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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill does not order school districts to resume in-person instruction and it does not say parents must send their kids back to the
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California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Governor Newsom’s administration announced this Wednesday and explained it’s a new initiative to prioritize vaccinating those most at risk and as a result, hopefully meet the metrics to reopen more of California’s economy. Officials further explained that these doses
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Loved ones of a woman who was found dead in her Palm Springs home last month are trying to keep the investigation alive. Police haven’t yet caught a suspect in the homicide of Jenny Dillon, 58, and said they haven’t been able to determine who to look for. “My heart is being ripped out of
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First responders are on scene of a multi-vehicle crash near Hacienda and Palm Drive in Desert Hot Springs. Two vehicle were being towed when crews got on scene. It also appears that a tree fell on a park vehicle. There is no word on injuries or road closures at this time. Crews are blocking the
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A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, in Wednesday’s SuperLotto Plus drawing was sold at a convenience store in Desert Hot Springs and is worth $18,452, the California Lottery announced. The winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven on 66500 Eighth St. in Desert Hot Springs. Another ticket with five numbers, but
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The driver of a vehicle that flipped over told News Channel 3 that he is okay following a hit-and-run crash on Ramon Road. The crash happened at around 8:30 p.m. E Ramon Road & El Placer Road. The victim said he was driving along Ramon Road when another vehicle crashed into them, causing their vehicle
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The state agency that pays out unemployment-insurance to millions of Californians has admitted that losses during the pandemic could climb into the tens of billion dollars. The i-team has heard from dozens of viewers outraged with how the unemployment department, or EDD, has left them hanging with confusing applications, jammed phone-lines and payments that never
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New information continues to be released about a crash that involved an SUV and a semi-truck that killed 13 people and injured various others in Imperial County on Tuesday morning. The Mexican consulate in Calexico confirmed that 10 of the 13 people killed were Mexican citizens. As of Wednesday morning the Mexican government was working
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There’s an old saying that goes “there’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Restaurant owners in Palm Springs say one diner is costing them big time. The owner and employees at Oscar’s in Palm Springs told us they are pretty good when it comes to customer service. However, the owner filed a police report
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Surveillance video from the patio of Bill’s Pizza in Palm Desert captured a crash between an SUV and a Sunbus Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened along Highway 111 near Monterey Avenue at approximately 12:52 p.m. Video shows the SUV waiting at the stop sign just outside the restaurant on San Marcos Avenue. A few vehicles
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Sen. Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, today introduced legislation seeking to limit and narrowly define the governor’s emergency powers. “It’s been a year since Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency for California,” Melendez said. “Since that day, thousands of businesses have permanently closed their doors; millions of Californians have lost their jobs and are on
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Riverside County reported 173 new cases since Tuesday, a 10% decrease inactive virus cases stemming from an uptick in verified recoveries. The county has a total of 290,325 coronavirus cases. The Coachella Valley reported 18 new cases (48,925 total cases). Check out the county map below(Note Data will continue to update past today) Riverside County’s
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There’s a new place to get a coronavirus vaccine in the Coachella Valley. Wednesday was the first day at the new vaccination clinic at the Carl May Community Center open for appointments only. “I just walked in there and made the appointment yesterday, got the shot, sat for 15 minutes for any reactions and done!
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Murder and attempted robbery charges were filed today against two 19-year-olds accused in an armed robbery-turned-shooting that killed the co-owner of a Cathedral City convenience store. The accused shooter, Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont, and his alleged accomplice, Joel Ortiz-Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, were arrested Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of 61-year-old
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Police today circulated a photo of a man accused of robbing a Palm Springs bank. The holdup occurred at a Wells Fargo bank branch at 5200 E. Ramon Road about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Palm Springs Police Department. A teller told police a man entered the bank, demanded money and left with an
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Many students are still distance learning. Some don’t always have the perfect set up to comfortably learn from home. The National Honor Society with Indio High School created an initiative to bring desks to kids who are learning from home in partnership with California Scholarship Federation (CSF) members. The club, faculty and students, built, repurposed,
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Some younger students in the Desert Sands Unified School District can mark their calendars for March 15, less than two weeks from today, to return to their classrooms for in-person instruction two-days a week. The school board voted Wednesday evening on the March 15 school reopening date for students in Pre-Kindergarten through the 5th grade
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Riverside County is opening three new COVID vaccine clinics on Wednesday, including another one in the west end of the Coachella Valley. Jose Arballo Jr, senior public information specialist for Riverside University Health System-Public Health, told News Channel 3 on Friday the county is opening new vaccine clinics in Norco, Temecula, and Desert Hot Springs.
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A 78-year-old Cathedral City man died today when he suffered a medical emergency on Interstate 10 in Beaumont hours after getting the COVID-19 vaccine at an area Veterans Health Administration hospital. The initial 911 call came in about 2:05 p.m. on the I-10 Oak Valley Parkway eastbound offramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer
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Riverside County reported 552 new cases since Monday, bringing the total of cases up to 290,325. The Coachella Valley reported 97 new cases (48,907 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 in
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