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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – This Pride Month, ongoing protests, immigration fears, and rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric are weighing heavily on the community. As these tensions escalate, concern for mental health is only deepening. According to the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, this is resulting higher rates of depression, anxiety, and trauma among LGBTQ+ individuals. The
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – Developer John Wessman was found not guilty of bribing former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. A jury found Wessman not guilty on all charges, which included nine counts of bribery and one count of conspiracy. Wessman was accused of paying former Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet more than $200,000 to secure city
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Millions of dollars are on the table for local nonprofits across the Coachella Valley, thanks to the Desert Healthcare District’s expanding grant programs. As part of its mission to improve regional health outcomes, the District is offering up to $5 million annually in grants through Desert Care Network. The funding supports a wide range of
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, Ella Nilsen, Manu Raju and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The GOP-led Senate Finance Committee on Monday released its proposal for President Donald Trump’s agenda bill that calls for enacting sweeping cuts to Medicaid and preventing a multi-trillion dollar tax hike on Americans. The committee would maintain many of the provisions contained
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes, CNN Calgary, Alberta (CNN) — President Donald Trump signaled Monday that the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran was intensifying rapidly, announcing he would return to Washington a day early from the Group of 7 summit in Canada to monitor developments after issuing an ominous warning to Iranians
Continue ReadingAssociated Press (AP) — A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, defamed a former employee of a leading voting equipment company after the 2020 presidential election. The employee, Eric Coomer, was awarded $2.3 million in damages. He had sued after
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil renewed requests to have the pro-Palestinian activist released on bail or transferred from an immigration detention center in Louisiana to New Jersey, where he can be closer to his family and his counsel, according to court documents filed on Monday. Lawyers
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Indio police officers issued six citations and arrested one person for allegedly evading officers during a DUI checkpoint, authorities announced today. The checkpoint was conducted from 6 p.m. Friday until 1 a.m. Saturday at Jackson Street and Dillon Avenue, police said. Citations were issued for violations including driving with a
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By Taylor Romine, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, a plea agreement filed Monday shows. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, of Santa Monica, California, is one of five people
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — While visiting Canada on Monday for a Group of 7 summit, President Donald Trump repeated one of his many false claims about Canada – again wrongly blaming former Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for getting Russia booted out of the group formerly known as the Group of 8. Speaking
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — An innocent bystander at a “No Kings” protest in Utah was shot and killed by a “peacekeeper” who was aiming for a different man pointing an AR-15-style rifle toward the crowd, according to the Salt Lake City police. Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, 39, was fatally wounded Saturday
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – Jury selection is slated to get underway tomorrow for the trial of a 43-year-old Banning man accused of raping two women on separate occasions while they were intoxicated, as well as molesting his 12-year-old girl. Steven Roy McElroy was arrested in 2022 following an extensive Banning Police Department investigation that relied
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Mothers bear much of the burden for a child’s physical, emotional and cognitive growth. But a large new study found that a father’s poor mental health also could harm his kids’ development. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Mothers bear much of the burden for a child’s physical, emotional and cognitive growth. But a large new study found that a father’s poor mental health also could harm his kids’ development. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5
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With one of the LPGA’s major tournaments this week, 24-year-old Mary Liu is hoping to turn heads and make a lasting impression. Originally from China, Liu now proudly calls Rancho Mirage her home. And her home course is the Indian Wells Golf Resort. From early victories on the LPGA China Tour to earning her LPGA
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran has arrested dozens of people on suspicion of spying as fears grow in the Islamic Republic over the extent of its infiltration by Israel’s Mossad intelligence service. Since Israeli strikes began Friday, 28 people in the capital have been arrested and accused of spying for Israel, while on
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration Monday, saying the president’s aggressive crackdown on large law firms aligned against him has chilled lawyers’ ability to litigate cases, especially pro bono legal work on hot-button issues like immigration. The lawsuit, filed in Washington, DC, by
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited Dodgers pitching debut tonight at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres, marking his first time on the mound since tearing his ulnar collateral ligament on Aug. 23 while playing for the Angels. Manager Dave Roberts said after Sunday’s 5-4 victory over the San Francisco
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Update 6/16/25 The suspect was released on $200,000 bail Sunday, according to jail records. Edward Miranda is scheduled to appear in court on July 18. Original Report 6/14/25 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A La Quinta man was arrested after allegedly making an online post threatening a shooting at the “No Kings Day” protest in
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Office of Special Counsel has for nearly 50 years been the US government’s one-stop shop for whistleblowers and alleged ethics violations, a federal watchdog created after Watergate with the lofty mandate “to end government and political corruption.” Now it appears to be facing its biggest test yet,
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