Update 5/20/26 The suspect in the crash, identified as Tyler Jordan Conant, 23, of Long Beach, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and other charges. The woman killed in the crash was identified as Teresa Bowlin, 57, of Cathedral City. Authorities confirmed the crash occurred in Rancho Mirage, not Palm Desert. Original Report 5/16/26
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The push to secure federal dollars for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security just got more difficult on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats said Saturday the provision that funds Trump’s ballroom in the GOP’s latest budget bill has been deemed out of order by the Senate parliamentarian,
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BERMUDA DUNES, Calif. (KESQ) – A homicide investigation is underway in Bermuda Dunes after two people were found dead inside a home during a welfare check Friday afternoon. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station were dispatched just before noon on May 15, 2026, to the 79000 block of
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Desert Aquatic Center is getting ready to welcome back swimmers this weekend as its water park prepares for a seasonal soft opening on Sunday. Staff spent the day running training exercises, with lifeguards going through safety drills and reviewing emergency procedures ahead of reopening day. Officials say the preparation
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CNN By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — When one begins to cry, the others move in synchrony. A few shed tears of their own, the rest reach for tissues tucked in purses. “It’s an emotional time,” Nia-Sarai Perry told CNN. Five years ago, Perry didn’t know if her mother, a breast cancer survivor, would
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — When some 150,000 people descended on London in September for a rally organized by Tommy Robinson – an agitator who spreads anti-Muslim bigotry and has several criminal convictions – it felt like a watershed moment in British politics. “Something in our country changed,” Sadiq Khan, the mayor of
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By Sharon Braithwaite, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in Modena, Italy on Saturday, four Italian civilians stepped in and tackled the vehicle’s driver, pulling him to the ground, according to the city’s mayor. “The madman, I don’t know what to call him, the criminal who
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By Issy Ronald, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Timmy, the young humpback whale who was stranded for weeks in shallow waters, has been found dead just off Denmark’s coast, according to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, just weeks after a controversial rescue effort set him free. “The stranded humpback whale near Anholt is the same
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Today, the City of Indio is hosting the public grand opening for the Indio Sports Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The new sports park occupies 38 acres and is located at 82600 Market Street near Avenue 44 and Jackson. The sports park includes 11 soccer fields, one professional soccer field
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Amid ongoing foreign policy crises around the globe and as the Trump administration struggles to reach a deal to end the war with Iran, the State Department last week finalized the firings of nearly 250 foreign service officers in a brief, impersonal email. “Your reduction in force separation will
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Freedom for Richard Glossip cost $50,000. It also cost 29 years of his life. The former death row inmate convicted of murdering the owner of the motel he managed walked out of jail Thursday for the first time since 1997, after 10% of his $500,000 bond was paid by
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Spencer Pratt might be a candidate uniquely suited for the moment: An elder millennial with everywhere-all-the-time social media instincts, bluntly spelling out Los Angeles’ challenges with homelessness, crime and mismanagement and laying blame at the feet of its entrenched Democratic establishment. The 42-year-old former reality television star’s willingness to
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By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, has lost his bid for a third term in a remarkable defeat, after two primary challengers — including one backed by President Donald Trump — finished ahead of him in Saturday’s primary and headed to a runoff for his seat. Rep. Julia Letlow,
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — “Why would you be sorry? Why would you be sorry, Patience?” Patience Rousseau, then 26, was shivering on the doorstep of the house she was living in with her two children as the sheriff’s deputy repeated her question. The Humboldt County, Nevada, sheriff’s deputy was questioning Rousseau about a
Continue ReadingBy René Marsh, Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — A long-abandoned proposal at the Department of Homeland Security – one so ambitious the agency had never gone through with it before – was revived under the leadership of then-Secretary Kristi Noem. Officials spent tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to buy the department its own fleet
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s largest and newest aircraft carrier, returned to port in Virginia on Saturday after nearly a year at sea that included participating in the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Iran war, a shipboard fire and repeated plumbing issues. It goes down
Continue Reading By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — When one begins to cry, the others move in synchrony. A few shed tears of their own, the rest reach for tissues tucked in purses. “It’s an emotional time,” Nia-Sarai Perry told CNN. Five years ago, Perry didn’t know if her mother, a breast cancer survivor, would see
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump grew increasingly frustrated with diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, administration officials were closely watching whether the president’s trip to China — a nation with close ties to Tehran — would yield a significant breakthrough. But Trump landed stateside Friday with seemingly
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians marked a major milestone Friday, celebrating 150 years of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation with a community gathering in downtown Palm Springs. The event, held at the Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza, brought together tribal members, local leaders, vendors, and residents for an evening
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — After losing Game 1 to the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday night, the Firebirds responded with a 4-0 victory in Game 2, leveling the best-of-5 Pacific Division Finals at 1-1. The Firebirds scored all four goals in the third period and Nikke Kokko earned the shutout, stopping all 33 shots from
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