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Valley braces for rain as public works crews ready roads and drains in Cathedral City
UpdatedCATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Public works crews in Cathedral City are working hard to make sure that the city’s infrastructure can handle the rainfall. City officials told News Channel 3 typical trouble spots are checked and surveyed before each forecasted weather event. Crews also clear storm drains ahead of time. It comes after a storm in November
Continue ReadingMelodee Buzzard, a 9-year-old girl who vanished during a road trip with her mother, is found dead, source says
UpdatedBy Josh Campbell, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The remains of missing 9-year-old California girl Melodee Buzzard have been found, a law enforcement source familiar with the case told CNN on Tuesday. Her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, has also been arrested, the source said. A spokesperson at the Santa Maria North Branch Jail said only that
Continue ReadingPrincess Catherine Fast Facts
NewCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the Princess of Wales, the former Catherine (Kate) Middleton. Personal Birth date: January 9, 1982 Birth place: Reading, Berkshire, England Birth name: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton Father: Michael Middleton, former airline pilot, now mail-order business owner Mother: Carole (Goldsmith) Middleton, former flight attendant
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Email from ‘A’ at British royal family’s residence asked Ghislaine Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’
NewBy Kara Fox, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — A person identified as “A” emailed the disgraced former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell from the British royal family’s Scottish residence in 2001, asking whether she had “found me some new inappropriate friends,” according to newly released documents. The email is part of a series of messages exchanged
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Rep. Harriet Hageman, who defeated Liz Cheney, announces run for Wyoming Senate seat
NewAssociated Press (CNN) — Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking re-election. Rep. Harriet Hageman, a Republican, on Tuesday became first to announce for Senate in Wyoming after Lummis, also a Republican, said Friday she isn’t seeking a second term. “I will always
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CVWD approves union contract, notes ongoing Colorado River negotiations
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) The Coachella Valley Water District approved a new labor agreement during a special board meeting Tuesday, while also formally noting continued regional discussions over the future of the Colorado River. According to the meeting agenda, the board approved a successor memorandum of understanding with the CVWD Employee Association, which represents certain district employees. The
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Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have reached a new agreement to carry out a large-scale prisoner exchange, marking a significant humanitarian step amid ongoing efforts to de-escalate the conflict. Abdulqader Hasan Yahya al-Murtadha, head of the Houthi National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, said on Tuesday that
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The feds are investigating Brown University’s safety after this month’s shooting. Here’s what’s at issue –– and at stake
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — With questions swirling about Brown University’s security after this month’s fatal shooting on the Providence, Rhode Island, campus, the Department of Education on Monday announced it would probe whether the school violated federal law. The department said in a news release it would investigate potential violations of the Clery
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Local dive bar asks for support during owner’s medical leave
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Hood Bar and Pizza, a beloved Coachella Valley dive bar known for nearly nine years of Drag Queen Bingo, is asking the community for support during a difficult time. Brad Guth, owner, has been dealing with serious foot and knee issues since last fall, undergoing months of treatment. As
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Olive Crest receives quarter million grant for 24/7 child abuse crisis response
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Olive Crest, a nonprofit focused on preventing child abuse in the Coachella Valley, received a $249,865 grant from the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation to support its crisis response team staff. The nonprofit hopes to stabilize families in crisis and prevent children from entering the child welfare system. Desert Healthcare
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John Brennan accuses Justice Department of possible judge shopping and grand jury leaks
By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of “irregular activity,” including possible judge shopping and improper leaks to the media, in a letter from his defense attorney that also disclosed Brennan is the target of a grand jury investigation launched out of Florida. The
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Letter signed by ‘J. Epstein’ to Larry Nassar cites ‘our president’
NewFrom CNN’s Kara Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN Warning: This post contains language readers may find disturbing. A handwritten letter signed by “J. Epstein” appears to make crude references to President Donald Trump in a short 2019 message from jail addressed to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar. Hours after the document was released among a
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Former Sen. Ben Sasse announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is ‘gonna die’
By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he’s been diagnosed with “metastasized, stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.” “Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do,” Sasse, 53, wrote on
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‘It’s hard to be merry’: VA workers brace for more bad news as job cuts continue days before Christmas
By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — Some staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs are finding little to be merry about after the agency said it would eliminate tens of thousands of open, unfilled positions across the country as it looks to streamline its staffing. Three sources familiar with the decisions told CNN that leadership
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‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills 4-year-old child, as Zelensky is briefed on peace talks
By Svitlana Vlasova and Billy Stockwell, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks this month on Ukraine overnight, killing at least three people and injuring at least 17 others, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Ukraine’s leader received his first face-to-face briefing with his negotiating team on their arrival back
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2-year-old among at least 5 killed in Mexican Navy plane crash off Texas, officials say
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old child is among at least five people who were killed when a Mexican Navy plane carrying medical patients crashed into the waters of Galveston Bay in Texas on Monday afternoon, US Coast Guard officials say. Eight people were on board the plane – four Naval crew
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First Alert Weather Alert for significant rain developing
First Alert Weather Alert goes into effect tomorrow as rain develops overnight. A massive “atmospheric river” storm approaching will bring up to 2.00″ of rain to the Valley and as much as 5.00″ to 6.00″ of rain to mountain communities. The storm will be most intense tomorrow midday, but we’re like to see rain develop
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An immersion blender could be the MVP of your kitchen
By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Salt, fat, acid and heat are the essential elements of cooking to Samin Nosrat, who transformed them into her best-selling cookbook and popular Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.” For her latest book, she has added to that list. Before she mentions even a single recipe in “Good Things:
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He reached to grab a toddler he said he thought was falling. Then he spent weeks in jail before the case was thrown out
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — For Mahendra “Mick” Patel, 2025 will always be the year his life turned upside down. What began as an errand for his elderly mother in March devolved into an attempted kidnapping accusation, forcing the 57-year-old father to abandon his real estate business and leaving his family desperate to find
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