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CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US military did not use bunker-buster bombs on one of Iran’s largest nuclear sites last weekend because the site is so deep that the bombs likely would not have been effective, the US’ top general told senators during a briefing on Thursday. The
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a tough week for Bryan Kohberger’s defense team. Defense lawyers for Kohberger, the 30-year-old accused of killing four University of Idaho students in their Moscow, Idaho, home in November 2022, had long suggested the “alternate perpetrator” theory – the idea that someone else killed the
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – According to America’s blood centers, summer often brings a critical blood shortage as donations typically drop due to school breaks, vacations, and changes in donor routines. But Friday, viewers helped News Channel 3 change that problem locally. The News Channel 3 LifeStream blood drive wrapped up at noon, and thanks
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A 24-year-old woman was found dead in her Indio-area home early Thursday, and authorities say a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a possible homicide around 7:02 a.m. in the 84000 block of Manila Avenue, in an unincorporated area near Indio.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The sentencing was once again rescheduled for a former attorney convicted for his role in the murder of a Palm Springs art dealer. In 2022, David Replogle, 76, was convicted of murder and multiple other charges following a retrial for the 2008 death and disappearance of 74-year-old Clifford Lambert. Clifford Lambert
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UPDATE 6/30/25 A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Orlando Lara. The suspect, a 43-year-old man from Beaumont, was arrested Friday in Banning. The suspect is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday. UPDATE 6/27/2025: Sheriff’s investigators identified the man in this case as 50-year-old Banning resident Orlando Lara. The investigation
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – Each year, alcohol-related crashes spike during the Fourth of July holiday, making it one of the most dangerous nights of the year to be driving. In an effort to help prevent impaired driving and reduce crashes this Independence Day holiday, local law firm Walter Clark Legal Group is offering its
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Local doctors are standing up against kickbacks in eye care and demanding more transparency. They’re inviting the public to attend a “Stand for Ethical Eye Care” event on Saturday that aims to show support for ethical and patient-first care. They are taking a stand against hidden kickback and commissions, and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The fight against HIV is far from over, and growing uncertainty around federal support isn’t helping. This year, fears grew when the Trump administration proposed deep cuts to HIV prevention programs, both in the U.S. and abroad. The proposals included ending support for CDC prevention efforts, vaccine research, and global
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ)- A train burglary in Southern California was stopped by local enforcements saving over $22,000 worth of unreleased Nike sneakers. Friday afternoon, it was reported that on Route 66 two men were stopped by Indio Border Patrol agents in their attempts to steal 104 pairs of not-yet-released Nike sneakers. The two men have
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – An Aug. 13 trial date was confirmed today for a 24-year-old man accused of publicly exposing himself to multiple young women in La Quinta. Christopher Duran Jr. of Thermal was arrested in 2020 following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that was based on a rash ofcomplaints against the defendant, who
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who represents one of House Republicans’ toughest battleground districts, has decided not to run for reelection next year, according to three people familiar with his plans – opening up a critical seat in Nebraska for Democrats in the 2026 midterms. Bacon will
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Friday rejected a Democrat-pushed resolution that aimed to rein in the president’s ability to use military action against Iran without congressional approval. Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, originally introduced the resolution last week, under the War Powers Act of 1973, before President Donald Trump authorized
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Min Young-jae has not seen or heard anything about her eldest brother for 75 years. He was 19 and she was only 2 when, during the early days of the Korean War, he was kidnapped to the North. “We were known in the neighborhood as a
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon accused of killing a 30-year-old Cabazon man whose disappearance remained a mystery until his remains were located more than two years later must stand trial for first-degree murder, a judge ruled today. Shannon McCloud Collins, 48, of Cabazon was arrested last year following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
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HUNTINGTON PARK, Calif. (KESQ) – Amid heightened tensions in immigrant communities stemming from ongoing enforcement raids, Huntington Park police said today they arrested a man who may have been posing a federal immigration agent. Fernando Diaz, 23, was arrested Tuesday in the 7000 block of Alameda Street after officers came across an SUV parked in
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, Jason Morris, Ryan Young (CNN) — Antoine Massey, a serial escapee who vanished from a New Orleans jail with nine other inmates just after midnight on May 16, was arrested Friday afternoon in New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office said. The last remaining escapee, Derrick Groves, is still on the run
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — For months, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has faced fierce criticism from conservatives over some of her decisions in cases involving President Donald Trump. That even included Trump at times. But after Friday’s blockbuster opinion in the birthright citizenship case, that blowback was suddenly a
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts chastised President Donald Trump early on in his second term, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett pointedly questioned whether his administration would adhere to court orders. But their public wariness of Trump was fleeting. And on Friday, Roberts enlisted Barrett to write
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Nicky Robertson, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s push to pass his massive agenda in the Senate is hanging by thread as GOP leaders barrel toward a critical vote this weekend that, as of midday Saturday, was still short of the support to pass. Senate
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