Over the past several weeks COVID cases have been on the rise in Riverside County and across the state. Despite June 15 marking the state’s reopening, many cities, counties and businesses have began implementing their own restrictions as concerns over the Delta variant grow. Last week Riverside County public health officials recommended people wear masks
Continue ReadingFrustration is mounting among some California members of the healthcare community in response to the state’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The California Department of Public Health will require all healthcare facilities to enforce vaccinations for employees by September 30. The new mandate will replace a previous order put in place by Governor Gavin Newsom, that
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It’s back-to-school season and there’s a requirement for students to get their booster shot. Schools are requiring middle and high school students to get their Tdap immunization. Tdap is a combination vaccine that protects against three potentially life-threatening bacterial diseases such as tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis. Since the state of California is requiring for middle
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Bars and restaurants on Arenas Street in Palm Springs are officially asking customers to show proof of being vaccinated or alternatively, a negative COVID-19 test before coming inside. Starting in just three weeks, this will be standard for all bars and restaurants in Palm Springs. With the new rules about to go into effect, some
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A 34-year-old man accused of gunning down his octogenarian grandparents in their gated Palm Desert home — and later allegedly reporting it to authorities — must stand trail on two murder charges, a judge ruled on Friday. Frank Scott Castro III of Palm Desert was arrested in September 2019 on suspicion of killing Frank Castro,
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Riverside County on Thursday reported 1,226 new Coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, that brings the total number to 313,931 positive Coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. One of the positive trends we are seeing is that no new deaths have been reported this week, that number is holding at 4,667. The
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Mixed emotions are pouring in after the Palm Springs City Council on Wednesday approved a pair of pandemic-related mandates for in-door dining and large events. Local resident Jimmy Herold said he’s fine with the new mandates “if it makes everybody feel safer.” However, not everyone agrees. Palm Springs resident George Murray said while he thinks
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California has required everyone in a healthcare setting to get the COVID-19 vaccine by September 30th. 2.2 million health care workers and long term care facilities now have to be fully vaccinated by the September deadline. The order was issued Thursday by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Exceptions to not get the vaccine
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Local leaders from the Coachella Valley are pushing for fair representation within the Imperial Irrigation District. IID’s board has no representatives from the valley, even though the district provides utilities both here and in Imperial County. Thursday, the brand new Coachella Valley Energy Commission came together for the first time in Coachella. It’s a group
Continue ReadingA transgender man is speaking to News Channel 3 over a heated exchange that happened at a Palm Springs dispensary. The man who goes by the name, Dev Royal, posted a video of the encounter to social media platform, TikTok, last week. The video has more than 70,000 views and more than 1,000 shares. According
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The Galilee Center in Mecca hosted their annual backpack giveaway on Thursday to help families in need. Because of the pandemic, the giveaway was a drive-through event this year. “For us to be able to give out 1,000 backpacks to our community just lets us know that we’re stepping forward exactly where we want to
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All workers in health-care facilities across California will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 under a revised order issued today by the state Department of Public Health. https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1423399851350319107 The state had previously announced that workers in health-care settings had the option of either being vaccinated or undergoing weekly COVID-19 testing. The new order
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Residents and businesses in Eastern Coachella Valley will now have the opportunity to be heard Thursday night regarding changes to an ordinance that would limit popular ranches to only host four parties a year. This change has many businesses fearing that by restricting the number of parties on the ranches, the temporary events sector would
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A 22-year-old man with medical issues was home safe Thursday after going missing. Eliezer Chaim Kraiman went missing early Wednesday morning near the Palm Desert campus of College of the Desert and was located safely later that evening, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. According to authorities, Kraiman suffers from medical conditions and becomes easily
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Sweeping changes are on the way in Palm Springs when it comes to coronavirus safety measures. City council passed new precautions at an emergency special meeting to respond to alarming transmission trends with Covid-19. Vaccines will be required for customers to go inside at restaurants and bars. Those who don’t want to get vaccinated can
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Wednesday night Riverside county sheriff’s deputies with the Thermal station, along with investigators were conducting a death investigation. The first report of an adult male body near the 49600 Block of Cesar Chavez came in just before 8 pm. The sheriff’s department says at this time, no other information is available as it is still
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After a difficult year, students around the Coachella Valley area going back into the classrooms but there are still some questions as the first day of school approaches. All three superintendents for the valley’s school districts joined Peter Daut to answer your questions about students going back to school.
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Riverside County on Thursday reported 1,132 new Coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours. While the county reported 0 new deaths other metrics continue to trend upwards. Hospitalizations are now at 361 county wide that is 17 more patients than on Wednesday, there were also 3 more patients in the ICU that number is now
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In light of rising COVID-19 cases, all members of the public will be required to wear a face covering inside Riverside County courthouses regardless of vaccination status beginning Monday. The new rule will apply to litigants, attorneys, jurors, vendors and security personnel. Court employees are currently exempt from the rule because they must instead abide
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On Friday, the ACLU filed a federal complaint alleging that Riverside County misused millions in coronavirus CARES funding by giving that money to the Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff’s Dept. used $2.7 million for furniture and other office renovations, another $1.3 million to upgrade its key card/video camera systems, and another $660,000 to bulletproof its windows.
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