Students across the valley are gearing up to return to school. While the majority are returning in-person, a lot of things will once again look different on local campuses. “We’re just very excited about getting kids back on campus. That’s the number one thing,” said Mark Arnold, Executive Director, Student Learning, PSUSD. With COVID-19 cases
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A man was pronounced dead Monday evening after drowning in a swimming pool in Indian Wells. The incident happened on the 76000 block of Highway 111 near Club Drive at around 6 p.m A spokesperson for the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said deputies arrived on scene and found a man unresponsive in a swimming pool.
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Eisenhower Health will be verifying which workers have been vaccinated so it can determine who will require regular coronavirus testing. Employees were notified about the new requirements by an internal email sent out July 30: Eisenhower Health internal email about testing of unvaccainted workersDownload “Beginning August 9, Eisenhower is required to have unvaccinated employees show
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The Palm Springs Police Department has been struggling to bring experienced officers to the department for nearly a year. In a Facebook post the agency announced they would be adding a $30,000 incentive to attract officers and to supplement some of the challenges they’ve had in filling vacant positions. A portion of the department’s post
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A group of firefighters on bike ride across the United States to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11 made a stop in the Coachella Valley on Monday. 15 firefighters from California, Colorado and Washington state are traveling from Los Angeles to New York City in remembrance of those who lost their lives during
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Riverside County reported an increase of 671 new coronavirus cases and recoveries over the weekend. This brings the total number of cases up to 309,217. The county’s case rate once again increased over the past 24 hours. On Wednesday, the case rate was 14.2, it has now gone up to 16.9. Riverside County hasn’t reported
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Singer-songwriter Frank Ocean will headline the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, while Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott will be among next year’s main acts, according to a report published today. Festival co-founder Paul Tollett confirmed Ocean’s appearance two years from now. Tollett, who is president of Goldenvoice Productions, which organizes the
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A 52-year-old man accused of killing a Coachella resident with a machete pleaded not guilty today to murder and other offenses. Gabriel Castro Ramirez of Coachella was arrested last Wednesday on suspicion of killing 46-year-old Jimmy Meza the day before. Along with the murder count, Ramirez is charged with one count each of attempted murder
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Update Article: 09/06/21 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced that two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Ruben Garcia. A third person remains wanted in connection with the homicide. The wanted suspect was identified as Pedro Urieta Angeles, 32, of Cabazon. Angeles is considered armed and dangerous. If seen, call 911,
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Riverside County Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington is under quarantine today after being exposed to someone infected with COVID-19. Washington began his isolation on Wednesday after being notified that he had come into contact the day prior with a person infected with coronavirus, the supervisor’s chief of staff, Michelle DeArmond, wrote in an email. “It’s
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A job fair will be held next month to fill open positions across the Coachella Valley, it was announced today. The Valley Wide Employment Expo will be held virtually on Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce. The event is free to attend for both job
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS (CNS) – Sarah Robles, who was raised in Desert Hot Springs, became the first American woman to win two Olympic medals in weightlifting, winning the bronze in the super heavyweight class. 🇺🇸 @TeamUSA’s Sarah Robles is the first American woman to win two Olympic weightlifting medals. She takes home #bronze at the #OlympicGames
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Evictions are expected to increase after the federal moratorium on housing expired over the weekend. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a moratorium at the start of the pandemic to prevent people from being evicted as several people lost their jobs. The Biden Administration announced Thursday he is allowing the nationwide ban to
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Just when things started to look somewhat normal with California’s reopening in June, concerns over the highly transmissible Delta variant and rising COVID-19 cases in Riverside County and across the state have local businesses on their toes– ready to pivot for just about anything. “We just try to keep up with the new rules and
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics featured skateboarding for the first time. Some local valley skateboarders said its debut is a big deal Team USA made history when skateboarder Jagger Eaton was awarded the first Olympic Skateboarding medal in history. He won a bronze medal in the men’s street competition. According to the Olympics, the rider is
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The Salvation Army Davis Community Center invited the community to their “Back 2 School Bash and Open House” event on July 31. The open house offered free backpacks and school supplies. The event also included free COVID-19 vaccinations, haircuts, nail trimming, and giveaways. Organizers also offered educational booths, jumpers, and an opportunity to sign up
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Cal Fire confirmed that two people have died after a plane crashed in a vacant lot northwest of the Banning Municipal Airport around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The plane crashed near Ramsey and Hathaway Streets, with the FAA reporting that the two victims were the only ones on the plane. The crash ignited a small fire
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Some of the nation’s leading medical doctors and researchers are calling on the federal government to consider authorizing the use of COVID-19 booster shots. Doctor Vincent Rajkumar, of the Mayo Clinic, which was named the number one hospital in the nation for the sixth year in a row, says he supports the idea of booster
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Cal Fire confirmed one person died early Saturday morning when a vehicle hit a pole, resulting in a fire. The accident took place on Highway 111 near Monterey just before 1:30am. It was a solo traffic collision and the fire was put out shortly after crews arrived on scene. No word on if there were
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Concerns over coronavirus variants continue to rise here at home. Health experts are sharing that the virus needs an unvaccinated person to successfully mutate into a stronger variant — adding the more unvaccinated people we have in our community, the likelier it is we’ll see more variants in the future. “A virus can only mutate
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