INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The family of Jamie Maher, a 30-year-old Indio woman who was killed in 2016, is now speaking out after the man arrested for her murder was released on bail and recently arrested in Indio. “When this monster shot my daughter seven times, including once in the face while she begged for
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Update 12/03/25 Aaron Garcia was found by police, his family told News Channel 3’s Shay Lawson. Original Report 12/02/25 COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities are calling on the community’s help to locate a 12-year-old Coachella boy reported missing on Monday. Aaron Garcia was last seen on the 45900 block of Meritage Lane, according to the
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Martha’s Village & Kitchen announced the appointment of Miki Jordan as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. The move is effective immediately, officials said. Jordan takes over for Sam Hollenbeck, who has been President/CEO of the nonprofit since 2022. There was no mention of Hollenbeck in the news release announcement.
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year. The president’s moniker appeared on the Washington, DC, headquarters ahead of a peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and
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WASHINGTON D.C. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the Justice Department in July for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena in Texas. Timothy Joseph Leiweke – 508_0Download “As outlined in the indictment, the
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts jury weighing the case of Brian Walshe saw a collection of evidence on Wednesday, including photos of items covered in what looked like blood, as prosecutors work to prove he murdered his wife around New Year’s 2023. The evidence capped the third day of witness testimony
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By Samantha Waldenberg, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a document released online. A federal grand jury indicted Leiweke, then the CEO of the live entertainment
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CNN By MJ Lee, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released photos and videos from a private island in the Caribbean that Jeffrey Epstein once owned, shining new light on what was once the epicenter of the late convicted sex offender’s decades of abuse of young girls and
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — A group of New York state lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday to ban demonstrations outside of houses of worship and reproductive health care clinics, days after a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside a prominent Manhattan synagogue led to criticism of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s response. The bill would amend New York’s existing
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By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration would “certainly” release video of a follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean after the initial attack did not kill everyone on board. “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release, no problem,”
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Former US public health officials are sounding alarms about significant changes being made to the country’s vaccine policy under the Trump administration. Two public letters this week — one from former commissioners of the US Food and Drug Administration and one from former leaders at the US Centers for
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Throw another shrimp on the barbie. President Donald Trump said he’s looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the retirement savings system in the US. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Sticker shock The average
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO and right-wing conspiracy theorist, has filed paperwork to run for governor of Minnesota next year. The Minnesota Campaign Finance Board website indicates that he created a “Mike Lindell for Governor” committee on Wednesday. However, in an interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune, Lindell said
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – One of two physicians charged in “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose was sentenced today in downtown Los Angeles to 2 1/2 years behind bars for illegally supplying the anesthetic drug. Salvador Plasencia, 44, of Santa Monica, was the first of five defendants to be sentenced in Perry’s
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CNN By Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betul Tuncer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled plans to rescind fuel-economy standards for vehicles put in place under the Biden administration. “These policies forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse,” Trump
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TRONA, Calif. (KESQ) – An F-16 fighter aircraft was involved in a crash during a training mission near Trona in San Bernardino County. TRONA: #SBCoFD resources from Station 57 responding to a reported aircraft emergency with @NAWS_CL and @ChinaLake_EM near the San Bernardino/Inyo County line area. pic.twitter.com/RkfMdx25oX— San Bernardino County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) December 3, 2025
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By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Some of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress are warning that the party needs to sharpen its affordability message to voters heading into the 2026 elections — or risk big losses that would shackle him for the rest of his second term. “I would love him
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A transient man was arrested after allegedly offering teens beer in exchange for sexual acts earlier this week in Twentynine Palms. Joshua Padore, 32, was arrested on Monday afternoon on the 71700 block of Twentynine Palms Highway. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Padore approached two teenagers and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Philanthropists Barbara Rogers and Gary Geske will receive the 484th star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars next week, it was announced today. They will receive the star in the humanitarian and literary categories at 3 p.m. Dec. 11 at 849 N. Palm Canyon Drive. Rogers and
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JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 49-year-old man was killed in an off-road vehicle crash over the weekend in Joshua Tree, authorities confirmed. Gary Scott Breneman of Oceanside was pronounced dead in the hospital shortly after the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was first reported on Friday at around 9:50 p.m.
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