RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A consumer protection lawsuit against CarMax stemming from deficient sales practices in Riverside County and other locations was resolved in a pretrial agreement requiring the corporation to pay $1.1 million in legal fees and penalties, as well as implement new policies to rectify shortcomings, prosecutors said today. Richmond, Virginia-based CarMax
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Planning was underway today for next year’s Cathedral City LGBT+ Days after this year’s Pride celebration drew record-breaking attendance and had a significant increase in vendor sales. “This 10th anniversary wasn’t just a celebration of how far we’ve come, but a blueprint for where we are going,” Montage Events Marketing
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A vehicle struck two bicyclists in Banning, killing a woman and leaving a man seriously injured, authorities said today. The crash was reported shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday in the 5300 block of West Ramsey Street, according to the Banning Police Department. A 33-year-old woman sustained severe injuries and was
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IDYLLWILD, Calif. (KESQ) – The arrival of spring will bring rattlesnakes out of the lairs throughout the San Bernardino National Forest, prompting rangers today to remind hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to be extra careful while navigating trails in the preserve. “As temperatures rise, rattlesnakes become more active in the forest,” according to a U.S.
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CHIRIACO SUMMIT, Calif. (KESQ) – A semi truck rolled over today after colliding with a guard rail and spilled diesel, prompting a lane closure on westbound Interstate 10 in Chiriaco Summit. The crash was reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday west of Box Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Paramedics arrived a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Prosecutors intend to retry a man for voluntary manslaughter after a jury deadlocked on whether to convict him for allegedly helping a 22-year-old Rancho Mirage resident obtain the fentanyl that killed him. The Indio jury weighing the fate of Riley Jacob Hagar, 28, of Cathedral City acquitted him Tuesday of murder
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Members of the Coachella City Council were in the process today of identifying suitable candidates to fill the mayor’s seat following the resignation of ex-Mayor Steven Andrew Hernandez, who admitted perpetrating a felony. “While an unfortunate situation for the people involved, the council and city staff remain committed to providing the
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The nephew of the late San Diego Chargers legend Junior Seau, who initially faced a murder charge in connection with a fatal fentanyl sale, has been granted mental health diversion, which could result in the case’s dismissal if he successfully completes the program. Micah Rodgers Seau, 33, was charged with
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Editor’s Note: In an earlier version of this article, the headline incorrectly stated the woman was convicted of murder. She was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 35-year-old Arizona woman who fatally shot another woman without provocation at an Indio motel was convicted today of voluntary manslaughter. A Murrieta jury deliberated one
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – An assault with a deadly weapon suspect fled from authorities in Palm Springs, prompting a vehicle pursuit that ended in the suspect’s arrest today, authorities said. Deputies responded to the 100 block of Pioneer Trail at 10:43 a.m. Tuesday, according to Sgt. Robert Martinez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
Continue Reading BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An autopsy was pending today on a 25-year-old motorist killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 10 in Banning. Matthew Faafoi of Long Beach was fatally injured at 7:30 a.m. Sunday on eastbound I-10, near Sunset Avenue, on the west end of the city, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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MURRIETA (KESQ) – The parents of two young girls who perished, along with their pets, in a pre-Christmas Murrieta residential fire will be charged with felony offenses, authorities said today. Adam Keenan, 43, and Stacey Hales, 46, both of Murrieta, are accused of causing the blaze that claimed the lives of Emma Keenan, 12, and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A swath of land with historic ties to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians was back under the tribe’s domain today. “The return of these 656 acres in upper Palm Canyon is the restoration of responsibility,” Tribal Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Reid Milanovich
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SAN DIEGO- (KESQ) – Two teenagers who were acting as hired gunmen for the Sinaloa Cartel when they committed a pair of shootings in Chula Vista that left two men wounded and one of their accomplices dead were each sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison. Andrew Nunez, 16, and Johncarlo Quintero, 17, pleaded
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 72-year-old man pleaded not guilty today in federal court to an alleged hate-crime mass shooting in a Laguna Woods church that killed a doctor and wounded five others. David Wenwei Chou made his first appearance in federal court on an indictment related to the May 15, 2022, shooting inside
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County rose today to its highest amount since Oct. 25, 2023, increasing 6.2 cents to $5.354. The average price has risen 43 of the past 44 days, increasing $1.213, including 3.5 cents on Thursday, according to figures from the
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PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – A federal appeals court in Pasadena has ruled that elementary students have First Amendment free-speech rights in school, reviving the lawsuit of a first-grader who alleges she was punished for giving a drawing referencing the Black Lives Matter movement, and suggesting that “any life” matters, to a Black classmate, according to
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old Rancho Mirage man who died from fentanyl poisoning wouldn’t have had access to the pills that killed him without the direct assistance of a friend now on trial for murder, a prosecutor said today, while the defendant’s attorney countered his client can’t be blamed for the victim’s death because
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COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – A person sustained major injuries after being struck by a train today in Coachella. The crash was reported shortly before 1:20 p.m. Thursday at Avenue 50 and Oates Lane near Grapefruit Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said the train stopped and was expected to remain
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were fatally stabbed early today in downtown Riverside, and a search was on for a suspect. According to the Riverside Police Department, officers responded just after 2 a.m. to a report of a person down near Main and 12th streets, where they found two injured people. Paramedics were
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