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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds got their first home win of the 2026-27 season after a high-scoring 6-3 victory over the San Diego Gulls. San Diego opened the scoring at 7:18 of the first period as Ryan Carpenter gave the Gulls a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission. Coachella Valley responded
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Kenya had spent months preparing for Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest viral diseases, screening hundreds of thousands of travelers and training nearly 5,000 health workers in case it crossed the borders. Then Ebola arrived. A man who had been ill for weeks and was later confirmed to have
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Thousands of music fans are making their way to the Empire Polo Club for the first-ever HeadTrip music festival, but the excitement comes as organizers and public safety officials prepare for potentially dangerous weather that could disrupt Sunday’s performances. The two-day festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Friday to wade into his years long legal battle with former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and ex-Justice Department officials over the 2016 election, appealing a case that a lower court concluded was “frivolous.” Trump filed the lawsuit in 2022 against
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REED TIMMER, ACCUWEATHER, CNN By Tori B. Powell, Briana Waxman and CNN Staff Hurricane Isaias’ powerful center made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a 105 mph Category 2 hurricane at around 8:30 p.m. CT Friday. Isaias is packing a punch. In addition to damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge continues along the Gulf Coast and flooding
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Netflix is preparing to cut about 5% of its workforce in a restructuring that could eliminate hundreds of jobs, according to a report published today. The entertainment industry news outlet Puck reported Friday that the layoffs could be announced as early as next week, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Although it’s not a state holiday, Riverside County courts will be largely inactive Monday due to the Columbus Day federal holiday, which virtually all of the county’s collective bargaining units recognize and receive as a day off. “This can affect courtroom scheduling, particularly in criminal matters, where proceedings often require the
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Modernism Week, a fall celebration of midcentury art, architecture and design, will return next week with more than 50 activities throughout Palm Springs. The event will take place from Oct. 15-18, with a portion of ticket sales to benefit the nonprofit organization and other local preservation, neighborhood and community groups.
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – The ongoing turnaround plan for bankrupt Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe continue today to net successes with the help of Riverside County administrators and medical staff, who were dispatched to the financially ailing facility earlier this year under a Board of Supervisors-approved rescue plan. “Riverside University Health System was brought in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – For about a year, two storefronts one on South Palm Canyon Drive in downtown Palm Springs, the other in the Jensen’s shopping center on Highway 111 in Palm Desert have promised a One More Bite Dumpling House that never opened. Now the owners say they know when the steamers will
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By Ayushi Shah and Deepak Rao New Delhi (CNN) — A New Delhi court Sunday released the founder and leaders of a surging youth-led political movement who were detained in a crackdown that stifled a major protest a day earlier in the Indian capital. Abhijeet Dipke was detained along with other leaders of the Cockroach
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Cathedral City’s fire chief is confident in the preparations his department has taken. With the potential for flooding in the forecast from the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel, those preparedness steps could prove to be critical this weekend. “We don’t get to choose what calls we get to go to,
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – A judge ruled today that a model and social media influencer accused of stealing from people she met through dating apps is mentally competent to stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi announced Friday that psychiatrist Dr. Phani Tumu found Adva Lavie, 29, “presently competent,” according to media
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KESQ) – Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department were in the Joshua Tree area continuing their search for a woman missing since December. LAPD officials confirmed to News Channel 3 that Detectives from its Robbery-Homicide Division were conducting a search in the Joshua Tree area for evidence related to the disappearance
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — A ping-pong program in Palm Desert is giving people with neurological conditions a place to stay active and connect with others. Arthur Gregoire wasn’t sure he wanted to play. Then he watched another participant’s face light up across the ping-pong table. “It wasn’t five or 10 minutes into the game
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By Faith Karimi Boston (CNN) — The trial of a former police officer accused of killing a young woman five years ago in her suburban Boston apartment opened Friday with two vastly different accounts of Sandra Birchmore’s final days. Birchmore, 23, was found slumped on her bedroom floor in Canton, Massachusetts, with a duffel bag
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By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione should go to trial in state court for fatally shooting United Healthcare’s CEO because murder “has nothing to do” with the federal stalking charges he pleaded guilty to in August, Manhattan prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. “The stark differences in
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NEWPORT BEACH (CNS) – The city of Newport Beach declared a local emergency today in response to coastal flooding that inundated streets on the Balboa Peninsula, with officials warning that high surf and elevated tides could cause additional flooding through the weekend. The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning Friday afternoon for Orange
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A motorcyclist is in the hospital with serious injuries after a crash Friday morning in Desert Hot Springs. The crash was reported at around 10:45 a.m. on Pierson Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue. Officers arrived on the scene, along with members of Cal Fire, and found the motorcycle driver on
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By Gloria Pazmino, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The friendly relationship between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hit one of its toughest tests yet Thursday after a series of calls over a shooting involving immigration agents in the Bronx. Mamdani, who keeps an open line of communication with Trump, has
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