NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,143 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 330,237. On Wednesdays, the county updates data for cities and communities, meaning we can see how many new cases there are in the Coachella Valley. Over the past week, the valley reported
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Yucca Valley High School was placed on a lockdown Wednesday afternoon after reports of a student with a gun on campus. Mara Rodriguez, public information officer for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, confirmed the department received these reports at approximately 12:10 p.m. Deputies responded to the school, Rodriguez confirmed that no shots were fired
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If you are stepping outdoors today you may notice the mountains and sky is looking a little grey. “I noticed all this smoke in the air and was like oh boy,” said local resident June Card. South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a Special Air Quality Advisory for the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains. This is
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Police say five people suffered severe injuries in a hit-and-run traffic collision early Wednesday morning. The driver of one of the vehicles involved ran away from the scene. Officers say two vehicles also suffered major damage in the wreck at the intersection of Ramon Road and Cathedral Canyon Drive at 12:18 a.m. It was unknown
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Cathedral City Police said that two teenagers were arrested Tuesday night, accused in an overnight beating. Police were called to the area of Date Palm Drive and Dinah Shore Drive around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officials said that they had recieved a call that someone had been assaulted with a firearm. When officers arrived, they found
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8:15 A.M. Wednesday Update: Cal Fire/Riverside County says the Rock Fire is now at 295 acres burned and 30% containment. All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted in the burn area. Firefighters will be strengthening containment lines today and working to put out hot spots. 7:41 P.M. Update: The evacuation order and warning will
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors shared a COVID-19 status report at the beginning of their meeting on Tuesday morning. “We’ve spent a lot of time looking at our data and are happy to say that we do have a completed analysis for sharing with you today,” said Kim Saruwatari, Director for Riverside University Health
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The historic La Quinta Resort and Club has been in operation since 1926 and it’s not slowing down after almost 100 years. The Coachella Valley’s longest-running resort is looking to add new faces to their team. There are 40 to 50 open positions available from housekeeping to restaurant servers to cooks and more. General manager
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The Board of Supervisors today approved the formation of an independent volunteer panel to observe all future Riverside County elections and report on the pros and cons, in the interest of promoting transparency and efficiency. “I think at this time in our country, it’s important to have confidence in our election process,” Supervisor Kevin Jeffries
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 1,213 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 327,971. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, county health officials showed the percentage of cases and deaths by vaccination status from February to August. More Details: Unvaccinated individuals ‘120 times more likely
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A “Thank You” card has been placed outside of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce for community members to sign for retired police chief Bryan Reyes. Reyes spent 27 years serving his community and now the City of Palm Springs and Chamber of Commerce wants to give their thanks. Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4
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With fall just around the corner, we’re inching closer to more outdoor activities in the fresh air, and a bike rental company can’t wait to see what’s in store. You can have a family gathering, a romantic ride, or bond with friends while taking a ride across the city of Palm Springs. Bike Palm Springs
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During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Riverside County’s top public health officials are set to provide an update on the pandemic. You can watch it live in the player below. There is no word on what the update will be this week, this is the first COVID-19 update on the meeting agenda in a couple
Continue Reading The Delta variant of Covid-19 continues to dominate in Riverside County but new variants are emerging, including the Lambda variant, which is now in California. Experts say Lambda could be more infectious and resistant to vaccines than the initial coronavirus strain, but it isn’t yet called a “variant of concern” in the U.S. or by
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Earlier this morning, a ribbon-cutting event took place to celebrate the completion of renovations and updates to the Palm Springs International Airport. The new update includes a ticket lobby expansion and renovation of a new outbound state-of-the-art baggage system. The project started back in February of 2020 and was completed May of this year. The
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For the first time since the start of the pandemic a year and a half ago, students are back inside classrooms at the Cal State San Bernardino Palm Desert campus. Monday marked the first day of the fall semester at the Palm Desert campus. The campus was bustling with energy and activities for students pursuing
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A police officer requested “lethal cover” before an unlicensed bail agent opened fire and killed a man wielding a knife in Palm Springs, a prosecution witness testified in a preliminary hearing today. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36 years-old, was arrested on April 23 for the shooting death of 33-year-old David Spann. The shooting occurred on the
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Desert Oasis Healthcare says they expect to see an increase in patients coming in for the Pfizer vaccine now that it has been officially approved by the FDA. Bobbi Batres, a new mother from Cathedral City, says she made an appointment to receive her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine after learning of the new
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The Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) set a new record for passengers for the month of July. PSP reported 129,463 in July. Airport officials said this is a 32% increase over the previous record, which was set in July 2019 when 97,834 passengers used the airport. The pandemic caused big issues for the travel industry
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NEW CASES Over the past 24 hours, Riverside County reported 2,027 new coronavirus cases. This brings the total number of cases up to 327,971. Check out the cases by zip codeDownload The case rate went from is 34.9 per 100K on Friday to 35.7 on Monday. The case rate was at 16.9 at the start
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