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Restored fire station in Morongo Valley finds new purpose, providing fire prevention and safety training

November 25, 2025 10:24 AM Gavin Nguyen

MORONGO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Morongo Valley residents have a new resource in their community. The Morongo Valley Fire Prevention and Disaster Community Center opened late last month and has already hosted a workshop aimed at promoting fire safety and prevention among the community. Several more community events are planned in the coming months. The building it occupies

Travis Lee Turner was last ween wearing a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants and glasses

Missing Virginia football coach is wanted on child pornography and other charges, police say

November 25, 2025 5:56 PM CNN

CNN, WCYB, VIRGINIA STATE POLICE By Alisha Ebrahimji, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. State police said they’d learned Thursday that Travis Turner, 46,

Sex registrant admits pimping out teen in Riverside, other places

November 25, 2025 4:01 PM City News Service

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender who pimped out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere pleaded guilty today to human trafficking. Deirdrick Dayvon Bradford, 31, of Rosamond admitted the felony count under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for his

President Donald Trump meets with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office on November 21

Mamdani meets America’s unruly uncle: South Asians hail the special social skill that tamed Trump

November 25, 2025 3:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s exceedingly warm reception of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House last week left observers attempting to decipher what it all meant. To longtime Trump watchers, it showed the popularity-hungry president responding to a charismatic winner; to one anti-monopolist, it showed a potential

Lindsey Halligan is seen here outside the White House on August 20.

Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases

November 25, 2025 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Casey Gannon, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A day after a federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, federal prosecutors in Virginia are still in the dark on how to proceed with the tossed cases. A judge decided Monday that interim US

EU court says same-sex marriages should be recognized throughout bloc

November 25, 2025 11:29 PM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — The EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. The court said Poland had been wrong in not recognizing the marriage of the couple

Desert Hot Springs Man to Stand Trial for Allegedly Perpetrating Gang-Related Homicide

November 25, 2025 2:33 PM City News Service

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A documented gang member accused of gunning down a 19-year-old man and nearly shooting two other people during an attack in Desert Hot Springs must stand trial for first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Casey William Gillespie, 23, of Desert Hot Springs allegedly joined a juvenile in the

41-year-old man arrested in Palm Springs on suspicion of uploading child porn

November 25, 2025 2:26 PM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – A Palm Springs man, 41, accused of uploading child pornography, was arrested Tuesday morning in Palm Springs. The arrest happened along the 800 Block of Village Square North in Palm Springs. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team served a search warrant at the address,

A general view of empty bunk beds and scattered belongings inside a student dormitory at St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri

Two dozen schoolgirls freed after kidnapping in northwestern Nigeria last week

November 25, 2025 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state last week have been freed, according to officials, as the country grapples with a wave of mass abductions in recent days. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu welcomed their release on Tuesday. “I am relieved that

Travel bag guide, dress-up deception, great pie debate: Check out the day’s stories

November 25, 2025 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Americans, frustrated with years of rising prices, are going into the 2025 holiday shopping season prepared for battle. But this year’s rush to the aisles might look a lot stronger than you’d expect — on paper, anyway. Here’s what else you might have missed during

Six people displaced after fire at mobile home near Windy Cove area

November 25, 2025 2:12 PM Jesus Reyes

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Six people are out of a home after a fire at a mobile home Tuesday morning near the Windy Cove area north of Palm Springs. The fire was reported at around 11:55 a.m. on Bonanza Road. According to CAL FIRE, the first arriving unit reported a double-wide mobile home with

Jury deadlocks in trial of one of two men accused in drug-related killing

November 25, 2025 12:55 PM City News Service

MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – Jurors in the trial of a documented Beaumont gang member accused of gunning down a man during a robbery at the home of a known marijuana dealer deadlocked on verdicts, while a separate jury convicted the defendant’s cohort of murder. After three days of deliberations, the Murrieta jury weighing the fate

State proposes $18,195 fine for Yucca Valley homes still using septic tanks

November 25, 2025 12:54 PM Garrett Hottle

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) State water regulators are moving forward with enforcement against homeowners in Yucca Valley who have not connected to the community’s sewer system, proposing a one-time fine of $18,195 for certain properties that failed to comply with a 2024 cease-and-desist order. According to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board, roughly 148 properties remain

Dilma Rousseff Fast Facts

November 25, 2025 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Personal Birth date: December 14, 1947 Birth place: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Birth name: Dilma Vana Rousseff Father: Pedro Rousseff, construction entrepreneur Mother: Dilma Jane (da Silva) Rousseff, teacher Marriages: Carlos Araujo (1973-2000, divorced); Claudio Galeno Linhares

Kirsten Gillibrand Fast Facts

November 25, 2025 12:39 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York and a former Democratic presidential candidate for 2020. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1966 Birth place: Albany, New York Birth name: Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Father: Douglas Paul Rutnik, attorney and lobbyist Mother: Polly (Noonan)

DC Mayor Bowser, who walked a tightrope with Trump, won’t seek reelection

November 25, 2025 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she will not run for reelection after 10 years leading the nation’s capital and walking a fine line with the Trump administration in recent months as she sought to protect the city’s autonomy during a federal law enforcement surge. “It has

Tom Daschle Fast Facts

November 25, 2025 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look into the life of former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1947 Birth place: Aberdeen, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas Andrew Daschle Father: Sebastian Daschle Mother: Betty Daschle Marriages: Linda (Hall) Daschle (1984-present); Laurie (Fulton) Daschle (divorced in 1983) Children: with Laurie

Ben Bernanke Fast Facts

November 25, 2025 12:28 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1953 Birth place: Augusta, Georgia Birth name: Ben Shalom Bernanke Father: Philip Bernanke, pharmacist Mother: Edna (Friedman) Bernanke, substitute teacher Marriage: Anna (Friedmann) Bernanke (1978-present) Children: Alyssa and Joel Education: Harvard University,

San Diego Zoo’s beloved tortoise, Gramma, dies at around 141 years old

November 25, 2025 12:20 PM City News Service

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – San Diego Zoo staff and animal lovers are reeling this week following the death of beloved Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, by far the zoo’s oldest resident, in what has been a year marked by tragic loss. Gramma was described as “a quiet and constant presence at the zoo, a

Lowe’s to pay $12.5M to settle environmental rules violations at SoCal homes

November 25, 2025 12:11 PM City News Service

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Lowe’s Home Centers has agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve violations of federal environmental regulations found in renovation work performed by Lowe’s contractors at homes in Southern California and elsewhere, it was announced today. The settlement agreement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court requires Lowe’s to implement a corporate-wide