Skip to Content
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Thursday officially tossed out a case the Justice Department brought against former Olympian David Hearn, whom they had accused of feloniously vandalizing the Reflecting Pool earlier this summer. Judge Todd Edelman stopped short of barring prosecutors in Washington, DC, from being able to revive the
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Thursday officially tossed out a case the Justice Department brought against former Olympian David Hearn, whom they had accused of feloniously vandalizing the Reflecting Pool earlier this summer. Judge Todd Edelman stopped short of barring prosecutors in Washington, DC, from being able to revive the same
Continue Reading
By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, Angie Puranasamriddhi, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — A teenage gunman went on a rampage at his high school in Thailand on Friday, killing teachers and students, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest school shootings in recent years. The suspected gunman, 14, stormed the school after allegedly killing his grandmother
Continue Reading
THERMAL, Calif. (KESQ) – An update tonight on a story we have been following for years. Residents at the Oasis Mobile Home Park near Thermal say they’re working to make sure new tenants know their rights more than a year after a legal settlement. The Oasis Mobile Home Park continues to welcome new residents, but
Continue Reading
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – After President Trump’s second round of birthright citizenship executive orders were signed today, a local immigration attorney is breaking down the order’s new provisions. Ally Bolour with the Bolour/Carl Immigration Group in Palm Springs says he doubts the executive order will have an impact with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling
Continue Reading
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – More than 1,800 free backpacks and a thousand free scoops of ice cream will be handed out tomorrow in Indio. The annual giveaway helps local students prepare for the upcoming school year, while bringing the community together for an evening of fun. It will take place during the “Food Truck Friday”
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles County man was sentenced today to 27 years in prison for running what prosecutors dubbed a “DoorDash for drugs” that provided same-day delivery of cocaine and fentanyl-laced pain pills to customers, including two who died from overdoses. Erick Estrada, 37, also known as Franco Sanchez and Eric Freddy
Continue Reading
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – OneFuture Coachella Valley is hosting its Gents Alliance College Send-Off at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, bringing together incoming and returning male college students from across the Coachella Valley before the start of the new academic year. The event celebrates students as they take the next step in their educational
Continue Reading
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – As local animal shelters face one of their most challenging times of the year, Animal Samaritans is bringing back a lighthearted fundraiser with a serious purpose. The nonprofit’s annual “Poorly Drawn Pets” campaign invites pet owners to donate $20 in exchange for a hand-drawn portrait of their pet. While the
Continue Reading
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — A Salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeños has sickened 345 people across 27 states, including in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 36 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. The jalapeños were sourced from Mexico and supplied by California-based Coast Citrus Distributors. The
Continue Reading
By David Wright, Katie Doran, CNN (CNN) — Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated conservative firebrand Rep. Andy Ogles on Thursday in the Republican primary in the state’s newly redrawn 5th District, in the latest loss for a Trump-backed candidate. Hatcher will face Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder, who won the Democratic primary, in November.
Continue Reading
PALMDALE, Calif. (KESQ) – An investigation was continuing today in an exchange of gunfire that left a suspect dead and a San Bernardino County sheriff’s detective injured during an unspecified investigation in the remote Littlerock area in northern Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County sheriff’s homicide detectives were working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIF. (KESQ)- As students head back to school, the roads around campuses are about to get much busier. From crowded drop-off lanes to school buses and kids walking or biking, law enforcement is reminding drivers that a few seconds of slowing down can prevent a tragedy. According to the Transportation Research Board, about
Continue Reading
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in an attack under an Indio bridge that he blamed on having a split personality was convicted today of assault with a deadly weapon resulting in great bodily injury and other charges. A Riverside jury deliberated about a day before finding Jamin
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – San Diego County’s first jury trial for a DUI case involving nitrous oxide has resulted in guilty verdicts against a 34-year-old man, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced today. The defendant was found on March 10 behind the wheel of a car that was partially on a sidewalk,
Continue Reading
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A cyberattack on water systems in a dozen states is exposing years of under-investment in critical infrastructure and how US adversaries can threaten services that everyday Americans take for granted, according to industry experts and current and former US officials. The cyber intrusions in some cases led to water
Continue Reading
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — As the Coachella Valley faces high temperatures, Berger Foundation Iceplex is bringing the ice back just in time. The rink reopens to the public on Monday, August 10, after crews began flooding the ice on August 5 and painted the surface, lines and logos on August 6. To celebrate the
Continue Reading
By Nic Robertson, Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is bracing for a “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias factions and Iran-backed Houthis, a Saudi official told CNN, as the broader Middle East conflict threatens to widen. The official cited “multiple intelligence reports” from Saudi Arabia, the US and regional countries indicating some Iraqi
Continue Reading
By Annie Grayer, Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller is facing growing calls from Senate Republicans to resign or end his reelection bid – but has so far vowed to remain in the race as he denies abuse allegations from his ex-wife. Sen. Jon Husted, an Ohio Republican, said
Continue Reading
By Priscilla Alvarez, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is taking another swing at limiting so-called birth tourism and birthright citizenship, citing a “very unfortunate decision” in the Supreme Court this year that struck down his earlier attempt to curb birthright citizenship. He signed executive orders on the subject Thursday, which appear to
Continue Reading