PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Well In The Desert has received a $1 million anonymous donation, launching a matching campaign to help the nonprofit secure a permanent home in the Coachella Valley. The donor, a longtime supporter of the organization’s work, stepped forward after learning about Well In The Desert’s ongoing search for a permanent location
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A bill under scrutiny in the state Senate threatens to “impede lawful journalism” by fining independent content creators who show people or places possibly misusing taxpayer money, an Inland Empire lawmaker said today, while the legislation’s sponsor asserts the proposal is necessary to promote the “safety, privacy and continuity” of services
Continue ReadingBy Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday claimed the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was intentionally vandalized and said law enforcement is actively investigating, as the administration has scrambled to fix the pool’s recent deterioration just days after Trump’s nearly $15 million renovation. “We’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the
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By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham seems poised to succeed Keir Starmer after the UK prime minister announced his resignation on Monday, and is widely considered the frontrunner for the role. Just days ago, Burnham won a crucial by-election, the equivalent of a US special election, in Makerfield,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — As communities across the country prepare to celebrate Juneteenth, News Channel 3 took to the streets to find out how much local residents know about the holiday and its significance in American history. Some events taking place this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth: Juneteenth Pageant Join the Palm Springs Black History
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A video circulating on social media has drawn attention to an alleged enforcement stop involving U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a motorist in Palm Springs near Gene Autry Trail and Vista Chino. According to the Palm Springs Police Department, local officers were not involved in the incident and were not notified in advance of
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By Dianne Gallagher, Nomaan Merchant, CNN (CNN) — After recent losses by other candidates he backed, President Donald Trump hedged a major bet Friday by endorsing both of the Republican candidates for South Carolina governor. Coming on the heels of failed endorsements in the Iowa and Georgia GOP governor’s races, Trump on Friday offered a
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A late-night fire has temporarily closed Hamachi Sushi, leaving the restaurant’s future uncertain. Owner Carlos Pardo says an employee discovered smoke inside the building on Thursday. Firefighters spent about three hours battling the blaze. Pardo says investigators determined the fire started when electrical wiring between the attic and ceiling came
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By Sunlen Serfaty, Betsy Klein, Devan Cole, Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s name has been removed from the facade of the Kennedy Center, but inside the renowned performing arts venue, a difficult financial picture is forcing tough choices. A federal judge is demanding the center continue to operate during renovations. But plummeting
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Happy Friday, Coachella Valley. Our spell of above average temperatures when we flirting with the 110s earlier this week is staying away for the weekend, but the same system giving us the break is keeping the wind up and the dust flying. We’re running in the low 100s today, right around 102 in Palm Springs
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Emmy-winning television director James Burrows, a decades-long Hollywood hit-maker who co-created “Cheers” and helmed more than 1,000 episodes of programs ranging from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to “Will & Grace” and “Friends,” died today at age 85. Burrows’ family confirmed his death in a statement to People magazine, saying he
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A new report found the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could result in the loss of about 2,495 jobs in the Greater Los Angeles County region and about 6,000 globally, officials announced today. On Thursday, the L.A. County Department of Economic Opportunity released its report, which showed the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The city of Palm Springs will host its second annual conference centered on artificial intelligence, emerging technology and business innovation next week at the Convention Center. “PS/Next: New Experiences in Technology” will take place June 22-23 at 277 N. Avenida Caballeros. It will host more than 50 featured speakers, including
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Update 6/19/26 Two suspects were arrested on Thursday, police said. One suspect, a 34-year-old man, was arrested on Thursday at around 3:05 p.m. in the 300 block of E. Ramsey Street in Banning. Later that evening, police arrested the second suspect, a 22-year-old man, in the 200 block of W. Dale Street in Beaumont. Both
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Festival Theaters Palm Springs announced a summer season full of exclusive premieres and filmmaker talkbacks marking a new chapter for the Coachella Valley’s cinema legacy. The summer season takes off on June 26th at 7:00pm, with the screening of Coroner of the Stars followed by a post-screening talkback with director
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ)– Riverside County’s unemployment rate dropped marginally amidst payroll losses and gains in the regional economy. California Employment Development Department (EDD) reports that throughout the month of May countywide jobless rates estimated at 4.7%, compared to 4.9% in April. The May 2026 rate lies three-tenths of a percentage lower than last year’s level,
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PINE COVE, Calif. (KESQ) – A hiker trekking today with his family in the San Bernardino National Forest northeast of Pine Cove fell and suffered injuries, leading firefighters to mount a rescue operation with the help of a sheriff’s helicopter crew. The “hiker down” call was received at 11:30 a.m. Friday along Black Mountain Truck
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is rebuffing a judge’s request that it supply a court declaration from senior administration officials that would confirm that the so-called anti-weaponization fund is not moving forward. In a new court filing Friday, the Justice Department said that the declarations were “unnecessary” and that the judge’s
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The wood paneling on the new presidential aircraft is the highest quality, President Donald Trump says. The flag on the tail is waving just right. The colors, no longer robin’s egg-blue, are a “much better” and “more appropriate look.” Unveiling “the world’s most luxurious plane,” as he called it
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By Andy Rose, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is backing away from its plans to convert a warehouse in a small Georgia city into a “mega center” holding thousands of immigration detainees, just four months after first confirming it had purchased the building. “The City of Social Circle has received notification from
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