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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) — News Channel 3 has returned to the air after technical difficulties temporarily disrupted the station’s local broadcast Wednesday morning. Network programming aired during the outage while station staff worked to restore service. Normal News Channel 3 programming has since resumed. We appreciate viewers’ patience while crews worked to resolve the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Facts The Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, AQAP, emerged when al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Yemen unified in 2009. Many analysts believe AQAP is the most dangerous al Qaeda affiliate. AQAP’s main goals include
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, Ione Molinares, CNN Washington (CNN) — Soledad Miranda’s eyes fill with tears as she packs boxes for a move she’s hoping she won’t have to make. “I feel defeated,” she says. For 25 years, the program known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, has allowed Miranda and around 170,000 other Salvadorans
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By Sol Amaya, CNN (CNN) — As some 2,500 heavily armed police officers, soldiers and snipers entered through a maze of narrow streets, intense gunfire could be heard all around. The scene reached its climax when a bomb targeting the security forces was seen falling from the sky, according to footage from the raid last
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Republicans will gather in Dallas this week for a midterm convention that’s a version of the type normally held in presidential election years. President Donald Trump, party leaders, and battleground candidates comprise the 109 planned speakers who are there to set their agenda and rally voters, with the post-Labor
Continue ReadingBy Davis Winkie, Zachary Cohen, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN) — A suspected Iranian nuclear site buried under granite has seen a flurry of construction work this year as the war with the US has transpired, according to a group of analysts who reviewed six years of satellite imagery. The Pickaxe Mountain site, located near the
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By Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene, CNN Dallas (CNN) — For a decade, President Donald Trump has made himself his party’s main character — a singular force around whom its rallies, conventions and political identity have revolved. Republicans are taking that devotion a step further this week, gathering in the Lone Star State at Trump’s behest
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By Emma Tucker, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City released over 170,000 pages of documents revealing officials repeatedly misled residents about the toxic air quality levels after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, just days before the city marks its 25th anniversary. The disclosure reveals the scale of lives
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Palm Springs is known around the world as a welcoming place for the LGBTQ community. But even in a place where acceptance and visibility are high, health disparities have not disappeared. On Wednesday, a special event presented by Desert Oasis Healthcare at the Mizell Center in Palm Springs will put
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – Cathedral City officially swore in its newest police chief, Rick Sanchez, Tuesday evening at City Hall. Sanchez had served as the acting chief since the retirement of former Chief George Crum in December 2025. He is the first Latino to lead the department. He’s a nearly 20-year veteran with the
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump gave Natalie Harp and two other White House aides $45,000 each in cash gifts, according to financial disclosure statements. Harp, whose close relationship with Trump has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, and the other two female aides reported the money as
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By Ivana Kottasová, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Iryna Rybakova is horribly aware that the front line is inching toward Kramatorsk. Having served in eastern Ukraine for several years, she has watched her units being pushed from one strategic hub after another. But she said the past few weeks have been “insane.” The city remains
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson will be honored with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena, the team announced Tuesday. The statue will be unveiled April 9, 2027, when the team hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jackson, who will turn 81 later this month, won 11 championships as an NBA head coach, the most
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By Andy Rose, Maria Aguilar Prieto, Julianna Bragg, Chris Boyette, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As an Amazon cargo plane began its descent under dark clouds over Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, it flew past the usual landing zone for Runway 30. The Boeing 767-300, weighing more than 100 tons, remained airborne deep into
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man with a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women’s behinds was sentenced today to 170 days in county jail for violating his parole following his latest arrest in Glendale. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that Calese Crowder, 39, was found to have violated his parole.
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A federal jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a Grammy-winning rapper and two others who are charged with stalking and killing a man in a bloody ambush near the Beverly Center in broad daylight four years ago. Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, is accused of setting
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Bobbee McGuire reflects on her role as a volunteer coordinator and photographer following the September 11 attacks while local communities prepare for the 25th anniversary commemorations.
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By Rhea Mogul, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — UK airports are scrambling to resume services after an hours-long air traffic control outage forced the cancellation of about 2,000 flights across several transport hubs this week, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. A number of key regional carriers scrapped hundreds of flights to and from London
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MORONGO BAISN, CA (KESQ) – An off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy helped lead authorities to the recovery of nearly $50,000 worth of merchandise allegedly stolen from a freight train in the Morongo Basin, says the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s say the incident began Friday, Sept. 4, when deputies were notified of a
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PALM SPRINGS, CA (KESQ) – Palm Springs City Manager Scott Stiles has announced his plans to retire, notifying city employees in an email Tuesday morning. Stiles said his retirement will be effective November 1, 2026, bringing to a close more than 43 years of public service. He joined the City of Palm Springs in March 2023
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