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By Andy Rose, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Dark clouds hung over the Barrow County Judicial Courthouse, both outside and inside, as more than 100 people sloshed through a soggy parking lot to hear Colt Gray take responsibility for the lives he had taken, along with the ones that he forever changed. Victims of the
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Today and Wednesday will be the last of our relatively tolerable days before another dangerous heat wave returns across the Coachella Valley. Highs will stay in the lower one-teens through Wednesday, but temps begin climbing Thursday as an Extreme Heat Warning goes back into effect through Sunday evening, with highs expected to soar into the
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Drivers are raising concerns about gas prices at a US Fuels Station near Date Palm Drive and Vista Chino in Cathedral City after noticing a difference between the advertised price and what they’re charged at the pump. “I’ve been tracking this place for two months,” said Cathedral City resident Wilfredo
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal agents allegedly used racial slurs to target Latinos while carrying out an ongoing campaign of “suspicionless and discriminatory” immigration enforcement stops in the Los Angeles area, according to a federal court filing obtained today. The allegations came in a motion for a preliminary injunction in the closely watched Vasquez Perdomo
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – It’s time to hit the bowling alley. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is offering Valley residents a way to get out of the heat and under the neon lights. Organizers say the summertime matinee is kicking off at Fantasy Lanes. For those interested, their special laser bowling nights take place every Friday
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A Delta jet that aborted a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport got so close to a plane taking off that anti-collision alarms sounded in both aircraft, according to air traffic control audio of the incident. Delta flight 1568, flying from Pittsburgh, was coming in for a landing in
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) — For the last 64 years, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has supported students nationwide in completing higher education. This year, 2,906 students received scholarships with a record-breaking investment totaling $12.635 million. The scholarship mission is to honor Marines and Navy corpsmen by supporting their children in pursuing higher education. In
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – With summer heat on full blast, many valley residents are looking to the pool to cool off. But as the desert sun heats up pool water – and hot overnight lows keep that water from cooling down when the sun has set – a refreshing dip can feel more like a sauna.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ)– Local doctors are concerned that California has confirmed 52 measles cases so far this year, more than double the 25 cases reported in all of 2025. These numbers include five confirmed cases here in Riverside County. Children ages 5 to 19 account for more than half of this year’s confirmed cases,
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) – An arrest has been made in a shooting 22 years ago that took the life of a 17-year-old Indio teenager. The suspect, Eddie Zazueta Jr., 40, of Bermuda Dunes, was arrested on Friday, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced. County jail records show he is scheduled to appear in court
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KESQ)– A Twentynine Palms resident was taken into custody in connection to a vehicle theft Sunday morning and remains hospitalized at Desert Regional Medical Center. Officials report the Morongo Basin Station was alerted about a stolen vehicle at approximately 6:41 a.m., June 26, from an area near State Route 62 and White
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By Kara Scannell, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to once again step into his messy legal brawl with magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, appealing an $83.3 million jury verdict for defamation on the grounds that, as president, he is immune from the litigation. The appeal, which
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – American Airlines flights are departing again after a brief IT outage led to a nationwide ground stop, according to the airline and federal officials. American Airlines flights not in the air were being held because of an IT outage, according to an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration. “A technology issue
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By Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s attorney general is up in the air, with a key GOP senator indicating Tuesday he has not yet received the assurances he needs to vote in support. Sen. John Cornyn said around midday Tuesday
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By Aaron Cooper, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines flights have resumed after a nationwide ground stop was issued for less than an hour Tuesday evening due to an IT outage, the airline said. “A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening. Systems are coming back online now
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By Kara Scannell, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to once again step into his messy legal brawl with magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll, appealing an $83.3 million jury verdict for defamation on the grounds that, as president, he is immune from the litigation. The appeal, which
Continue Reading By Aaron Cooper, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — American Airlines flights have resumed after a nationwide ground stop was issued for less than an hour Tuesday evening due to an IT outage, the airline said. “A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening. Systems are coming back online now
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By Katie Bo Lillis, Kristen Holmes, Ellis Kim, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US intelligence community who was confirmed in a 51-47 vote on Tuesday night, steps into his new job inheriting a diminished office whose authority and relevance are at a historic low point. The
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis, Kristen Holmes, Ellis Kim, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US intelligence community who was confirmed in a 51-47 vote on Tuesday night, steps into his new job inheriting a diminished office whose authority and relevance are at a historic low point. The
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — A former staffer who had an affair with Gavin Newsom over 20 years ago offered extensive details in an essay published Tuesday by Vanity Fair, taking issue with how the California governor has more recently characterized what happened. Newsom, then the mayor of San Francisco, admitted in 2007 that
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