INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ)- As global tensions continue overseas, local active‑duty service members were honored Friday night at a flagship community fundraiser supporting military families. The American Friends of Our Armed Forces hosted its 21st annual “Salute to Our Troops” fundraiser at Toscana Country Club, bringing together Marines, families and supporters for an evening of
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Around 250 people were missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The UN agencies said the trawler carrying around 250 men, women and children reportedly sank due to heavy winds,
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CNN By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — A woman on Tuesday accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexually assaulting her, saying at a news conference that the congressman raped her in 2018 at a Los Angeles-area hotel. Lonna Drewes and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, said they planned to report the assault to the Los
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It’s not their war. But it’s becoming their political and economic nightmare. World leaders who opposed the US-Israeli attack on Iran are being torn between Donald Trump’s ire at their failure to join the conflict and electorates who are deeply hostile to the war and America’s president. Their dilemma
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Cal State Northridge anthropologist and an international team of researchers have found that a lack of genetic diversity among the last Neanderthals in Europe may have contributed to their extinction, according to a study announced today. The research, led by CSUN’s Helene Rougier, found that late Neanderthals descended from a
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One person was killed and six others were treated for injuries in a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms, California.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County will not be picking up the tab in the legal battle over Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot investigation. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to decline to hire or pay outside counsel to defend Bianco in four lawsuits tied to his ballot seizure investigation. A county spokesperson confirmed
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved extending a moratorium on the issuance of short-term rental certificates for Thousand Palms and neighboring B-Bar H Ranch for the duration of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and beyond to enable Riverside County administrators to gauge the impacts of STR properties on
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges today for piloting a panga boat that capsized during a human-smuggling attempt off the coast of Del Mar, leading to the deaths of four people, including two children. The mass-casualty accident involved a boat loaded with 19 people that left Mexico on
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman partly responsible for supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 35-year-old Riverside man was sentenced today to 12 years, four months in state prison. Jaclyn Christine Sherman, 32, of Riverside pleaded guilty in February to one count each of voluntary manslaughter and transportation of controlled substances for
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KABB, KEYE, WOAI, CNN By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — For the second day in a row, a director of Camp Mystic — the rural Christian summer camp in Texas that was overwhelmed by flood waters last year — broke down in tears in a courtroom when asked about Cile Steward,
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – The set times for Weekend 2 of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival were released on Tuesday. There are some slight changes from last weekend, including a slightly earlier start for Sabrina Carpenter and a later start for Karol G. Kacey Musgraves was the surprise addition to the lineup, taking the
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SALTON CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Governor Gavin Newsom has announced the creation of the Salton Sea Conservancy, which is meant to restore the habitat in the area and improve air quality. It’s the state’s first conservancy in 15 years. “For too long, communities around the Salton Sea have carried the burden of environmental challenges and
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MECCA, Calif. (KESQ) – As the crowds depart the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, they leave behind more than memories. Tents, blankets, and clothing — once part of a weekend escape — are now finding new purpose. At the heart of this transformation is the Galilee Center, where truckloads of these items arrive in
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Lauren Mascarenhas, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — For the second day in a row, a director of Camp Mystic — the rural Christian summer camp in Texas that was overwhelmed by flood waters last year — broke down in tears in a courtroom when asked about Cile Steward, one of the 27
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INDIO, (Calif.) – A man suspected of threatening an Indio store employee with a knife was arrested today. Officers responded to a report of a man brandishing a knife shortly before 10:25 a.m. Tuesday at a Circle K store at Indio Boulevard and Fred Waring Drive, according to the Indio Police Department. They learned that
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) – A unique workshop gave local high school students eyeing careers in the hospitality and tourism industries a head start. 120 students from high schools encompassing all three valley school districts attended Tuesday’s event, dubbed “Student Hospitality Day.” They gathered at the Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa in Indian Wells,
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Board of Supervisors today formally approved a resolution authorizing eminent domain proceedings for properties abutting Airport Boulevard in Thermal in order to facilitate a bridge improvement project. The Transportation & Land Management Agency is overseeing the Airport Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project and requires 10 temporary and permanent easements connected to
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The historians who are suing over the Trump administration’s eschewal of a Watergate-era records retention law for presidential documents said Tuesday that the National Archives won’t agree not to destroy those records while their case is litigated. The American Historical Association is seeking an emergency court order in a
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department moved to dismiss the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members Tuesday, undoing one of the Biden administration’s most celebrated victories against those who it said inspired the January 6, 2021, attack on American democracy. If a judge approves the dismissals, it would
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