PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC) Board approved more than $2 million in conservation grant funding. The move, which came during the May 11 CVMC board meeting, is set to advance projects focused on endangered species protection and wildlife connectivity throughout the Coachella Valley region. The Board approved three grants
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – More than 100 students will showcase their artwork at an exhibition as part Desert X’s Art Club, slated to begin tomorrow in Palm Desert. The exhibition will take place from Friday through June 7 at the Melissa Morgan Fine Art gallery, at 73660 El Paseo Drive, with an opening reception
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The California Highway Patrol will launch a statewide Memorial Day weekend enforcement campaign focused on seat belt use, reckless driving and impaired driving as heavy holiday travel begins across California. The CHP’s Holiday Enforcement Period will run from 6 p.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Monday, with officers conducting targeted patrols on
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By Adam Cancryn, Paula Reid, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump plotted his return to the White House in late 2023, a group of campaign advisers began working on a plan to compensate political allies they believed were unfairly targeted by the federal government, two people familiar with the deliberations told CNN. The
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By Caitlin Danaher, Larry Madowo, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that violence is impeding efforts to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after protesters demanding the return of a victim’s body set fire to a treatment center. A lethal Ebola strain has
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth place: Birán, Cuba Birth name: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Father: Ángel Castro, landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage: Vilma Espin (1959-2007, her
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As temperatures climb across the Coachella Valley, fire officials are warning about the growing risk of brush fires near homeless encampments in washes and open desert areas. Dry vegetation, extreme heat, and windy conditions can quickly spread flames from campfires, cooking equipment, or other heat sources. Officials say many wash areas
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By Andy Rose, Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — The woman prosecutors have called the “mastermind” of a massive fraud scheme to steal hundreds of millions of dollars in government aid was sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison Thursday. Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock received a 500-month sentence just over a year after she
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CNN By Issy Ronald, Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims to have killed scores of Russians in two strikes in the country’s occupied regions, as Kyiv steps up mid-range drone attacks targeting Moscow’s military infrastructure. One wave of strikes hit a Russian drone pilot training camp in the occupied town of Snizhne,
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, Kosta Gak, Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claims to have killed scores of Russians in two strikes in the country’s occupied regions, as Kyiv steps up mid-range drone attacks targeting Moscow’s military infrastructure. One wave of strikes hit a Russian drone pilot training camp in the occupied town of Snizhne, killing
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By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s quest to have the tallest arch in the world took one step closer to being realized on Thursday after a key agency approved a revised design of the structure. However, the overall height of the monument will be lower than previously proposed. While the arch remains
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance made a false claim about manufacturing jobs in a speech on Monday. Then, he made a misleading claim on the same subject while speaking to reporters on Tuesday. On Monday, Vance said last quarter had the biggest growth in manufacturing employment since Trump’s first presidency.
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By Ted Barrett, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s push for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund derailed Senate Republicans’ plans to pass the president’s priority immigration enforcement package Thursday. Senators left Washington for their Memorial Day recess with Republicans saying they were blindsided by the Justice Department’s announcement of the fund and at
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By Alayna Treene, David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced new measures on Thursday to roll back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants in a move his administration argues will help lower grocery prices. Trump, who was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and executives from major grocery chains for the Oval Office
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand an appeals court decision that barred Alabama from executing a man that lower courts found is likely intellectually disabled. The Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, took the unusual step of dismissing an appeal, filed by Alabama, after it heard arguments in
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia circuit court judge on Thursday dismissed criminal charges against Ebony Parker, a former elementary school assistant principal, in a case connected to a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in January 2023. Prosecutors had alleged Parker ignored warnings that the boy had a gun shortly before the
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court subjected the world’s largest cruise ship companies to a stiff headwind on Thursday, reviving a claim that alleged they trafficked in property confiscated by the Cuban government when they docked their ships in Havana. The court’s decision is a loss for Royal Caribbean Cruises, Carnival Corporation
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The Desert Recreation District is preparing for a busy summer with programs designed to keep kids active and engaged while school is out. Officials say this year’s offerings include sports, gymnastics, pilates, swimming, and other recreational activities for children of all ages across the Coachella Valley. District leaders say the programs
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A record 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, the highest number to reach the summit from the mountain’s south side in a single day, a Nepali hiking official said. That’s nearly 50 more than the previous high of 223 set on May 22, 2019, though the overall number
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — In rural Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a lethal Ebola strain has torn through local communities – claiming over 100 lives and triggering a global health emergency. The virus was first discovered in the DRC in 1976, and remains an enduring threat. The central African nation has seen 17
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