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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Desert man convicted of killing his year-old daughter and stabbing his pregnant wife after turning irate during a child custody exchange in Indian Wells received the death penalty. An Indio jury in March convicted Adam Slater, 54, of Palm Desert of first-degree murder for the 2020 slaying of baby
Continue ReadingBy Fred He (CNN) — Unveiling their latest seizure in front of news cameras last month, two Chinese customs agents revealed not drugs or weapons – but suitcases full of plush toys. The stash on display included dozens of Pop Mart Labubus – the toothy, fluffy figurines that have sparked buying frenzies around the world,
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A world record that’s stood for more than 50 years could be broken in June in Palm Springs! Motocross daredevil Colby Raha will attempt to break the record for the longest motorcycle jump to a flat landing. He’s aiming for 200 feet with no landing ramp. The attempt is set
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Coachella Valley kids can enjoy free swim lessons this summer, thanks to a grant awarded to the Desert Recreation District by Kaiser Permanente. “Operation Splash” aims to equip local families with lifesaving water safety skills. The $85,000 grant will provide thousands of children in low income neighborhoods with free swim lessons,
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) Some folks head to the coast when summer hits—but the desert’s making a case to stay and play. Greater Palm Springs just launched a new tourism campaign aimed at helping visitors and locals cool off without checking out. The campaign is called Born to Chill, and it leans into the idea
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s directives for mass firings at multiple agencies will remain on hold, a federal appeals court ruled Friday evening. The Trump administration had asked the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to freeze a lower court’s order that halted the terminations at more than a dozen agencies.
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Yong Xiong and Vina Salazar, CNN (CNN) — Every night after returning home from work, Chen opens his laptop and switches to his secret life as an undercover activist. From his bedroom in eastern China, he spends hours witnessing scenes too graphic for a horror movie and trying to befriend
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UPDATE 5/30/2025 – The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed as 44 year old Jamie Pierce of Riverside. The SIG Alert was lifted by CHP as of 5:42 p.m. and all lanes of traffic are now open in the area. RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman was killed Friday in a
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A state parole board panel today recommended parole for former Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, who is serving a life prison term for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. Krenwinkel, now 77, was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in 1971 for participating with fellow Manson family members
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Mexico City attorney who prosecutors say had a leading role in an organization that laundered at least $52.7 million for the Sinaloa Cartel through San Diego-based shell companies has pleaded guilty to federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today. Prosecutors say cash generated across the country through the
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the gutting of a Pentagon office shortly after it disclosed that it would be overseeing the testing of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system and the programs associated with the massive, multi-billion dollar project, multiple officials familiar with the matter told
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal prosecutors have accused two foreign nationals of hiring people to harass and threaten a Los Angeles-based artist who publicly criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom, were indicted by federal grand juries
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Investigators were working to understand if an undocumented migrant, Ramon Morales-Reyes, had been set up by letters threatening President Donald Trump’s life several days before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicized the claim that has turned Morales-Reyes’ life upside down. According to Milwaukee Police Department records obtained by CNN,
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DESERT CENTER, Calif. (KESQ) – A tractor-trailer overturned Friday on Interstate 10 west of Desert Center, injuring and trapping the driver, as well as prompting partial closure of the highway. The rollover wreck was reported at 10:55 a.m. on westbound I-10, roughly halfway between Desert Center and Chiriaco Summit, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — There was a reason for President Donald Trump’s particularly scathing response when a reporter asked him Wednesday about a new term coined about the president’s tariffs: TACO, or Trump Always Chickens Out. He had not yet heard the term, according to a senior White House official
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A key runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, which has been under construction for months causing significant delays and cancellations, will reopen on Monday. The 11,000-foot-long runway 4L-22R is reopening 13 days ahead of schedule and will allow “regular runway operations to resume,” according to the Port Authority
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Congressional Republicans are considering making some big changes to Medicaid, which provides health insurance to more than 71 million low-income Americans. It could affect millions of people, from children to working-age adults to senior citizens. Are you enrolled in Medicaid and concerned about how the proposals could affect you?
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s tone on politics has changed dramatically over the past couple weeks. Although he remained gracious and supportive in his farewell Oval Office event with President Donald Trump on Friday, Musk has recently ramped up his criticism of the president. Gone is the “first buddy” chainsaw-brandishing crusader, set
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Unified School District has been dealing with an ongoing mass layoff, hoping to aid its $50 million budget deficit. In the wake of these challenges, the district is recognizing its progress in new learning programs and student success. In the State of the District meeting, Superintendent Frances Esparza
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Loretta Swit, who won a pair of Emmy Awards for her portrayal of tough-talking yet big-hearted Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the long-running “M*A*S*H” television series, died today in New York at age 87. Her publicist, B. Harlan Boll, said the actress died just after midnight Friday at her home
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