DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif (KESQ) – Renovations are being delayed for the John H. Furbee Aquatics Center in Desert Hot Springs. On Tuesday, the City Council rejected all bids from contractors for the needed upgrades, and pushed forward the Center’s re-design construction dates to span from September 2025 to February 2026. City officials say this
Continue ReadingBy Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whiskey” as he suggested the global cocaine industry could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized worldwide. Colombia is the world’s top producer and exporter of cocaine, mainly to the United States and Europe, and the
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PALM DESERT, Calif (KESQ) – A shortfall in qualified paramedics. It’s an urgent need in the Coachella Valley that has emergency officials concerned. I-Team investigator Peter Daut dug into this growing problem, and what one local college is now doing about it. Experts say the need for paramedics is a national health emergency, especially in
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif (KESQ) – DAP Health CEO David Brinkman is in Washington D.C. this week advocating and pushing for federal support for the 84,000 community members the valley nonprofit serves. Brinkman says he wants to protect Medi-Cal, the public health insurance program for those with low income, and the Affordable Care Act to ensure
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Thousands of cyclists will migrate to the Coachella Valley for the annual Tour De Palm Springs bike ride this weekend. Whether you’re riding for leisure or competitively, Harry Hoyer from Tri.A.Bike shop in Palm Desert, has some important safety tips. “Making sure that your tire pressures are right. Make sure your chains are properly adjusted
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s air force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from France, along with F-16s from the Netherlands. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed the transfer of the Mirage jets in a post on X, adding the fighters
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Donald Trump has begun his second term as president by ramping up pressure on Panama – threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal and accusing the country of ceding control of the critical waterway to a US rival: China. “Above all, China is operating the Panama Canal.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — “How to prepare for a power outage?” reads the Facebook post from the Estonian Rescue Board, the country’s civil defense agency. The picture shows a young woman holding up a power bank, over a table loaded with water bottles, a flashlight and other emergency supplies. Estonia, along with fellow
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has provided the Justice Department with names of employees who worked on January 6-related cases after a new demand from the acting deputy attorney general, capping a weeklong back-and-forth between bureau leadership – who had sought to protect agent and staff identities – and
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — FBI employees and the Justice Department agreed to a court order Friday that bars the DOJ from releasing a list of FBI employees who worked on January 6 cases – including the one against Donald Trump – publicly, to the White House or to any other government agency
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A moratorium is currently in place in Cathedral City for the expansion of cannabis businesses or inception of new ones. In December, News Channel 3 reported on the complaints from Cathedral City residents in nearby RV park about the odor coming from Cat City Cannabis Co., one of the largest marijuana manufacturers in the state,
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Jessica Hasbun, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio formally seized a second plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government on behalf of the United States on Thursday. The relationship between Caracas and Washington has been marked by tensions for decades and the plane’s seizure follows a similar
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Protests continued in the Coachella Valley on Thursday, amid a week of nationwide and local protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. This following a protest on Monday, as part of the “Day without Immigrants” movement, and another on Wednesday in Palm Desert/Cathedral City, part of the 50501 movement. Local immigration organizations, like Comité Latino,
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A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was found guilty today of using excessive force when he assaulted and pepper-sprayed a woman during a shoplifting investigation outside a supermarket in Lancaster. Trevor James Kirk, 32, of Santa Clarita was convicted in downtown Los Angeles of one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A pair of labor groups representing employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sued President Donald Trump on Thursday over his efforts to dismantle the decades-old humanitarian agency, as multiple sources told CNN that fewer than 300 agency employees are expected to be retained
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A 48-year-old man accused of killing a woman at an Aguanga RV park and setting multiple fires in an attempt to cover up the crime was charged today with first-degree murder and other offenses. Preston Garrett Young of Aguanga was arrested Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Along with murder, Young is
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Nuclear engineer and former Miss America Grace Stanke has entered the fierce debate in Australia over its future energy policy with a 10-day national tour extolling the benefits of nuclear power in a country where it’s been banned for almost 30 years. The speaking tour is familiar
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to power forward on a key budget committee vote early next week, setting up a clash with Senate GOP leaders who are itching to move a separate blueprint with their own strategy on how to pass President
Continue ReadingCNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mullah Mohammed Omar, who is credited with creating the Taliban. Personal:Birth date: circa 1958 Death date: circa 2013 Birth place: Afghanistan Marriages: Had at least three wives. Children: Had at least five or six children. Other Facts:Known as the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) – Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, who admitted stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodger slugger’s bank account to pay off illegal gambling debts, was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Ana to 57 months in prison. In addition to the four years and nine months in prison, Ippei Mizuhara was
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