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Party: Republican Occupation: Small Business Owner of RNX International and Pastor Relevant Experience: A 21-year career in the United States Marine Corps serving in combat zones on four occasions, including Iraq and Afghanistan Small business owner of three different companies and community service leader Personal Information: Resides in Indio, Calif. Graduate of National University; Received
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Party: Democratic Occupation: Board president of the Coachella Valley Unified School District, representing Area 1. Relevant Experience: Worked for Assembly Speaker Herb J. Wesson Jr.’s Office of Member Services in Coachella Acuña initially ran for the District 80 seat in the California State Assembly in the 1998 and 2002 general elections and lost, Ballotpedia stated Personal Information: Acuña was a former CVUSD
Continue ReadingBLUESTEM, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two men died in a helicopter crash in eastern Washington state. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief Brandon Larmer tells KREM-TV that the helicopter had two people aboard when it crashed Wednesday afternoon. The Lincoln County coroner said Thursday that 68-year-old Ryan Sandvig of Spokane and 63-year-old Mark Manteuffel
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Party: Democratic Occupation: Palm Springs District 5 Councilmember Relevant Experience: Councilmember since Nov. 2017 Appointed by Gov. Newsom to the CalPERS Governing Board of Administrators Serves on the Riverside County Transportation Commission Served as California Co-Chair for Pete Buttigieg’s Presidential campaign Personal Information: Graduate of UCLA, and received a master’s in public administration from USC
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Party: Republican Occupation: California State Senate member representing District 23 Relevant Experience: Earned her teaching credential at California State University, San Bernardino, for non-English speaking students at the elementary school level Realtor for 20+ years Served on the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District board and is a former board Chairwoman/President of the Yucaipa Valley Chamber of
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El ministro de Educación de Perú, Morgan Quero, se disculpó este jueves por las declaraciones que hizo la semana pasada en las que se refirió a violaciones contra niñas en la comunidad Awajún —el segundo pueblo indígena amazónico más numeroso del país, según el Ministerio de Cultura— como “prácticas culturales”.
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 21st homer of the season, Will Smith and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Thursday. Ohtani’s homer was his fourth in five games and Smith
Continue ReadingCOOK, Minn. (AP) — Several small-town tourist meccas in northern Minnesota are inundated in floodwaters after heavy rain earlier this week, while another powerful storm turned a New Mexico village into a lake. The National Weather Service is warning that more rain is possible in already waterlogged areas of Minnesota. In New Mexico, a powerful
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says anyone involved in using inside information to bet on the date of the July 4 national election should be expelled from his Conservative Party. Sunak said on Thursday on the BBC that he was “incredibly angry, incredibly angry” to learn of
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Party: Republican Occupation: U.S. Representative for California’s 41st congressional district Relevant Experience: Representative since 1993, Calvert has also served in the 43rd, 44th, and 42nd districts Calvert served as the chairman of the Riverside County Republican Party from 1984 to 1988 Currently serves as the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee chairman and Fentanyl Caucus co-chair Personal Information:
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Party: Democratic Occupation: Former Counterterrorism Prosecutor Relevant Experience: Graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia Law School Joined the Terrorism and Export Crimes Section of the National Security Division Personal Information: Resides in Palm Springs, Calif. Rollins has a partner, Paolo Website: https://willrollinsforcongress.com/ Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram Candidate’s Priorities: FIGHT FOR SENIORS PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
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Party: Republican Occupation: Certified Financial Planner for the past 15+ years Relevant Experience: With his experience in financial planning, he feels he can “easily diagnose financial problems and prescribe solutions.” Endorsed by Sheriff Bianco, CA GOP and all three County Parties Personal Information: Raised in the Temecula Valley, he currently lives in Hemet with his
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Party: Democratic Occupation: U.S. Representative from California’s 25th Congressional District Relevant Experience: Founder and director of the Coachella Valley Healthcare Initiative, where he brought together stakeholders to improve public health and healthcare access in underserved communities Expedition Physician at TCS Expeditions from 2007-present Former Emergency Room Physician at Eisenhower Medical Center Personal Information: Resides in Indio,
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Party: Democratic Occupation: U.S. Representative for California’s 30th congressional district Relevant Experience: Attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School Senior member of the House Committee on the Judiciary In 1996, Schiff was elected to the California State Senate as its youngest member He previously served as a member of the House Select Committee to investigate
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El principal portavoz militar de Israel afirmó que no se puede hacer “desaparecer” a Hamas, poniendo en duda que se pueda alcanzar el objetivo bélico del Gobierno de derrotar al grupo extremista y provocando una dura reprimenda del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. “La idea de que es posible destruir a
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The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Installation and Business Awards Dinner Thursday. The chamber will be recognizing the winners of this year’s Chairman John A. James Lifetime Achievement Award and President’s Award. The event will be held at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa. We’ll be hearing first
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a disaster declaration for parts of southern New Mexico, freeing up funding and more resources as crews worked, under the threat of flooding and lightning, to battle a pair of deadly wildfires that have destroyed
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By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) – The man accused of driving under the influence and causing the deaths of eight farm workers in a crash in north-central Florida told officers he smoked marijuana oil the night before the incident, an arrest report says. Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, faces eight charges of DUI manslaughter stemming from Tuesday’s fatal crash, in which authorities
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have shown jurors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s trial multiple instances when he researched the value of gold as he tried to help a New Jersey businessman who authorities say bribed him with gold and cash. The evidence about the Democrat’s online searches took a central
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after the brutal killings of two women in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park, the FBI says it now knows who was responsible. DNA evidence and a methodical case review helped identify a suspect in the killings, the FBI’s Richmond Field Office said in a
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