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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Road closures were in place today on Avenue 50 in Indio ahead of next month’s Head Trip electronic music festival, police said today. Avenue 50 between Monroe and Madison streets will be temporarily closed for vehicles and pedestrians until 6 p.m. on Oct. 18, according to the Indio Police Department.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Rainfall in Indio Falls last night led to road closures, notably on Dillon Road, where mud covered the street. Weather experts attributed the sudden activity to atmospheric instability caused by the distant hurricane, combined with regional terrain features that accelerate cloud development. Although Hurricane Polo made landfall 750 miles south of
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BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) – Three construction workers killed in a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 10 in Blythe last week were working on a $241 million state pavement project, officials said today. The crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. Friday on eastbound I-10 east of Intake Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. A preliminary
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The district attorney who’s charged Lindsay Clancy with murder for the death of her three children has not committed to retrying her. A possible plea agreement has not been ruled out but Clancy’s attorney and the Plymouth County district attorney are tight-lipped about any possible progress on that
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By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Caleb Flynn, a former worship leader and “American Idol” contestant, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, and all other charges Tuesday after prosecutors argued he fatally shot her and staged the scene to look like an intruder did it. The jury found
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A joint welded between two huge gas pipes nearly 90 years ago and buried under a street failed and caused a Kansas auto parts store to explode in flames, the National Transportation Safety Board determined in a report released Tuesday. The incident has prompted the agency to highlight recommendations
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Two Indian nationals were found guilty today of conspiring to steal at least $2 million in cargo by buying or fraudulently using legitimate trucking companies to obtain shipping contracts, pick up loads from warehouses across Southern California and steal the goods rather than deliver them to their destinations. Arshpreet Singh, 28,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! So much for peace and quiet. Scientists have identified two new contenders for the title of world’s noisiest bird — and they’re as loud as a jackhammer. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Jack Smith testifies The
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1663 by Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Bermuda Dunes, simplifying the permitting process for hazardous Joshua Trees and expanding opportunities for California Native American tribes to use Western Joshua Trees for cultural purposes. The law allows property owners to designate an authorized agent, such as a
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By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City’s planned tax on secondary homes was dealt a major setback Tuesday after a Staten Island judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs challenging the rollout. The pied-à-terre tax, which places a surcharge on non-primary residences in New York City valued over $5 million, as
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Caleb Flynn, a former worship leader and “American Idol” contestant, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, and all other charges Tuesday after prosecutors argued he fatally shot her and staged the scene to look like an intruder did it. The jury
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 35-year-old man accused of hurling glass bottles during a melee at a Palm Springs pool party, injuring four women and two men, pleaded not guilty today to a half-dozen felony charges. Milad Thamer Youssef of El Cajon was arrested last month following a Palm Springs Police Department investigation. Youssef is
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to restart its program of removing migrants to countries other than their homeland without giving them an opportunity to raise human rights concerns, and said it would hear arguments in the case later this year. The decision marked the third
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By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a strategy to combat antisemitism Tuesday, including tens of millions of dollars in funding for hate crime prevention and Jewish cultural centers. Mamdani, who has faced accusations of antisemitism from some Jewish groups over his criticisms of Israel and his handling of
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By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah objected to passage of a bill stipulating that any presidential memorial designated by an act of Congress — including the
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, the Transportation Security Administration confirmed Tuesday. All chairs are being removed from the travel document checker podiums at the entrance to checkpoints nationwide, the union representing the screeners said.
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration thinks the federal bureaucracy is way too complex for Americans to navigate — and it believes that artificial intelligence can help. President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled America.gov, a government website meant to serve as a one-stop shop for people trying to accomplish basic tasks like
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By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Six Flags announced Tuesday it will permanently shutter its most famous roller coaster, roughly a month after a CNN investigation exposed a long history of life-altering injuries and deaths linked to the ride. Six Flags Magic Mountain President Brian Oerding wrote in a blog post
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By Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Two months after Israeli settlers forced them out of their house, a Palestinian family was finally able to return to their home overnight – only to be attacked by settlers once again. More than 100 Israeli settlers were involved in Tuesday’s attack on the Tubasi family – with some
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By David Wright, Clare Duffy, CNN (CNN) — Google co-founder Sergey Brin has funneled just over $100 million to a group trying to defeat a one-time state tax on California’s billionaires this November. That seems like a lot of money, except Brin’s net worth – estimated around $270 billion, top five globally, according to Bloomberg’s
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