RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A death sentence was handed down today for a Banning gang member involved in five killings — sometimes just for sport — over multiple years. During a hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice Friday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Matthew Perantoni affirmed the jury’s recommendation, imposing the death sentence on
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — What is typically a joyful time of year can also bring increased stress—and for some families in the Coachella Valley, that stress is contributing to a troubling rise in domestic violence calls. Local support organizations report that the holiday season consistently sees an uptick in requests for help, and this
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – After cancelling the annual walk in September, Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage resumes Friday at churches across the Valley, but with some changes. The 30-mile walk that took over 20,000 parishioners from the west to east end of the Valley last year, was postponed due to immigration enforcement fears. Participants
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By Jim Sciutto, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the night
Continue Reading CNN By Jim Sciutto, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours and was carried out largely in the middle of the
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The LGBTQ community is voicing strong opposition to a proposal introduced by Palm Desert Mayor Pro Tem Joe Pradetto. During a Palm Desert City Council meeting on Thursday, Pradetto proposed that the city stop recognizing Pride Month. The proposal would include no longer displaying a Pride banner at City Hall.
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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — For two weeks now, a rotating cast of police officers have arrived to a Manhattan courtroom to lay out exactly what happened the day Luigi Mangione was arrested and accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Two questions are at the heart of this lengthy pre-trial suppression
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By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans unveiled a narrow health care package on Friday that does not extend soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — the latest sign that Congress is unlikely to avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for millions of Americans in the new year. The GOP proposal would
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By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — More than two weeks after being shot in the head in Washington, DC, National Guard Staff Sargent Andrew Wolfe, 24, is breathing on his own and can stand with assistance, according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Those are “important milestones that reflect his strength and determination,” said Dr. Jeffrey
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — One day after Indiana Republicans decided to forego political gains by rejecting a new US House map, key Democrats made clear Friday they would still aim to redistrict in states their party controls. “Donald Trump launched this unprecedented effort to gerrymander congressional maps all across the country as part
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By René Marsh, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Labor held its first-ever prayer service for its employees this week, in a highly unusual move that mirrors an initiative at the Pentagon. The service, which took place Wednesday morning in the auditorium of the department’s headquarters, included a speech by Yaakov Menken, a
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By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of blue states is suing the Trump administration over its fee of $100,000 for H-1B Visas, several Democratic attorneys general announced on Friday. The Trump administration announced in September that it would be implementing the fee for H-1B visas, citing that the program for the visas is
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 33-year-old man died today from his injuries after his motorcycle and a big rig truck collided in Indio. The crash was reported about 11:15 p.m. Thursday in front of a business on the 43400 block of Monroe Street, south of Interstate 10, according to the Indio Police Department.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Payroll gains overcame losses at the end of summer throughout the regional economy, pushing the unemployment rate down slightly in Riverside County, according to figures released today by the California Employment Development Department. Statewide labor market figures for September were finally released Friday, following a two-month delay stemming from the federal
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, seeking records related to the 2020 election as efforts continue to prove President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen from him. In the lawsuit, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division alleges that the Atlanta-area county did not
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Dwayne Johnson and Teyana Taylor will be honored at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards during the Palm Springs International Film Festival next month. Johnson will receive the Creative Impact in Acting Award for his revelatory and transformative performance in Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine,” which has garnered him his first Golden
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NEW YORK (KESQ) – A Riverside County woman was stabbed while changing her 10-month-old daughter’s diaper at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. The incident happened on Thursday. According to WABC, the woman was changing her baby’s diaper on the 7th floor when she was suddenly stabbed multiple times from behind in the back
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Adm. Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command who reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of US military strikes in the Caribbean, officially retired on Friday in a ceremony in Florida where he handed the reins of the command to his deputy. Holsey thanked
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CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Steve Bannon, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others. Many of the men have
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Update 12/12/25 The pedestrian was identified as Marc Nolasco, 51, of Desert Hot Springs. Original Report 12/11/25 DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A pedestrian was killed in a crash in Desert Hot Springs early Thursday morning. According to police, the crash happened at around 12:15 a.m. at the intersection of Pierson Boulevard and Western
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