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Update – 3/14/25 John Chavarria was found and arrested Wednesday, March 12, at a residence on the 7400 Block of Kellogg Avenue in Twentynine Palms. He was found at the residence with another wanted suspect. Chavarria was booked into Morongo Basin jail, where he is being held without bail. He faces charges of attempted murder
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – Investigators with the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station released a surveillance photo of a suspect wanted for a shooting at Twentynine Palms motel on Wednesday. The shooting happened at the Motel 6 on the 72500 Block of Twentynine Palms Highway. Deputies responded to the scene and learned that a motel guest,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump keeps telling a story about how he sent fire-plagued Los Angeles the critical water he says California’s leaders foolishly refused to provide. But the story, which Trump delivered in an especially colorful form at the White House on Thursday, is not true. The 2 billion-plus
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have “significantly underpaid his Social Security and Medicare taxes” in recent years, according to a memo prepared by Democratic staff on the Senate Finance Committee and obtained by CNN. A
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1971 Birth place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Justin Pierre James Trudeau Father: Pierre Elliot Trudeau, former prime minister of Canada (1968-1979 and 1980-1984) Mother: Margaret (Sinclair) Trudeau Marriage: Sophie Grégoire (May
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s mass layoffs at the Department of Education are gutting the agency as a way to implement an unlawful plan by President Donald Trump to dismantle the department. The states accuse the
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is tightening its grip on efforts to quash pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses, even as a protest over the detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil flared at the president’s New York City residence and resistance efforts continue in the courts and beyond.
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, Priscilla Alvarez and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s high-profile effort to transfer migrants from the United States to the Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is being buffeted by concerns inside and outside his administration over living conditions there and the arduous, expensive process of making it a suitable
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Kemp and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s prime minister, succeeding Justin Trudeau, as the country faces questions about its sovereignty from US President Donald Trump and a trade war with Canada’s largest trading partner, the United States. Carney, a former central banker who has never
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN (CNN) — Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a moderate blend of conservatism, has died. He was 93. Simpson died early Friday after struggling to recover from a broken hip in December, according to a statement from his family and the
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox, Zahid Mahmood and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has made his first appearance via video link at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, where he faces murder charges related to his “war on drugs.” Duterte appeared at around 2:30 p.m. local time, and was informed of
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Jessica Hasbun, Alaa Elassar and Ruben Correa (CNN) — The man last known to be seen with a University of Pittsburgh student before she vanished from a beach in the Dominican Republic gave more details to local prosecutors about the last time he saw her, Dominican news station Noticias SIN reported. Sudiksha
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A series of low pressure systems will bring cool, breezy, and wet weather through Friday, with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon mainly to our west and a lesser chance on Friday.Flood Watches are posted for much of SoCal, along with a Wind Advisory, too. Most of the Coachella Valley is looking at partially clearing
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Just hours after Islamist rebels ousted longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at edge of the occupied Golan Heights and looked out over Syria. The historic downfall will create “very important opportunities” for Israel, he said in a video message. As Syria
Continue ReadingBy Ibrahim Dahman, Dana Karni, Ivana Kottasová and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said it is prepared to release American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander and the bodies of four dual nationals held hostage in Gaza. The militant group said Friday it had responded to a proposal to extend the Gaza ceasefire, “which included its approval”
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump assailed the “weaponization” of the justice system during a speech Friday inside the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, the storied building from which the government pursued criminal investigations and prosecutions against him. Flanked by staunch allies he tapped to run the organizations he says
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On Thursday, U.S. Border Patrol posted photos on social media of illegal guns meant to go to Mexico that are now off the streets. Federal officers seized the weapons at the Calexico port of entry before they could get into Mexico, writing on social media, “Looks like someone’s export business hit a snag!”
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Firefighters in San Jacinto were on the scene of multiple mudslides Thursday morning. The mudslides happened across the roadway at Soboba Road and Chabela Drive. Several vehicles were trapped with occupants inside, CAL FIRE reports. WATER RESCUE/MUDSLIDE – rpt @ 6:06 A.M. Soboba Rd. x Chabela Dr. in the @CitySanJacinto.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – There’s new details on a Palm Springs house fire that tragically claimed the lives of seven dogs. Seven dogs were killed, and several other animals were rescued after a fire at a Palm Springs home on the 2400 block of Starr Rd. Thursday afternoon. Firefighters rushed in Thursday, and were
Continue ReadingBy Salma Abdelaziz, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. “For God’s sake, what do you really want?” she cried. One of the fighters looked directly at the girl and responded: “I want you.” After stealing the family’s valuables, each of the armed men raped Darkuna and her
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