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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) — Faced with a more than $50 million budget deficit, mass layoffs and less than favorable public sentiment, to say Dr. Frances Esparza was dealt a poor deck of cards as CVUSD’s new superintendent, would be an understatement. For the past year, Esparza has made tough decisions while weighing the fate of
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Desert man was taken into custody on Wednesday on suspicion of exposing himself while in his car, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Department reports that Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station deputies were called to the 77000 block of Country Club Drive in Palm Desert just after
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – More than 6,000 children in Riverside County will spend time in foster care this year, and dedicated court appointed special advocate (CASA) volunteers can change their lives. May is “Foster Care Awareness Month,” and the organization Voices for Children has an urgent need for CASA volunteers. While social workers, attorneys
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – May marks AAPI Month, otherwise known as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Each year, May commemorates the history and culture of these groups. According to data from HARC’s 2022 Coachella Valley Community Health Survey, Asians or Asian Americans accounted for 3.8% of the valley’s population, or less
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – For adults in their 40s and 50s, mental health professionals say life can feel like a juggling act—caring for young children while also tending to aging parents. Experts call this group the “sandwich generation,” and they say the emotional toll of multigenerational caregiving is rising. According to Pew Research Center,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Jury deliberations began today in the trial of a man accused of gunning down a Cathedral City convenience store owner during a botched robbery, while testimony continued in the separate trial of his alleged co-conspirator. Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont and Joel Ortiz Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs, both 23, allegedly
Continue ReadingCNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of judicial independence during public remarks Wednesday, noting that the judiciary’s role as a co-equal branch of government is central to the nation’s political system. “The judiciary is a coequal branch of government, separate from the others with the authority to
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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – Some parents questioning the safety of their children after authorities say two staff members at Desert Mirage High School were transported to the hospital Tuesday after being exposed to a substance. “It was pretty scary because even when I went to pick him up after school, the ambulance was still there
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 30-year-old man remains hospitalized after a deputy-involved shooting started by a false report of murder Monday night in Yucca Valley. The incident started at around 11:10 p.m. in the area of Joshua Lane and Joshua Drive. Detectives said the suspect called police and said they shot and killed a
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Pilot error was the root cause of a helicopter crash that killed five Miramar-based Marines last year, according to a report released today by the Marine Corps. The CH-53E helicopter carrying the Marines departed Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada on Feb. 6, 2024, and was headed back
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of judicial independence during public remarks Wednesday, noting that the judiciary’s role as a co-equal branch of government is central to the nation’s political system. “The judiciary is a coequal branch of government, separate from the others with the authority to interpret
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole and Emily R. Condon, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge pressed the Justice Department on President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could secure the return of migrants deported to a Salvadoran super prison, during a Wednesday evening hearing where the judge approved more fact-finding into whether the US has
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A maintenance worker is dead after a fall in a vault Wednesday morning at a country club in Palm Desert. The incident was first reported as a “confined space rescue” at around 10:20 a.m. at the Marriott’s Desert Springs Villas in the 1000 block of Pinehurst Lane, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, Omar Jimenez, Jillian Sykes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration said Thursday it was “encouraged” by Columbia University’s response to a pro-Palestinian protest at the main campus library Wednesday where police took 80 people into custody. Columbia University officials asked the NYPD to help secure Butler Library Wednesday night, after
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Republican leaders are negotiating over GOP members’ conflicting demands before an expected floor vote on the GOP’s massive tax and spending cuts package this week. Among several sticking points is the timeframe over when new Medicaid work requirements would kick in and whether to change
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The pilots flying a Cessna 310R which crashed near Boca Raton, Florida in April reported to air traffic control they were having problems with the rudder and could only make left turns, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The small plane went down
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is running into a wall in the sharply divided House Republican conference, with tensions spiking over Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the party’s biggest sticking point: overhauling Medicaid. As Johnson presses for a House vote before Memorial Day,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Clint Eastwood, a filmmaker, actor, producer, director and composer. Personal Birth date: May 31, 1930 Birth place: San Francisco, California Birth name: Clinton Eastwood Jr. Father: Clinton Eastwood Sr., corporate executive Mother: Margaret Ruth (Runner) Wood, homemaker Marriages: Dina Ruiz (1996-2014, divorced); Margaret
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In the latest example of sticker shock at the grocery store, a new survey found that most Americans say higher food prices are preventing them from eating healthy. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 5 things 1️⃣ Early start? The
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Kyiv accused Moscow of breaching its own ceasefire on Thursday, saying Russian forces struck hundreds of times along the front lines and launched guided bombs that killed and wounded civilians in several Ukrainian cities. The three-day ceasefire scheduled around the anniversary of Russia’s World War II Victory Day on
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