COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – 21 students were honored at a Student of the Month ceremony Tuesday morning. The Riverside County Office of Education organizes the Student of the Month program to recognize and honor high school seniors. Student of the Month honorees embody character, integrity, a passion for learning, involvement in school, and other
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CNN By Devan Cole, Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge appears likely to side with Mark Kelly in the Democratic senator’s case alleging the Pentagon is violating his First Amendment rights through its effort to punish him over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders. During a high-stakes hearing in
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A paraglider crashed into power lines in Mecca, California on Monday afternoon, resulting in serious injuries to the pilot who was airlifted to a local hospital for treatment.
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — Varner Road has been identified as one of California’s five most dangerous roadways, according to a new state study. State, county and local leaders gathered Tuesday at SunLine Transit Agency headquarters to review the study’s findings and outline next steps to improve safety along the corridor. The Varner Road safety corridor spans
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Some big changes are in store for College of the Desert. The college is expanding programs and services for its more than 14,000 students across multiple campuses from Mecca to Palm Springs. There are new buildings going up in Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, and Mecca. There is also a
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn and other elected officials today called on LA 2028 Olympics committee chair Casey Wasserman to resign over a string of racy emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s been convicted of sex trafficking for her role in a widespread sexual abuse scandal involving the late Jeffrey Epstein.
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man was convicted of killing his wife and another man during a domestic violence dispute outside a Palm Desert hotel in 2022. A jury found Kenny Wu, 37, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. He is scheduled to be sentenced
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CNN By Elise Hammond, Chelsea Bailey, Cindy Von Quednow, Kelly McCleary, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Three days after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators are examining evidence and asking the public for leads. “Every lead and tip is important. We are aggressively
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By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that “a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” as he defended his call for Republicans to nationalize elections. “I want to see elections be honest — and if a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon accused of trying to sexually assault a woman at a Whitewater canine training facility pleaded guilty today to attempted rape. Bryan Vines Burge, 55, admitted the felony count Tuesday under a pretrial agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his admission, prosecutors agreed to
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge appears likely to side with Mark Kelly in the Democratic senator’s case alleging the Pentagon is violating his First Amendment rights through its effort to punish him over his urging of US service members to refuse illegal orders. During a high-stakes hearing in Washington,
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WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) — A crash involving a semi-truck in Whitewater early Tuesday prompted a hazardous materials response and caused traffic delays for drivers heading into the Coachella Valley, authorities said. The crash was reported shortly after 1 a.m. and involved a semi-truck that leaked fuel onto the roadway. Emergency crews shut down multiple lanes
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man was cleared of all charges in the 2019 shooting death of a Halloween partygoer in La Quinta after an Indio jury acquitted him, court records confirmed today. After deliberating less than five hours Monday, jurors weighing the fate of Jorge Andres Huerta Arias, 24, of Whitewater returned with not
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump swiftly signed a sprawling spending package into law Tuesday, ending the partial government shutdown after just three days but creating another funding cliff for the Department of Homeland Security in two weeks. Trump and GOP leaders had pushed hard for their members to fall in line
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Dismantling stereotypes. Challenging the definition of masculinity. Therapists say the obsession with “Heated Rivalry” is about more than just sex. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Famous names The major headlines from the latest dump of files
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Festival Theaters in Palm Springs will screen a series of films featuring Udo Kier, the late Palm Springs resident and German actor, starting Thursday. Check Out: Festival Theaters Enters New Era Focusing on Independent, International Films and LGBTQ+ Films The film series, “Remembering Udo Kier: Palm Springs’ Valentine,” will be
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman and her suspected hired gunman accused of killing her ex-boyfriend in his Murrieta apartment in what authorities said was a financially motivated conspiracy were charged today with first-degree murder and other offenses. Ignacia Cadaos Perkins, 40, of Murrieta and James Lawrence Petri, 43, of Birmingham, Alabama, allegedly killed 30-year-old
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: July 14, 1913 Death date: December 26, 2006 Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska (grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan) Birth name: Leslie Lynch King Jr. Father: Leslie Lynch King Sr. Mother:
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County today recorded its largest increase since Nov. 5, rising 3.6 cents to $4.262, its 12th increase in 13 days. The average price has increased 13.9 cents over the past 13 days, including two-tenths of a cent Monday, according
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s political class is being shaken by a scandal the scale of which typically comes around only once in a generation, and the man at the heart of it was once seen as the savior of the party that is currently in power. Peter Mandelson, a former British
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