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By CNN Staff Beijing (CNN) — She kept calling and calling – countless times – but her husband never picked up. The woman, who CNN has given the pseudonym Lili, said her husband had spoken with a friend at 8:27am on Wednesday. That was roughly 10 minutes before an enormous landslide careened down a mountain
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By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hector “Alessandro” Negrete got the phone call nine months after he moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, hoping for a fresh start without the onerous weight of uncertainty and fear he carried in Los Angeles. “Hey, you have something that says, ‘invoice to border patrol,’” Negrete recalls his former roommate telling
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — “The White House is not just any building.” So said Chief Justice John Roberts, who has often deferred to Donald Trump’s executive authority, but on Monday separated himself from the president and fellow Supreme Court conservatives to protest the colossal ballroom project. It was a rare
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The City of Palm Springs has a new Chief of Police. City Manager Scott Stiles has selected Deputy Chief Kyle Stjerne as the city’s next Chief of Police following an internal recruitment process and community input. Stjerne, a 24-year veteran of the Palm Springs Police Department, will succeed retiring Chief Andy
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez’s lithium valley bill is heading to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. AB 2163 passed both the California State Assembly and State Senate with bipartisan support. The bill would establish a statewide framework to designate Strategic Energy and Critical Mineral Development Zones to support clean energy development. The bill also
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GLENDALE, Calif. (KESQ) – A man with a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women’s behinds was being held without bail today following his arrest on similar accusations in Glendale. Calese Crowder, 39, was arrested Friday, according to the Glendale Police Department. Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. Friday to a store in the 1500 block
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Teenagers and soon-to-be drivers in Southern California and across the state can use a new free online driving simulation designed to help young motorists practice making safe decisions behind the wheel, state officials announced Monday. The California Office of Traffic Safety and Caltrans released “The Road Ahead,” a web-based game that
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By Dianne Gallagher, Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina teenager has been indicted on murder charges in connection with the deadly mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego earlier this year, after authorities alleged she recorded the livestream of the attack and published the shooters’ writings. A grand jury indicted a
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – For more than 20 years, Indio High School teacher Juanita Garcia has been showing up for her students. Today it was her turn to be surprised: a classroom visit she didn’t expect and a gift that left this teacher speechless. News Channel 3’s Dakota Makinen has this month’s One Class at
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By Kara Fox and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — A husband accused of drugging and sexually abusing his wife for more than two decades will go on trial in Manchester, England, this week, alongside a dozen other men accused of taking part in or helping to facilitate the abuse. The husband, a man
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox, Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Manchester, England (CNN) — A husband accused of drugging and sexually abusing his wife for more than two decades will go on trial in Manchester, England, on Tuesday, alongside a dozen other men accused of taking part in or helping to facilitate the abuse. The husband, a man in
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Summer months can be a struggle for some Coachella Valley families trying to feed their families while school is out, but the need does not end when classes begin. The FIND Regional Food Bank’s Kids Summer Market program is helping families even as school gets back into session. As Telemundo 15
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Originally Published: 31 AUG 26 20:47 ET By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, Taylor Romine (CNN) – Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted Monday of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang in the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for about three
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BANNING (CNS) – A vehicle fire sparked in the hills south of Banning charred 23 acres at the foot of the San Bernardino National Forest before it was stopped Monday afternoon. The non-injury blaze was reported just after noon Monday in the area of Mt. Edna Road and Highway 243, according to the Riverside County
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors is slated tomorrow to consider Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s request to secure a long-term contract, valued at more than $30 million, for the purchase of more than 2,000 body-worn cameras for deputies. The board will review the sheriff’s proposed purchasing agreement with Scottsdale, Arizona-based Axon Enterprise
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — School ended abruptly for students at Raymond Cree Middle School Monday morning, with students allowed to leave early after a water main break over the weekend affected the campus air conditioning system, according to a message sent to parents by the Palm Springs Unified School District. School officials said the water
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A longtime Los Angeles County ballot initiative signature collector was sentenced today to 18 months of probation and 120 hours of community service for paying people, including homeless people in downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row, between $2 and $3 to register to vote. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del
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By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, Taylor Romine (CNN) – Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted Monday of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang in the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for about three hours. He will be sentence October 13,
Continue Reading POOL By Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose, Taylor Romine (CNN) – Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted Monday of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang in the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for about three hours. He will be sentence October
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Following similar action by the state, Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit today against State Farm insurance company, alleging widespread mishandling of claims by policyholders in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn zones. “Wildfire survivors have spent far too long fighting to receive the benefits they paid for and counted on,”
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