‘terminating’ it’s relationship with World Health Organization, says group hasn’t made coronavirus reforms. There have been increased tensions between the
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A Yucca Valley man was in custody Friday morning accused in an attempted murder where the alleged victim was bound, burned, and tortured. San Bernardino County Sheriffs Detectives arrested Steven Perez, 35, Thursday while serving a series of search warrants in Yucca Valley and say they recovering evidence related to the alleged crime. Deputies said
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The Palm Springs Police Department is taking part in the 2020 Warrior Walk Friday morning to honor fallen Palm Springs police officers Jose Vega and Lesley Zerebny. The five mile walk is set to start at 7 a.m. at the Palm Springs police department. Officers Jose Vega and Lesley Zerebny who were murdered in 2016.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters angered by the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died while in police custody, gained access to a Minneapolis police precinct on Thursday, the third straight night of violent protests spreading beyond the city. Livestream video showed the protesters entering the building, where fire alarms blared and sprinklers
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Palm Desert’s city council is pushing back on the governor’s reopening plan – asking him to allow The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens to welcome visitors back. The zoo has been closed since mid-March and is losing millions of dollars in revenue – missing out on hundreds, sometimes thousands of visitors each day. “(We closed)
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Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes joined News Channel 3’s Peter Daut during the special “Coronavirus: Questions Answered” program at 6:30 p.m. Chief Reyes discussed a variety of topics, including the possibility of losing officers to budget cuts, an increase in calls related to mental health, and how reopening is going so far. On Thursday,
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As more businesses begin to reopen and local hospitals have taken on patients from Imperial County, our valley hospitals plan to stay prepared for a potential surge. “We are ready. We have the capacity and we know what we are doing,” said Dr. Andrew Kassinove, Director of Emergency Medicine at JFK Memorial Hospital. Dr. Andrew
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The Coachella City Council passed an extension on a moratorium that prevents evictions of those affected by the coronavirus pandemic and a suspension of water shutoffs and late fees. The city’s eviction moratorium was extended to June 30. Much like Palm Springs’ moratorium, Coachella’s order goes farther than the state’s. Tenants at residential and commercial
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Thursday morning Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. and University of California, Riverside held a virtual news conference to announce the expansion of psychiatric residency programs and community partnerships in the Coachella Valley. They announced a new addiction medicine fellowship program that will give 8 doctors-in-training a chance to work with the community. They will provide mental
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College of the Desert’s Partnership and Community Education program is offering 10 free self-paced professional development trainings to help residents facing the rapidly changing job market due to the coronavirus pandemic. Free trainings include:• Creating Web Pages• Creating WordPress Websites• Fundamentals of Supervision and Management• Twelve Steps to a Successful Job Search• Keys to Effective
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Officers from the Riverside County Department of Animal Services rescued a cat that somehow managed to get herself stuck between two brick walls in Cathedral City. Tuesday morning, Officers Matthew Perez was called to the 67100 block of Rando Road after a resident reported hearing the cat meowing. Officer Perez said whenever he tried to
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The city of Palm Springs hosted a webinar for residents Thursday morning discussing the regulations for the reopening of restaurants, retail and hair salons/barbershops. Palm Springs Mayor Geoff Kors, Police Chief Bryan Reyes and City Attorney Jeffrey Ballinger led the discussion via Zoom. They first reminded residents that Palm Springs still has its own set
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After a nearly two month shutdown across the Coachella Valley, restaurant dine-in is back again. For one popular downtown Palm Springs spot, customers came flooding through as soon as doors opened. Morning anchor Angela Chen checked out Bongo Johnny’s to see how the diner fared during the pandemic and to learn about the restaurant’s work
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Riverside University Health System – Public Health released new coronavirus data Thursday from the past 24 hours. Visit KESQ.com/Coronavirus for the latest local updates Thursday’s update showed new positive coronavirus cases in Riverside County. That’s an increase of 89 cases since Tuesday. The total number of cases in now 7,341 with 110,358 patients tested. There
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Border Patrol agents located a previously deported convicted murderer who illegally re-entered the United States earlier this week. According to border patrol, a Mexican national, 39, was found in the backseat of a vehicle with another woman who illegally entered the country on Wednesday at approximately 9:15 a.m. in the area of Frink Road and
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Due to constitutional requirements, the Riverside Superior Court will return to summoning jurors for criminal trials starting in mid-June. Court officials say they expect a limited number of trials will start at that time. Cases with constitutional and statutory timeframes approaching will have priority. The court will implement various protocols to protect the health and
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