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. You can watch it live here starting at noon. Earlier today, the Governor’s office confirmed that state residents depending on state unemployment benefits would soon see the additional funding through the
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The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but devotees can watch a documentary set to begin streaming on YouTube today. “Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert,” which includes never-before- seen footage and interviews, was originally set to begin streaming in late March. But organizers held back
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President Trump and the coronavirus task force are holding a briefing detailing the latest updates on the federal response to the outbreak. Today’s briefing was originally expected at 10:00 a.m. Pacific, but has been delayed nearly an hour. Watch it live here when it starts: The CDC is now recommending “wearing cloth face coverings in
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Fleur Women’s Health in Palm Desert has begun offering a COVID-19 rapid test for patients that have not shown symptoms of having the virus. The test is a prick of the finger to draw blood and test for antibodies. It has claimed to have results in as little as 10-15 minutes. “If their concern is,
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Rainfall dropped off overnight, but resumed in the early morning with light showers. However, a band of stronger rain is off to the West, so the Flash Flood Watch has been extended until 8 p.m. this evening. The Winter Storm Warning above 5,500 feet is also still in effect. A cut-off area of low pressure
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Two men were in custody Friday morning accused in an attempted armed robbery last week. Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a shooting Friday in the area of 7th Street and Dale Kiler Road in Mecca. They said the suspects shot a man in the abdomen after an attempted robbery, then took
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Officials continue to investigate a fire that burned a short-term rental in Indio to the ground. It’s raising new questions about whether the people staying there were breaking county orders. The rental home, which is within the Montage East community near Madison Street, boasts a pool, fire pit, jacuzzi, and six bedrooms. The only issue:
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The Desert Hot Springs Police Department is investigating a shooting near the area of First Street and Mesquite Avenue Thursday night. The shooting was reported shortly before 8:50 p.m. We reached out to Desert Hot Springs Police, who did confirm, they are working a shooting in the area but are working to provide more information.
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Mixed emotions after the San Bernardino County officials changed their orders to allow drive in religious services this weekend. “I think it’s okay but I think everyone should just stay at home and just do everything online, it would be the best,” said Tracy Keith, from Joshua Tree. Resident Tracy Keith said she has mixed
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Rooster and The Pig in Palm Springs is offering the same unique menu for takeout that has made it such a popular must-try spot. Visit kesq.com/open4biz for a look at all our local businesses that are still open. Located in downtown Palm Springs, the restaurant offers homestyle Vietnamese food with a fusion twist — and
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The County of Riverside launched RivCoMobile, an app that allows residents to anonymously report violations of state and county public health orders issued to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Violations of public health orders can include the operation of nonessential businesses, unauthorized gatherings, and failure by essential businesses to comply with health orders such
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A marine and a child at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center tested positive for coronavirus. Brigadier General Roger Turner confirmed the two cases on Facebook, the first at the base. According to Turner, the child is from the Stepping Stones Child Development Center at the base. The child has mild respiratory
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Palm Springs hosted a virtual town hall over zoom on Thursday morning focused primarily on workers benefits for those impacted by coronavirus. “We’re gonna get through this…because we are a big family here in Palm Springs,” said Mayor Kors. The webinar covered topics like unemployment benefits, eviction protection, mortgage relief, workers rights and food assistance
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Riverside County health officials have confirmed that a total of 82 patients were evacuated from Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on April 7. Among them, 7 were taken to a Federal Medical Station at the Indio Fairgrounds. A total of 15 were transported to ManorCare Health Services, a skilled nursing care facility in Indio. “The
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A short-term vacation rental was destroyed after catching on fire early Thursday morning. According to a Cal Fire spokesperson, the fire was reported at 2:38 a.m. The home is located on 81000 block of Tranquility Drive, just around the corner of Avenue 49 and Madison Street in Indio. The fire was contained at 4:50 a.m.
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San Bernardino County health officials confirmed 88 new coronavirus cases and 4 deaths on Thursday. The total number of positive cases in the county is now 729 with 24 deaths. A total of 6,816 people have been tested. Cases in each city: Adelanto: 3Alta Loma: 6Apple Valley: 10Barstow: 8Big Bear City: 2Big Bear Lake: 3Bloomington: 8Blue Jay: 2Chino: 27Chino Hills: 27Colton: 13Crestline: 1Fontana: 87Fort Irwin: 1Grand Terrace: 5Hesperia: 26Highland: 28Joshua Tree: 1Loma Linda: 14Mentone: 4Montclair: 8Morongo
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Desert AIDS Project CEO David Brinkman shared that he tested positive for coronavirus. According to an interview with Daniel Vaillancourt on the Desert AIDS Project website, Brinkman learned pf his results on March 29. Brinkman says he decided to get tested after experiencing a cough and fatigue. Brinkman is recovering while self-quarantined at home. Brinkman shared
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced that three additional employees tested positive for coronavirus. According to the department, one of the employees was a detective. The detective was off work over the last two weeks with flu-like symptoms. The other two cases were professional staff employees, one assigned to corrections and one assigned to
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