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Snow Fire in Palm Springs expected to be fully contained by Oct. 1; 6,254 acres burned, 67% contained

9/23/20, 2:00 p.m. Officials announced that they expect full containment of the Snow Fire to come by October 1. The fire has currently burned 6,254 acres and is currently 67% contained. All evacuation orders were originally lifted on Sunday. 9/21/20, 4:45 p.m. Containment remained at 6,013 acres tonight, however, there was a big increase in

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Riverside County advances to next phase in reopening, approved by the state to enter ‘red tier’

Riverside County has been approved by the state of California to move into the next phase of reopening, health officials confirmed Tuesday morning. “We have received confirmation from the state, we will be entering the red tier today,” Dr. Cameron Kaiser said in the Board of Supervisors meeting this morning, “and once official announcement is

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PSUSD parents react to the district’s ‘hybrid plan’ for the possible return of in-person learning in January

Palm Springs Unified School District students are in their seventh week of at-home instruction. As parents cope with the challenges of distance education, they are also now learning kids may not return to the classroom until 2021. “I want my kids back in the classroom,” Jessica Lundquist, a PSUSD parent told News Channel 3. A

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Woman struck by driver in Indio

Police were on the scene of a collision involving a truck and a pedestrian early Wednesday along Avenue 44 between Oasis Avenue and King Street. A woman was injured shortly after 3:00 a.m. when she was struck by a driver, according to police. That woman was hospitalized in serious condition at a local hospital. KESQ

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CA officially approves Riverside County to reopen indoor dining, places of worship, nail salons, more

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly holds a video news conference at noon on Tuesday. He announced the weekly update to the coronavirus county tier system, including the movement of Riverside County from the “widespread,” or purple, tier to the “substantial,” or red, tier. You can watch the full presentation below: Riverside

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