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THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – A brush fire burned 50 acres in Thermal Thursday night before forward progress was stopped. The fire was reported just before 10:15 p.m. on the 86100 Block of Airport Boulevard, near the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport. Shortly before 2:30 a.m., authorities announced that forward progress was stopped. Resources will remain on-scene
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By Amy O’Kruk, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, CNN (CNN) — Mail-in voting in the 2026 midterm elections is underway following weeks of legal fighting over the Trump administration’s effort to change how ballots are sent to voters. Most recently, the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s plan, which would have given the US Postal Service unprecedented power
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — The Palm Springs Police Department and community members gathered Thursday to celebrate Chief Andy Mills’ nearly five years leading the department as he prepares to retire. The Palm Springs Convention Center hosted the special event, titled “Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership: The Mission Continues.” Hundreds of people attended to recognize
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By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Argentine President Javier Milei has announced plans to sanction oil companies working near the Falkland Islands, escalating a long-running dispute with Britain days after President Donald Trump said the US position on the archipelago was “under review.” In an address late Thursday, Milei reasserted Argentina’s claim to the islands
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 29-year-old Indio man was arrested after an alleged road rage incident led to the discovery of several handguns at a home in Indio earlier this week. There were no details on the road rage incident, however, authorities said on Tuesday, the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station Robbery and Burglary Suppression Team
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TEMECULA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people suspected of fraud and identity theft were taken into custody today as part of “an extensive investigation into large-scale fraud, forgery and burglary,” with victims in at least three Southern California counties including Riverside County, San Diego County authorities said. Deputies assigned to the San Diego County Sheriff’s
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By Bhadra Sharma, Kara Fox, Lex Harvey, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Ross Adkin, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Nine days after flash flooding washed away valleys and buried entire villages, rescue workers in Nepal had started to shift their operations from finding survivors to recovering bodies. But then on Friday morning, at the Trishuli 3A
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – After nearly half a century in law enforcement, Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills is preparing to hang up his badge. Mills will officially retire Saturday, bringing to a close a 49-year career in policing, including nearly five years leading the Palm Springs Police Department. Check Out: Kyle Stjerne selected
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration launched a series of arcade-style games on the official White House website Thursday to tout its priorities — the latest turn in its aggressive online effort to troll Democrats that has at times surfaced racist and offensive images. The White House’s online arcade includes games where
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The photograph hangs in a frame in Ginny Foat’s Palm Springs home: five women in Los Angeles in 1980, running Ted Kennedy’s presidential campaign in Southern California. Maxine Waters, then a state assemblywoman, is in it. So is Midge Costanza, the former Carter White House aide. So is Foat. And so is
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — A major expansion is underway at DAP Health’s Sunrise Campus in Palm Springs, with new and renovated spaces expected to expand health care services for patients across the Coachella Valley. Construction on the multi-phase project began in May and includes a new campus entrance, expanded laboratory services, a new women’s
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) — With Labor Day weekend approaching, travelers across the Coachella Valley are weighing not just where they want to go, but how much they are willing to spend to get there. For some, higher gas prices are not enough to cancel a trip altogether. Reuben Sanchez said he is still planning
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Labor Day weekend is expected to bring more drivers to Coachella Valley roads — and AAA says timing your trip could help you avoid the worst delays. AAA expects the heaviest traffic Thursday and Friday between noon and 8 p.m., when commuters and holiday travelers hit the road at the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The UCLA Voting Rights Project and others are suing the Trump administration, alleging the government’s use of federal databases to erroneously target naturalized citizens who are eligible to register to vote interferes with free and fair elections, according to court papers obtained today. Filed in the U.S. District Court for
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Epson Tour Championship, the official qualifying tour of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, will commence at the newly renovated Players Course at Indian Wells Golf Resort, it was announced today. The event will take place the week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 at 440500 Indian Wells Lane. “As
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COACHELLA, Calif. (CNS) – A 33-year-old woman suspected of crashing her vehicle while impaired, leaving two people injured today in Coachella was arrested. The suspect, a Coachella resident, was booked into Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of DUI, according to Sgt. Robert Martinez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Bail information was
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CNN By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The enormous investments that the US and Venezuela have promised from their new oil production deal have brought cautious optimism that Venezuelans face a new period of prosperity after more than a decade of economic and social turmoil. As the country with the world’s largest proven reserves of
Continue Reading By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The enormous investments that the US and Venezuela have promised from their new oil production deal have brought cautious optimism that Venezuelans face a new period of prosperity after more than a decade of economic and social turmoil. As the country with the world’s largest proven reserves of crude
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PALM SPRINGS (KESQ) – More than 900 Southern California Edison customers were without electricity today in Palm Springs. The outage was reported shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday near the areas of East Janet Circle, East Grace Circle and portions of North Avenida Caballeros, according to the agency’s website. The outage affected 985 customers due to
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By Sunlen Serfaty, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to break ground on the president’s “triumphal arch” in the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday, immediately spurring opponents to go to federal court for an emergency injunction. “We are pleased to announce that after a very long wait (over
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