By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld boarded the MV Hondius in the southern tip of Argentina last month anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, exploring vast icy expanses and remote islands, seeing wildlife like whales, dolphins and penguins up close. But a few weeks into his vacation across the Atlantic Ocean, the Oregon doctor
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV is marking one year since his historic election, making the transition from a low-profile cardinal to one of the most recognizable figures on the planet. His election led to something previously thought impossible: an American pope. But his pontificate has witnessed an historic period of tension
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Those seeking to salute the nation’s fallen servicemen and women were encouraged to join a Memorial Day weekend mission at Riverside National Cemetery, where volunteers will place miniature American flags alongside more than 250,000 graves. The “Flag for Every Hero” event is slated for 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May
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NORWALK, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men who are cousins pleaded no contest today to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a U.S. Marine who was beaten and left on a Bellflower street, where he was subsequently struck by a passing vehicle nearly two years ago. Damari Kensey, 22, of Long Beach, and Jaymel
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three young men accused of opening fire on a crowded Thermal home, unleashing numerous rounds in a drive-by attack that continued after sheriff’s deputies arrived, must stand trial on multiple counts of firearm assault and other charges, a judge ruled today. Eric Orozco Diaz, 19, Guillermo Alexander Martinez, 18, and Gustavo
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Desert Hot Springs man suspected of committing residential burglaries throughout Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert was arrested Thursday. The suspect, a 27-year-old man, was booked into the Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of multiple counts of burglary, vehicle theft and a probation violation, according to the Riverside
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Residents in Indian Wells say the sound of planes overhead has become an increasingly common disruption since new flight paths were introduced for arrivals into Palm Springs International Airport last year. “It has been [quiet], but recently with the planes flying overhead, not so much,” one resident said. The Federal
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By Hanna Park, Ramishah Maruf, Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — A cyberattack shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US Thursday, depriving students and teachers of essential classroom materials — at a time when many are taking or preparing for final exams. Canvas, a popular, cloud-based digital
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A major development in a News Channel 3 I-Team investigation into the ongoing land-lease battle at Saddlerock Estates in Palm Springs. A tribal court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the tribal landowner against Hallview Management, which is the company challenging the controversial successor leases tied to the community. But while the ruling is
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – To reduce potential opioid overdose deaths, Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe is distributing Narcan safety kits to the community without cost, officials said today. “Narcan saves lives by reversing actual or suspected overdose to opioids,” Riverside University Health System CEO Jennifer Cruikshank, who is also serving as the hospital’s interim manager,
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – The 12th annual Contact in the Desert, featuring discussions and panels on extraterrestrial life and unexplained phenomena, will return to Indian Wells later this month. The world’s biggest UFO and UAP conference will take place from May 28 through June 1 at the Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa, located at
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – At least one California resident was aboard a cruise ship that has been stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, but has since disembarked, but Southern California health officials today were downplaying any local risk of infection or exposure. So far, three people are confirmed to have died from the hantavirus outbreak
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The prosecution is slated to rest Monday in the trial of a parolee accused of shooting a girl in the head because she happened to be “at the wrong place, at the wrong time” while sitting in a car near downtown Indio. Vicente Manuel Reyes, 30, of Thousand Palms allegedly perpetrated
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By Zachary Cohen, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — US forces targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for launching a series of “unprovoked” missile, drone and small boat attacks against American warships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said on Thursday. “U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as US Navy
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) One day after KESQ News Channel 3 reported Palm Valley School was facing a severe financial crisis, the Coachella Valley’s only non-religious college-prep private school says it will stay open thanks to an anonymous donor. Board Chair Dr. Sarah Dunn confirmed to KESQ Thursday that an unnamed family has stepped forward
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! When you fire off a DM to your friends on TikTok or Instagram it makes you feel connected, right? Not so fast. Using social media could actually make you lonelier. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Wind
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A pursuit suspect was found after a search in an Indio neighborhood Thursday afternoon. “The Indio Police Department is currently assisting with an active law enforcement incident involving a suspect who was pursued into the City of Indio near the 83000 block of Ocean Breeze Lane,” read a social media post
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By Wesley Bruer, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — During the initial hearing in the Justice Department’s fraud case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, an attorney for the civil rights group said he believes a second indictment might be coming in the case. The attorney, Abbe Lowell, told a federal judge in Alabama that a
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – An inmate at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning was hospitalized in critical condition after an alleged assault by a 55-year-old cell mate, authorities said today. The assault was reported at 12:14 a.m. Tuesday inside a cell, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies ended the assault
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A pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in Rancho Mirage, authorities said. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies responded at 9:42 p.m. to the area of Bob Hope Drive and Highway 111 regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian. When deputies arrived, they found the pedestrian in the roadway. The person was
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