THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 5.2 Magnitude earthquake struck the greater San Diego area at 10:08 a.m. Monday with shaking reported around much of Southern California and into Arizona. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injury from the quake centered two miles south of Julian, according to the US Geological Survey.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival weekend one was filled with its signature energy, but it didn’t come without its share of frustrations and surprises. On Thursday, festival campers faced “Carmageddon” arriving to miles of backed-up traffic with many waiting hours to access their camping sites. Some campers told News Channel
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Ranch Recovery Centers hosted its 20th Annual Luncheon Monday at the Palm Desert Resorter Country Club, drawing a crowd of about 250 supporters for a day of fashion and fundraising. News Channel 3’s Patrick Evans was the auctioneer for one very special item – an exclusive cocktail party at
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By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to becoming a US citizen. But instead of having an interview, Mohsen Mahdawi – who’s been in the United States for a decade – was taken away in handcuffs. Immigration
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By Kayla Tausche and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Internal Revenue Service workers are expecting to soon learn their employment fate, coinciding with Tuesday’s tax-filing deadline and their busiest week of the year. Two sources familiar with the matter said the agency will begin to announce individual decisions by the end of this week, spelling
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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have arrested a man in connection with recent arson attacks in New Mexico. Jamison Wagner, 40, is facing federal charges for two separate attacks—one in February at the Tesla Albuquerque showroom and another in March at the office of the Republican Party of New Mexico, according to a
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland man’s efforts to return to the US after being mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month hit a major new roadblock on Monday when the country’s president vowed to keep the father of three locked in a notorious mega-prison. The comments from Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele mark
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By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — The man charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence Sunday was an auto mechanic who faced personal and financial turmoil in recent years – including allegations that he assaulted his wife and young children amid a suicide attempt. Cody
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Penn State sexual abuse scandal. On November 4, 2011, a grand jury report was released containing testimony that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young boys over a period of at least 15 years. Officials at Penn State purportedly failed to
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By Jeff Winter and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced Monday that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value at Harvard University after the school said it would not follow policy demands from the administration. Earlier Monday, Harvard University said it would reject the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at WikiLeaks and the trial of Chelsea Manning. Facts WikiLeaks is purportedly an organization that facilitates the anonymous leaking of secret information through its website. It was founded in 2006 by Julian Assange, activist, computer programmer and hacker. Chelsea Manning (born Bradley Manning), a former Army intelligence
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett. Personal Birth date: April 26, 1933 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Carol Creighton Burnett Father: Joseph Thomas “Jody” Burnett, movie theater manager Mother: Ina Louise (Creighton) Burnett Marriages: Brian Miller (November 24, 2001-present); Joe
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – With Coachella Weekend One in the books, Palm Springs businesses could see an increase in foot traffic as festival goers leave the Valley on Monday, but many said the foot traffic never came. “Oftentimes we do get some business,” Willie Rhine, owner of Eight4Nine Restaurant and Lounge said. “People don’t
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By Brandon Miller, Stephanie Elam and Chelsea Bailey, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 hit Southern California on Monday morning. Experts with the Seismological Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology said the quake was recorded at 10:08 a.m. PT near Julian, California. The quake was preceded by
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A British man has died after falling from a viewing platform at a famed Roman aqueduct in the Spanish city of Segovia. Emergency services were called after the 63-year-old man suffered a fall at around 1 p.m. local time (7 a.m. ET) on Saturday, according to a statement from
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Thousands of people drive in from all over the country for Coachella—and today, many of them are hitting the road. That means traffic is likely, especially around the festival site and on Interstate 10. Some attendees are getting an early start this morning to try and beat the rush. For those camping at the festival,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Stress and anxiety had been building for weeks in Monique Lockett, a 25-year veteran of the Social Security Administration, about the fate of her colleagues and the sensitive agency data she had vowed to protect, her sister Ksha told CNN. In February, amid sweeping changes to the federal workforce,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) —As music lovers leave town following weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival the Indio Police Department is already looking ahead toward weekend two preparations and a second group of fans to descend upon the desert. Last Thursday, eager festival-goers packed into the city, with campers flooding roadways and
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By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration and El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele made clear during an Oval Office meeting on Monday that the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador won’t be returned to the United States. Despite a Supreme Court ruling that the US must “facilitate”
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