By Rocio Muñoz-Ledo, CNN (CNN) — The US military began conducting operations with Ecuador targeting “designated terrorist organizations” in the Latin American country, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, marking a new front in the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail drug trafficking. US Southern Command said in a statement that the actions represent “a powerful example of
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Tuesday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden was highlighted by Media Day. News Channel 3 caught up with some of the top players in the world ahead of play later this week. Defending tournament champion Jack Draper, as well as 2022 tournament champion and highest ranked American men’s player Taylor
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 has learned that Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is resuming his duties this week with the El Centro sector, which includes the Coachella Valley. Bovino was commander-at-large of the Border Patrol, leading notable immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Louisiana, and Minnesota. He was relieved of those duties
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CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, Hanna Park, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A soldier who “made you feel important,” a mother just days from returning home, and a son known to be the life of the party were among the group of six service members killed after an Iranian strike on a makeshift operation
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a May 26 runoff in the state’s Republican primary for US Senate, extending an expensive and divisive clash that has drawn wide national attention. As he seeks a fifth term in the Senate, Cornyn is facing the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Veterans and historians in the valley are sharing their thoughts about another armed conflict in the Middle East. The United States has been involved in a number of previous wars in the region. We spoke with La Quinta Councilman Steve Sanchez, a Marine who served in Iraq, as well as
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – A man suspected of stabbing a person at a home in Cathedral City before being shot by an officer died, police announced Tuesday. The incident was reported after 7 p.m. Monday on Via Minorca in the Date Palm Country Club Date Palm Country Club. Investigators said a 55-year-old man forced
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Riverside County supervisors signed off today on the terms of a loan expansion for bankrupt Palo Verde Hospital, following the Executive Office’s decision last week to go ahead with committing an additional $3.4 million to sustain the facility.
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By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley will advance to November’s general election for an open US Senate seat in North Carolina, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, setting up a marquee contest critical for both parties. Cooper, a former two-term North Carolina governor, and Whatley, who served as Republican National
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath introduced a motion today calling on the county to study the potential economic and workforce impacts of the proposed Paramount Skydance purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The motion, which will be considered by the Board of Supervisors on March 17, would direct the county’s Department
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The war in Iran is drawing concerns here locally in the Coachella Valley. The Palm Springs Police Department released a community advisory Monday saying the department remains attentive to religious sites and cultural locations. They also emphasized there are no credible threats to Palm Springs at this time. Local synagogues
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A woman vacationing in the Southland in 2025 sued the Los Angeles Dodgers LLC for premises liability and negligence today, alleging she suffered an injured shoulder when a plastic BuzzBallz alcoholic beverage container sold at Dodger Stadium was dropped from above and struck her in her seat. Jennifer Wagner’s Los
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BANNING, Calif. (CNS) – An ex-substitute teacher from the Coachella Valley who perpetrated lewd acts during online contact with a female student, as well as sexually assaulted another woman, was convicted today of felony and misdemeanor charges. After deliberating about a day, a Banning jury found Edward Noel Alvarado Valadez, 31, of Coachella guilty of
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a fleeing, unarmed man outside the San Diego Central Jail was convicted by a federal jury today. Aaron Russell was found guilty of federal charges of deprivation of rights under color of law and using and discharging a firearm during
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By Fredreka Schouten, Arlette Saenz, Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Changes to Election Day voting procedures in two Texas counties on Tuesday led to hundreds of voters being turned away from polling places, angry recriminations from candidates and an 11th hour scramble to delay poll closings. In a rollercoaster day, Democratic voters in the Dallas
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A federal civil jury was selected Tuesday in the trial of a lawsuit brought against former West Hollywood political donor and now-imprisoned felon Ed Buck by the mother of a man found dead in Buck’s apartment nine years ago. The 71-year-old Buck was convicted in Los Angeles federal court in 2021
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PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – A federal appeals panel in Pasadena today upheld the manslaughter conviction of the former captain of the dive boat Conception, which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day in 2019, killing 33 passengers, including two Santa Monica residents, and a crew member. Jerry Boylan, 72, was sentenced in 2024
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, Hanna Park, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A soldier who “made you feel important,” a mother just days from returning home, and a son known to be the life of the party were among the group of six service members killed after an Iranian strike on a makeshift operation center
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Military bases in San Diego County, Twentynine Palms, and nationwide have increased security measures due to last weekend’s U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, prompting traffic delays near base entrances, enhanced ID checks and access restrictions. The Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado ports three aircraft carriers, including the San Diego-based
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NORTH SHORE, Calif. (KESQ) – Supervisor Manuel Perez and the Riverside County Department of Animal Services announced they are working together to bring quick action to the issue of stray dogs roaming the community of North Shore. As we reported on Monday, several North Shore residents were calling for support to stop the abandonment of
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