Coronavirus

The Palm Springs International Dance Festival kicks off this week. It runs Thursday through Sunday.  The festival is happening differently this year with COVID restrictions in place. In a typical year, founder and artistic director Michael Nickerson-Rossi says more than 400 dancers travel from all over the world to take four days of classes and

For the first time in a year, some Desert Sands Unified students in Pre-K through 5th grade will be back in the classroom Monday. DSUSD was the first valley district to get its Covid-19 safety plans approved by the county and state. “To prepare bringing students back, it has been a logistical endeavor,” said Kirsten

Continuing efforts to slowly loosen COVID-19 business restrictions, state health officials today issued rules allowing breweries and wineries that do not serve meals to reopen outdoors, while also setting a path for the reopening of bars. According to the updated rules, beginning this Saturday, breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals will be

WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden used his first prime-time address to outline his plan Thursday night to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He offered Americans fresh hope

A mobile vaccine clinic is being held on Thursday at Coachella Valley High School. The COVID-19 vaccination event will go from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public. While you don’t need an appointment, you will be asked to provide proof of eligibility under current county vaccine guidelines.  The event is

Assuming the State of California meets projected vaccination goals, Riverside County could meet case rate levels that would put us into the Red Tier as soon as Friday. However, it’s still unclear if the state will change those measurement thresholds, and if so, how soon after that we’d see restrictions lifted in Riverside County. “This

Riverside County reported 183 new cases since Tuesday. The county has a total of 291,675 coronavirus cases. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. Riverside County continues to inch closer towards the red tier, however, the adjusted case

Governor Gavin Newsom delivers a State of the State address Tuesday at 6 p.m. You can watch the full address below: Newsom said his speech would be light on policy announcements and heavy on efforts being made in the state to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The address will be held at Dodger Stadium, which serves

Riverside County reported 452 new cases since Monday. The county has a total of 291,492 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 72 new cases (49,079 total) Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. Riverside County continues to inch

The one-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine will be available in Riverside County on a limited scale tomorrow, with countywide access by the end of the week, health officials told the Board of Supervisors today. “We just received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, and we will begin administering it,” Riverside University Health System Dr. Geoffrey

Covid-19 is flowing through the pipes. Before someone shows symptoms or even gets a test, the virus is first showing up in what you flush down the toilet. The Palm Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant has been tracking how much virus is in the water and right now, it’s way down. “We’re as low as we’ve

Riverside County reported 136 new cases since Friday. The county has a total of 291,040 coronavirus cases. Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains in the purple tier, the latest metric update revealed big

New numbers from Riverside County show that less than 10 percent of the local Black community has been vaccinated so far.  News Channel 3’s Madison Weil spoke with community members hoping to improve that statistic.  Yvonne Dove is a volunteer at Desert Regional Medical Center. She just received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine

Beginning Monday, Riverside County residents struggling to pay their rent because of public health lockdowns that impacted their finances can submit applications to qualify for a new round of rental assistance initiated by the county in partnership with several nonprofits. “Riverside County is eager to see this next round of assistance administered in a quick

The third vaccine in the quest to end COVID-19 is making its way to Riverside County. “Our initial allocation would be about 16,400,” said Riverside County Department of Public Health spokesperson, Jose Arballo. The shipment is slated to arrive early next week, and shots could start to be injected within 1-2 days after that, according

Riverside County reported 160 new cases since Thursday. The county has a total of 290,904 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 3 new cases (48,971 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s COVID Metrics The county’s metrics are updated every Tuesday. While the county remains

The pandemic has been abysmal for the business travel industry, including group meetings and conventions here in the valley. Thursday, frustrated tourism officials and business leaders from across California banded together to urge Gov. Newsom to issue guidelines for the safe re-opening of business meetings, events and conventions. “We’ve lost 241 conventions so far to