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INDIO, Calif. — Students at Kennedy Elementary School in Indio are getting some extra help getting ready for the new school year. The Walter Clark Legal Group donated 350 backpacks to Kennedy Elementary students as part of the school’s “Chalk the Walk” back-to-school event Tuesday. The backpacks were handed out to families as students prepare
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Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Autoridades federales de México localizaron más de 300 artefactos explosivos improvisados en una localidad del estado de Sinaloa, aquejado desde hace dos años por un alza de la violencia derivada de la confrontación que comenzó en septiembre de 2024 entre las dos principales facciones del Cartel de Sinaloa. El
Continue Reading Por Jackie Wattles y Ashley Strickland, CNN Nuevas imágenes de un satélite de la NASA orbitando la Luna revelan un cráter reciente de 18 metros de ancho formado por un desorientado cohete de SpaceX que se estrelló contra la superficie lunar a principios de este mes. El accidente involucró la etapa superior de un cohete
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today approved a policy banning federal immigration enforcement agencies from using county facilities for firearms training. However, county Sheriff Kelly Martinez said in a statement that she “will continue to allow CBP to utilize the Otay Range,” after “careful consideration of impacts at
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Today, August 21, is National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. While fentanyl-related deaths have declined in Riverside County, the drug remains a major overdose threat. The county says fentanyl deaths dropped about 54%, from 545 deaths in March 2023–February 2024 to 251 in March 2025–February 2026. Keeping kids away from fentanyl
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By Holly Yan, Jason Morris, Karina Tsui, Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend and his brother called 911 to say the actress was unresponsive Sunday at a South Carolina apartment complex where medics would later declare her dead, according to a newly released police report. Panettiere, known for playing an indestructible cheerleader in
Continue Reading CNN By Diego Mendoza, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of actress Hayden Panettiere, the New York Times and ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive Sunday at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina. Medics found her
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By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Remains found in the desert just miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home sparked immediate speculation Monday about whether they belong to the 84-year-old, who’s been missing for seven months – but authorities say there’s no indication they’re hers. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department declined comment to CNN about who found
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Forward Jakov Novak is returning to the Coachella Valley Firebirds on a one-year deal, the team announced on Tuesday. Novak, 27, returns to the Firebirds after skating in 37 regular season games during the 2025-26 campaign, recording five goals and seven assists for 12 points. Check Out: Firebirds unveil 2026-27 regular season schedule The Windsor, ON
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By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board is still trying to figure out what caused a twin-engine medevac jet to crash in Philadelphia last year and kill eight people. About one minute after takeoff, the Learjet 55 turned to the left and started a violent dive, descending at
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Investors’ concerns over issues like inflation and hefty government deficits, plus more competition from corporate bonds, are driving a global bond market sell-off, pushing up borrowing costs for governments and everyday people alike. The 30-year US Treasury yield on Tuesday hit its highest level since 2007, rising
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old pastor in the Coachella and Palo Verde valleys accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl pleaded not guilty today to felony charges. Lino Hernandez of Mesa Verde was arrested last Wednesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in June. Hernandez is charged with four counts
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The five Buss family siblings who announced plans to sell the family’s stake in the Lakers insisted today they intend to move forward with the sale, despite opposition from current team governor/CEO Jeanie Buss. In a statement sent Tuesday to ESPN and other outlets, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta’s business relies on hooking young people and exploiting their data and attention, a lawyer for a group of state attorneys general argued in opening statements for the latest blockbuster trial against the social media giant on Tuesday. The trial could be Meta’s most consequential legal fight
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High pressure will keep the heat going through the middle of the week, with highs peaking today and tomorrow around 110-113 degrees. A few degrees above our our seasonal average of about 108. There are Extreme Heat Warnings in effect around the valley–including for Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms until 8pm Friday. Temperatures won’t change
Continue Reading Por Kevin Liptak y Zachary Cohen, CNN Durante semanas, el presidente Donald Trump ha intentado impulsar avances con Irán prácticamente a fuerza de voluntad, sin mucho éxito. Este martes, pareció adoptar un nuevo enfoque. Trump ordenó a los principales enviados de su Gobierno que suspendieran sus conversaciones con Irán, según un funcionario estadounidense. Además, funcionarios
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 39-year-old man from Irvine was killed, and two others were injured after a crash Friday night near Twentynine Palms, authorities confirmed. The crash was reported on Friday at approximately 7:55 p.m. along State Route 62 in the vicinity of milepost marker 73, approximately 11 miles west of California State Route
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Any time an alert pops up for a missing person, the community goes on high alert. When kids and teenagers are involved, it becomes an even greater priority. This summer, a number of teenagers in the Coachella Valley have been reported missing. Earlier on Tuesday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office
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INDIO, California (KESQ) – Un hombre de Coachella, de 75 años, que fue declarado culpable de delitos de abuso sexual infantil, ha sido condenado hoy a 16 años de prisión estatal. El mes pasado, Ysidro Anaya Sánchez se declaró culpable de cinco cargos de actos obscenos con un menor de 14 años, en el marco
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 75-year-old Coachella man who was convicted of child sexual abuse charges was sentenced today to 16 years in state prison. Last month, Ysidro Anaya Sanchez pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old under a pretrial agreement with the Riverside County District
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