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Coachella Prospera initiative installs free solar panels for residents
NewCOACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Prospera, an initiative under the city of Coachella, will install the first set of solar panels for a resident in the area. GRID Alternatives is a project partner of Coachella Prospera, and they’ll be installing 75 solar systems in the area for free. Officials say the goal is to reduce
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Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ comic creator, dies
UpdatedBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Scott Adams, the creator of the popular comic strip “Dilbert,” has died, according to an announcement on his social media pages. Adams announced in May that he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. “Dilbert,” a chronicle of the indignities of American office work, was one of
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Parents to file several lawsuits to be against CVUSD over black mold exposure
UpdatedTHERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Attorneys announced several lawsuits that will be filed over allegations of he exposure and injury of special-needs autistic children at a Coachella Valley Unified School District school. According to the Oakwood Legal Group, seven lawsuits are being filed on behalf of vulnerable autistic students who they allege were “knowingly and negligently
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New RivCo board chair, vice chair to be seated
NewRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – During its first meeting of 2026, the top priority for the Riverside County Board of Supervisors today will be seating a new chair and vice chair, slated to be Supervisors Karen Spiegel and Yxstian Gutierrez, respectively. The last time Spiegel, who represents the Second District, held the center seat on the
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Felon who used teen for sex services sentenced
NewRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender who pimped out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere was sentenced today to 90 days in jail and two years’ felony probation. Deirdrick Dayvon Bradford, 31, of Rosamond pleaded guilty in November to human trafficking following a preliminary hearing.
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Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe despite contempt threat
NewBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to testify on Capitol Hill Tuesday in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe despite lawmakers’ threat to hold them in contempt. “You will say it is not our decision to make. But we have made it. Now you have to make yours,” the
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Surviving teacher pressed on safety at Robb Elementary School before massacre
By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Former teacher Arnulfo Reyes was questioned repeatedly in court Tuesday about how doors were left open at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, before a gunman entered in May 2022 and killed 21 children and teachers. Reyes, the only survivor in his classroom, and
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Hundreds of thousands of households in Kyiv are without power after Russian strikes, as temperatures drop well below freezing
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — An intense wave of Russian drone attacks has left hundreds of thousands of households in the Kyiv region without power, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, as temperatures fall well below freezing. Kyiv mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said about 500 high-rise buildings have no heating, and
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Rubio says US does not know whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration does not know the whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans it unlawfully deported last year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, adding that attempting to offer them due process would impact US foreign policy interests in the country. “Given the passage of time, the U.S. government does not
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Opening statements delivered in trial of man accused of killing his wife and another man in plot with au pair
By Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements were delivered Tuesday in the double-murder trial of Brendan Banfield, accused by Virginia prosecutors of killing his wife and another man as part of an elaborate scheme hatched with his family’s au pair. Banfield has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder for
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WJLA, FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE, FAMILY PHOTO, FACEBOOK, FAIRFAX COUNTY COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, CNN By Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Opening statements were delivered Tuesday in the double-murder trial of Brendan Banfield, accused by Virginia prosecutors of killing his wife and another man as part of an elaborate scheme hatched with his family’s
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Former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson issues apology over friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the United States, has apologized for continuing his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the wake of the latter’s conviction. Mandelson, who was fired from his ambassadorial role in September over his ties to the disgraced financier, had faced criticism for
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A suspect’s arrest in the killing of a Columbus, Ohio, couple leads to the next big question: What was the motive?
By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking for the man accused of killing a couple in their Columbus, Ohio, home to be sent back to the Buckeye State to face charges. Michael David McKee was arrested over the weekend in Illinois on two counts of murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe
Continue Reading A suspect’s arrest in the killing of a Columbus, Ohio, couple leads to the next big question: What was the motive?
CNN, POOL VIA WIFR, WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ROB MISLEH, WBNS, WIFR, COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT, WLWT, WSYX By Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking for the man accused of killing a couple in their Columbus, Ohio, home to be sent back to the Buckeye State to face charges. Michael David McKee was
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What we know about the alleged arson at Mississippi’s largest and oldest synagogue
WLBT, BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION, US DISTRICT COURT, CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It’s the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, a thriving religious center that has served Jackson’s small but vibrant Jewish community for more than half a century. Now, the Beth Israel synagogue is indefinitely closed, its historic interiors blackened with ash, after authorities
Continue Reading What we know about the alleged arson at Mississippi’s largest and oldest synagogue
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It’s the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, a thriving religious center that has served Jackson’s small but vibrant Jewish community for more than half a century. Now, the Beth Israel synagogue is indefinitely closed, its historic interiors blackened with ash, after authorities say a man set a fire in the
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Literary festival axed after high profile authors join mass walkout over dumped Palestinian writer
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A much-loved annual literary festival has been canceled after more than 180 writers quit the program to protest the dumping of a Palestinian Australian author, whose invitation was withdrawn due to “cultural sensitivities” following the Bondi Beach terror attack. Adelaide Writers’ Week has been mired in controversy
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Youth step up as immigration enforcement strains Coachella Valley families
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – As immigration enforcement continues locally and nationwide, Gabby Armenta co-founder of Indigenous Cultural Center Danza Azteca Citlaltonac, said children are increasingly stepping into adult roles after parents are detained, deported or too scared to leave their home. “We know of families that there are 15 year olds taking on jobs, side
Continue ReadingDepartment of Homeland Security changes story of Maryland ICE shooting after local police release contradicting details
By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has altered its account of an immigration enforcement-related shooting in a Baltimore suburb on Christmas Eve after details in its initial statement were contradicted by local police. On December 24, DHS issued a statement saying Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers “defensively fired” at a
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