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Navigating California’s Home Insurance Crisis: An Inside Look with a veteran Coachella Valley Broker

February 27, 2025 6:46 PM Garrett Hottle

In the Coachella Valley, homeowners have been grappling with skyrocketing insurance premiums, sudden policy non-renewals, and overall a market in flux. To understand what’s happening—and why—I reached out to several insurance brokers here at home. In the wake of the devastating and most destructive wildfires in California history, the overwherlming majority of local insurance brokers

Indio family of five left homeless after house fire, asking for community support

February 27, 2025 10:24 AM Athena Jreij

The Heredia family is fundraising on Gofundme. If you’d like to contribute, visit Help the Heredia Family Rebuild After Fire Irene Heredia and her family of five are now looking for a new place to call home, after a house fire destroyed everything they own. On February 22, a fire tore through the home’s attic,

California CareForce holds free weekend health clinic in Coachella

February 27, 2025 6:20 PM Cynthia White

California CareForce is holding a free weekend health clinic beginning on Friday, February 28 and running through Sunday, March 2 at the Empire Polo Grounds located at 81800 51st Avenue in Indio. The organizers say all services are free, open to the public, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The clinic will open at 7:00

Night work scheduled to reduce traffic delays on SR 111 roadway project in Palm Springs

February 27, 2025 6:10 PM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs is implementing a night work schedule to alleviate disruptions caused by construction of the SR 111 roadway project. The announcement comes after community concerns about heavy traffic congestion and long delays caused by the project during the day. Starting the week of March 3, construction will take place

Palm Springs Police Department drone program taking flight

February 27, 2025 5:58 PM Shay Lawson

The Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs goal is to enhance public safety in Palm Springs. The DFR program, recently approved, is a concept where drones are strategically placed on rooftops throughout cities, William Hutchinson, Palm Springs Lieutenant explained. “You have a team listening to 911 calls coming in,” Hutchinson said. “Those operators are sending

Trump officials fire 800 employees at weather forecasting and oceans agency

February 28, 2025 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has its government-shrinking sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where around 800 employees have been tapped for termination, according to two sources close to the agency. More layoffs are possible Friday, one of the sources said, potentially costing the weather,

What’s next in the Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom

February 27, 2025 4:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, jailed more than 30 years ago for the brutal murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, may be just weeks away from answers in their bid for freedom. But the actions of a newly installed district attorney have cast doubt on whether

Mexican drug lord appears before US judge, pleads not guilty to murder, kidnapping charges in DEA agent’s 1985 killing

February 28, 2025 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Polo Sandoval, Jennifer Hauser, Mark Morales and Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Forty years after his alleged involvement in the kidnapping, torture, and killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was expelled from Mexico and appeared before a judge in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon. Caro Quintero

RivCo man who sold Stan Lee memorabilia to plead guilty to tax fraud

February 27, 2025 4:15 PM City News Service

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County man has agreed to plead guilty to filing false income tax returns after selling Stan Lee-signed memorabilia and receiving more than $1.2 million in proceeds which he never reported to the IRS, officials announced today. Mac Martin Anderson, 59, of Corona will enter a plea in downtown Los

Crowley appeals dismissal as LAFD chief, but faces tough city council fight

February 27, 2025 4:06 PM City News Service

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – Kristin Crowley, who was fired by Mayor Karen Bass as chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department last week, notified the city today she is appealing her termination to the Los Angeles City Council. Crowley announced the decision in an email sent to City Council members Thursday afternoon. In

Trump’s promise of ‘very big deal’ with Zelensky undercut by officials’ widespread doubts over Ukraine’s resources

February 27, 2025 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Alex Marquardt and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s claim that the potential “trillion-dollar deal” he is on the cusp of signing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would offer the US easy access to a bonanza of rare earth minerals is at odds with the widespread assessment of current and former US

Judge halts mass firings of federal workers at some agencies

February 27, 2025 6:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive trimming of the federal workforce. The ruling puts one

Investigation highlights Israeli intelligence failures in lead-up to Hamas’ October 7 attack

February 27, 2025 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into the failings of the Israeli military in the lead-up to the devastating Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, has highlighted gaps in intelligence gathering, flawed assumptions about Hamas, and “systemic” failures in the Israel Defense Force’s preparedness and response. The 19-page report released

Hungarian government clamps down on Pride march, citing ‘child protection’ reasons

February 27, 2025 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The Hungarian government is clamping down on the country’s annual Budapest Pride parade, which has been running for almost 30 years, saying that it should not “dominate public spaces” – citing what it claims are “child protection” issues. Gergely Gulyas, the chief of staff for Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor

CBP: Travelers bringing raw eggs, other prohibited items from Mexico

February 27, 2025 2:39 PM Jesus Reyes

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Border officials in San Diego today said they’ve seen a recent, significant increase in travelers attempting to bring raw eggs and other prohibited food items into the United States from Mexico. Since fiscal year 2024, there has been a 158% increase in “egg interceptions” by the U.S. Customs and

Changing landscape for farmers, how brain turns to glass, fastest-growing job: Catch up on the day’s stories

February 27, 2025 2:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Are you in the market for a new job? Thanks to the “ChatGPT effect,” these skills are in high

Preliminary autopsies performed on Gene Hackman and wife find no external injuries following their ‘suspicious’ deaths

February 27, 2025 6:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Initial findings from preliminary autopsies performed on Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, show there was “no external trauma to either individual,” the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The couple was found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday along

Kim Jong Il Fast Facts

February 27, 2025 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Library (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Kim Jong Il, former Leader of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Details of his life were mysterious and varied from source to source. Personal:Birth date: February 16, 1942 (some sources say 1941) Death date: December 17, 2011 Birth place: Sources vary

Jiang Zemin Fast Facts

February 27, 2025 1:50 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Personal Birth date: August 17, 1926 Death date: November 30, 2022 Birth place: Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China Birth name: Jiang Zemin Father: Jiang Shijun Mother: Wu Yueqing Marriage: Wang Yeping Children: Jiang Miankang and Jiang Mianheng Education: Shanghai Jiao

Chicago man charged in 6 murders authorities say he committed within one year as a teen

February 27, 2025 3:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Chicago police announced five new murder charges against a man they say killed six people within a nine-month span in 2020 when he was a teenager. Antonio Reyes, now 21, was charged with five felony counts of first-degree murder and four felony counts of attempted first-degree murder Tuesday, Chicago

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