Dos hermanos mueren a causa del COVID a una semana de diferencia
Una familia del Valle de Coachella llora la muerte de dos de sus miembros por COVID-19
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Riverside County reports record day-to-day increases in hospitalizations & ICU patients
Case Changes Since Monday Riverside County reported new 1,291 cases since Monday, bringing the total to 151,713 FULL STORY: The coronavirus vaccine has arrived to the Coachella Valley, hear from the first local healthcare workers to receive it The county has the second-highest of the state’s new COVID-19 cases per day per 100K metric. This
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Federal lawmakers, including Congressman Ruiz, say COVID Relief bill is ‘insufficient’
President Donald Trump told lawmakers to amend the latest COVID-19 relief bill, 24 hours after congress passed it. Trump called the covid relief bill a ‘disgrace,’ in a video posted on his Twitter Tuesday night. He added that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. Read: Trump tells
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Dr. Alan Willamson shares alarming update on situation at Eisenhower Health
At no point in the pandemic has it been more challenging for staff at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage than right now. The hospital is trying to deal with the rising surge in patients. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with Eisenhower Health’s, chief medical officer Dr. Alan Williamson on how they’re managing. Peter: What
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Family heartbroken after brothers die of COVID within a week of each other
Two weeks ago, Francisco Borrero, 40, of Thermal and Isaac Borrero, 39, of Desert Hot Springs were buried together. The brothers died within days of each other after spending several days in the ICU with coronavirus. Francisco (Left) and Isaac (Right) – Courtesy of family The Borrero family was left shocked and shaken by tragic
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Sen. Melendez to propose bill targeting drug dealers selling fentanyl to teens
Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, said today she will introduce legislation targeting drug dealers who sell fentanyl to youths, contributing to a surge in drug-related deaths statewide. “As the mother of five children, I can’t imagine what it would be like to lose a child to drug poisoning,” Melendez said. “The pandemic and the governor’s
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Georgia college student who broke Cayman Islands’ quarantine receives reduced sentence
The Georgia college student who broke Covid-19 quarantine rules in the Cayman Islands to visit her boyfriend has received reduced jail time after initially being sentenced to four months in prison. The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal reduced the prison sentence of Skylar Mack, 18, and her boyfriend, Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, to two months on
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Dear Santa: Special needs student surprised with new bike, gifts
News Channel 3 and General Air Conditioning and Plumbing are teaming up with Santa Claus to help deliver gifts this year. We’re making 25 Coachella Valley families’ wishes come true this holiday season. On Tuesday, a bike and some other gifts were delivered to Jessica Briana and her family. Briana is a special education student
Continue Reading Chicagoans come to the rescue of woman whose Christmas tree was not delivered: ‘I was just overwhelmed with people’s kindness’
Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — A Chicago woman is part of the most fragile population: mostly stuck inside with a compromised immune system. Her Christmas tree was stuck in the mail. CBS 2 reported on her story and people responded with offers to help. CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross reports on
Continue Reading Police say assailants targeted 71-year-old grandmother Emma Wright when they shot into her house, killing her
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — There were growing questions Monday night surrounding the murder of a 71-year-old grandmother, who was killed when assailants fired into her home in Morgan Park. As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, the community cannot understand who would intentionally shoot into Emma Wright’s house. But all
Continue Reading Covid-19 is now on every continent as Antarctica records its first outbreak
Antarctica has recorded its first Covid-19 case after 36 people tested positive on a research base, according to a statement released by the Chilean Army. The news marks an unfortunate milestone in the global fight against coronavirus, as until this week, Antarctica was the last continent free from the virus’ grip. On Sunday, the General
Continue ReadingBiden team calls out Twitter over plan to wipe White House accounts’ followers
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has pushed back against Twitter’s decision to not allow the millions of followers of the White House Twitter accounts to be automatically retained when the accounts are handed over to the new administration. When President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his administration inherited the millions of followers of each
Continue Reading Accused of seven murders, woman goes on trial in China after 20 years on the run
A woman accused of killing seven people has gone on trial in southeastern China after spending more than 20 years on the run. Lao Rongzhi, 46, appeared in the Nanchang Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangxi province on Monday, according to a statement posted by the court on its official Weibo social media account. Lao “expressed
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Trump tells lawmakers to amend COVID-19 relief bill, suggests he may not sign it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is assailing the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it. Trump complained in a video that he tweeted out Tuesday night that the bill delivered too much money to foreign countries, but not enough to Americans. The
Continue Reading 2 killed in small plane crash
Click here for updates on this story GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (KTVT) — A small plane crashed in Grand Prairie Monday, Dec. 21 around 2:50 p.m. killing the two people onboard. The aircraft crashed along the SH 360 service road Near Mayfield Road next to a Sonic restaurant. The victims’ identities are not being released yet.
Continue Reading ‘A Mother’s Love’ reflects on Minneapolis’s deadly year, filled with young victims
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — At least 80 people have been killed across Minneapolis in 2020 — a 70% jump over this time last winter. Since 2014, Lisa Clemons and members of A Mother’s Love Initiative have been tracking the number of people killed on Minneapolis streets. “Behind every trauma
Continue Reading As Covid shutters ice arenas, backyard hockey rinks gain popularity
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota is often referred to as the “State of Hockey” — and that’s being proven once again during the pandemic. With rinks temporarily shut down, more people than ever before are building their own rinks. If you build it, they will come. That phrase may
Continue ReadingBiden announces Miguel Cardona as education secretary nominee
Joe Biden’s transition team late Tuesday announced Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as the President-elect’s nominee for education secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Cardona would play a key role in reopening schools across the country that have been forced online amid the coronavirus pandemic. CNN was first to report that Cardona would be nominated
Continue Reading Taiwan reports first local Covid-19 case in more than 250 days
Taiwan has recorded its first locally-transmitted case of coronavirus since April. The island has had one of the most successful pandemic responses in the world, and the new infection ends a 255-day run without local transmission, underscoring the difficulties in controlling the virus even in areas where it has been largely stamped out. According to
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