COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) Both the softball teams at Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City are only one step closer to their ultimate goal and are ready for their CIF title game. In Division 7, the Rattlers will play Culver City at 1 PM on Friday. In Division 8, the Lady Lions will play Hueneme at
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for a
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Imprisoned former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight, who for decades shared an acrimonious relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, urged his longtime archrival to take the stand in his ongoing trial. Speaking to CNN’s Laura Coates in a brief phone interview from prison, where he’s serving a 28-year-sentence for
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Singapore (CNN) — China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance for a high-level meeting with US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington. China announced Thursday it will instead be represented by a delegation from the People’s Liberation Army National Defense University,
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest and hardest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, and there’s now calls for it to be banned. Branded by an organized league as “the world’s fiercest, new collision sport,” Run It Straight games see two
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Several Palm Springs city officials, hospitality leaders and half a dozen College of the Desert culinary students will travel to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico next month to strengthen relations with its sister city, participate in their food and wine festival and provide students the opportunity to train under
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – As we’ve seen in the past, once a wildfire sparks up in the mountains surrounding the Coachella Valley, it can spread fast and in some cases be deadly. “It’s one of our biggest concerns. We are surrounded by wild land here and this brush and the forest up on top,
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – California Indian Nations College (CINC) marked a historic milestone Thursday night, celebrating its largest graduating class to date during a heartfelt ceremony at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. School officials said 27 graduates were honored. The evening included blessings from tribal elders, traditional songs by the Morongo Bird Singers and
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre crypto currency kidnapping and torture plot after he allegedly delivered the victim to his tormentors, according to multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the case. It is not
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Clay Voytek, CNN (CNN) — Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who led the department during the September 11 terror attacks in 2001, has died at the age of 69, according to the New York Police Department and a source close to Kerik. The department mourned Kerik in a Thursday
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs City Council approved a proposal to enter into contract negotiations with the Oak View Group for tourism and management services of the convention center. OVG currently owns and operates Acrisure Arena near Palm Desert and is set to manage operations at the renovated Plaza Theatre in downtown
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) — The Riverside County Department of Animal Services says it is in urgent need of the public’s help, as its shelters are at 220% capacity this week. Officials say this has resulted in multiple dogs per kennel and a decrease in the quality of life for pets. Some would say the numbers
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IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, today visited Imperial Beach to see the Tijuana River sewage pollution crisis and demand stronger federal action to address the issue. Booker was invited to South County by Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and was joined by Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego. “No one
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — The flurry of punitive measures taken against China by the Trump administration over the last few days was prompted by a belief among US officials that China has failed to live up to commitments it made in trade talks earlier this month, three administration
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — For a White House that has grown accustomed to a rollercoaster of legal rulings, judicial decisions over the past day throwing President Donald Trump’s tariff plans into question landed like a bombshell. The rulings – which strike at the heart of Trump’s economic agenda – represent
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Progress being made in reducing overdose deaths, but experts say it’s no time to let up. Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. plunged last year to their lowest level since 2019, according to new numbers from the CDC. In 2024, nationwide overdose deaths fell by nearly 30,000 from the year
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles led all U.S. cities in the number of dog attacks on U.S. Postal Service carriers in 2024, according to figures released today to mark the beginning of the agency’s annual USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign. According to the USPS, there were more than 6,000 dog attacks on Postal
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During the hot summer months, dawn and dusk are popular times for hikers to get out on local trails. However, these are also the times that mountain lions are most active. As summer temperatures rise, more hikers are heading out during the early morning and evening hours to avoid the heat. However, these are also
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted a stunning allegation on Wednesday: A undocumented migrant sent a letter threatening to kill President Donald Trump, promising to “self deport” after the assassination. “Thanks to our ICE officers, this illegal alien who threatened to assassinate President Trump is behind
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A motorist who killed a 36-year-old woman whose sedan he rear-ended while driving under the influence in Palm Desert was bound for state prison today to serve a sentence of 15 years to life behind bars after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Alberto Lopez, 28, of Coachella admitted the felony count
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