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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Thunderstorms and rain brought some flooding to portions of the desert Tuesday morning. Some residents in Desert Hot Springs told our newsroom they encountered some flooding while dropping off their kids at school. Some pools and backyards were also flooded. Tyshon Jones, a lifelong Desert Hot Springs resident, said
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) According to new court documents obtained by News Channel 3, Jake Haro was caught with a handgun and ammunition in June 2024 while already on felony probation for a prior child cruelty conviction. He pled not guilty that August. That gun case was serious enough that Haro was already facing the
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SILVERADO CANYON, Calif. (KESQ) – A 38-year-old Alabama man was charged Tuesday with making a series of threats toward a Roman Catholic abbey in Silverado Canyon, and he was carrying body armor, ammunition, brass knuckles and knives in his vehicle, sheriff’s officials said today. Joshua Michael Richardson was charged with criminal threats, possession of a
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has been eager to push back against President Donald Trump, and now the moment that could catapult him into the national limelight — with near-term consequences for his state and long-term implications for his political future — has come. Pritzker said at a news conference
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A months-long investigation into vehicle thefts throughout the Inland Empire and neighboring locations culminated in multiple arrests and the recovery of stolen cars and trucks, authorities said today. The Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail, a multi-jurisdictionaltask force, last week completed a nine month investigation with a bevy of search warrants
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CNN By Jade Walker, CNN President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members was unlawful, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The court also shot down Trump’s claim that there was a “predatory incursion” by members of the gang Tren de Aragua in the US, which
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced today a $60,000 classroom grant program to support teachers across three local school districts. Through the team’s One Valley Foundation, the “Ultimate Firebirds Classroom Grant Program” will award $2,500 to two classrooms at each elementary, middle and high school in the Desert Sands, Coachella Valley
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Vista Chino will be closed at the Whitewater Wash for maintenance work starting Wednesday morning, Palm Springs officials announced. The closure will start at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Officials said the shoulder and drainage lanes will be cleared and the sand will be relocated to the south side
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal government watchdog is sounding the alarm in a new report after cuts, “burnout, fatigue and low morale,” have caused the number of aviation meteorologists working with air traffic controllers to drop by 15%. As of June, the number of National Weather Service meteorologists assigned to FAA
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — It’s no surprise that restaurant servers, manicurists, rideshare drivers and dogwalkers are among the workers who won’t have to pay federal tax on their tip income for the next four years, according to a preliminary list released by the Treasury Department. But so are social media influencers, podcasters and
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Axtla de Terrazas, Mexico (AP) — Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. Her friends formed a cordon so she could make it to the stage. The daughter of local garbage collectors, dressed in a voluminous pink
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Pain is one of those mysterious sensations that all humans experience, yet we often have trouble describing it. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains that all pain lies in the brain — and what you can do about it. Here’s what else you
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By Alison Main, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Sarah Ferris, and Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released tens of thousands of Jeffrey Epstein-related files it had received from the Justice Department, as the controversy surrounding the case intensified with lawmakers’ return to Washington. While more than 30,000 pages were made
Continue ReadingBy Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump dismissed a viral video of what appears to be a black bag being tossed out of a White House as an AI-generated fake, adding that it’s “a little bit scary” how realistic such videos can be. “That’s probably AI-generated,” Trump said on Tuesday. “It’s got to
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Nearly 4,800 Southern California Edison customers lost power today in Desert Hot Springs following lightning strikes and storm conditions. Power was restored to most customers by 2:30 p.m. The outage happened after two incidents impacts power lines and poles. The first scene is near Palm Drive and Dillon Road,
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NORTH SHORE, Calif. (KESQ) – A power outage left more than 1,100 Imperial Irrigation District customers without electricity today in the North Shore community. The outage was reported about 8:53 a.m. in areas from 68th Avenue to Sea Breeze Drive in North Shore and Mecca, according to IID. By 11 a.m., power had been
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States conducted a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. The US president said 11 people were killed in the strike in “international waters.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the “lethal strike” as
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By Jackie Wattles, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will move the military’s US Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama — undoing a decision by the Biden administration to keep operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The US Space Command, or SPACECOM, is a joint command separate from the US Space
Continue Reading By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was back in public Tuesday to announce a new location for US Space Command headquarters — and prove that rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated. Trump held court in the Oval Office this afternoon, breaking a weeklong absence from the spotlight that
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The Palm Springs Police Department released surveillance video of thieves in action over the weekend at a home. Thieves were seen on camera stealing a Dolphin Nautalis Pool Vacuum, which is valued at a little over $1,000, police said. One thief climbs over the fence to grab the equipment. A
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