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By Patrick Svitek, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two vulnerable House Republicans from Iowa voted this week for the first time to rein in President Donald Trump’s Iran war powers. A lawmaker from South Florida, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, released an ad saying Trump’s immigration crackdown had “gone too far.” And a bevy of farm-state
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Week 5 of the high school football season is in the books, with mixed results for our local teams. Desert Christian Academy kept its regular season winning streak alive, bringing it up to 24, after a dominant win at home. Friday 9/18 Cathedral City12@DCA 66FRedlands 6@Palm Desert 42FCentral 14@La Quinta
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YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — UPDATE: 9/24- Three people have been arrested following a violent attack on employees at a Sonic Drive-In in Yucca Valley, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Investigators with the Morongo Basin Station assumed the case and used automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology, along with law enforcement databases,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – September is Hunger Action Month, and staggering numbers show that 1 in 6 people experience food insecurity in the Coachella Valley. For Hunger Action Month, FIND will once again join Feeding America’s 200 partner food banks across the country for the annual campaign to spread awareness and engage the public in
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Junko Ogura, and Mirai Katagiri, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The fruit hanging on the branch looks tantalizingly good – round and plump, with a fragrant, deep orange skin. But this isn’t just any fruit. The Beni Princess is a prized citrus with a signature jelly-like texture and sweet juice that took 20
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an already severe global energy crisis. But neither the US
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old man who gunned down a shopper at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon with the help of twin brothers, all of whom wanted the victim’s Rolex wristwatch, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Reginald Charles Trice, 22, of Victorville, was convicted of murder, as well
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Paramount Skydance and California Attorney General Rob Bonta have made progress in settlement talks that could resolve the state’s antitrust challenge to Paramount’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, it was reported Friday. The two sides have been quietly negotiating a possible resolution to the lawsuit brought by Bonta and 11
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ)—Palm Springs International Airport generated $2.55 billion in total economic activity in 2025, according to a new economic impact study released by the airport. The findings highlight how PSP’s role in the Coachella Valley extends beyond air travel, with airport-related activity supporting more than 16,000 jobs and generating millions of dollars in
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – “He’s a really great person, really friendly, really appreciable.” That’s how Pablo Perez, a helicopter mechanic, remembered George Marciniw. Marciniw was the pilot flying NewsChopper4 when it crashed on Tuesday. Marciniw, reporter Eliana Romero, and a pedestrian on the ground, Edy Guitierrez Mejia, were killed in the crash. Perez and
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Extreme heat is nothing new in the Coachella Valley, but local leaders and researchers say preparing for it increasingly means looking beyond the temperature — and considering what happens when the systems people rely on to stay safe are put under stress. The City of Palm Springs brought together researchers,
Continue ReadingBy Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday claimed his son, Donald Trump Jr., paid back the Russian billionaire who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund parts of Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration in the Bahamas. “As I understand it, he paid him back,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office,
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SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (KESQ) – The arraignment of a woman charged with murder for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs and at high speed before slamming her SUV into a Metro bus in Chatsworth, killing two people and injuring herself and five others, was postponed today until Monday. Bailee Rios, 36, of Simi Valley,
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By Kit Maher, Jennifer Hansler, Hira Humayun, Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said the United States reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that gives the US “permanent control” over Greenland’s security – months after Trump threatened to forcibly seize the self-governing territory. The president’s demands to take Greenland under US control
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Salton City man accused of murdering a teen was back in court Friday for a hearing, with his defense attorney saying they are ready for trial. Abraham Feinbloom, 51, appeared in an El Centro courtroom as his attorney, Melanie Rowe, raised several concerns about outstanding evidence
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By Eduardo Cuevas, Jeff Winter, CNN A Sikh truck driver was stabbed more than a dozen times in an unprovoked attack by a man at a Wyoming rest stop, according to local officials, raising an alarm among Asian American advocates who are warning about inflammatory rhetoric against South Asian truckers. Officials have not yet determined
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will convene a high-level event on artificial intelligence on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly Wednesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, as the issue is expected to loom large over the global gathering. The US event, to which multiple countries have been
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Thousand Palms, Calif. (KESQ)—The Coachella Valley Lakers announced Friday Alex Cerda was named the first head coach for the National Basketball League G-League team.CV Lakers General Manager Nick Mazzella commented on Cerda’s leadership, saying in part, “His ability to connect with players, his understanding of our development philosophy and his experience across the NBA and
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Riverside man and his girlfriend have been arrested on federal charges alleging they forged a federal judge’s signature on a court order seeking the return of their four children. Alan David Cadena, 43, and LayCee Shyann Sprouse, 34, are charged with misuse of federal judicial signatures, according to the U.S. Department
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) — Rising gas prices are putting pressure on drivers and local businesses. AAA shows gas prices have climbed across the country, California and the Riverside area over the past week and month. John Rodriguez, owner of Angel Limousine Party Bus and Limousine Company, says his fuel costs have jumped from about
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