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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – The 2nd annual “Healthy Desert, Healthy You” Environmental Health Summit presented by the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation got underway on Thursday with a full slate of panels. The event, being held at the Westin Rancho Mirage, brings together experts from across the valley to talk about various community health
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is addressing what it describes as “a significant amount of misinformation” surrounding the handling of a prior criminal case against Jake Haro. DA officials released a statement on Thursday clarifying the Office’s position and actions in the matter. According to the DA’s Office, an internal
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A tragic case in Desert Hot Springs is shining a spotlight on the growing danger of fentanyl — not just for users, but for the most vulnerable: children. An I-Team investigation has uncovered two separate cases in the last two years where children under the age of four died from
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. (KESQ) — As the Riverside County Department of Animal Services battles it’s overcrowding crisis, they’re pushing more volunteers to take dogs out into the community seeking adopters. The program, ‘Dog Day Out,’ allows for one-day foster field trips where volunteers can give dogs a day of activities away from their kennel, which
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BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) – The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office released body-worn camera footage of a deputy-involved shooting in Beaumont this past July. The shooting happened on the evening of July 29 on the side of the road near Redlands Boulevard and San Timoteo Canyon Road. According to the agency, a deputy contacted a motorcyclist. “When
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Desert Sands Unified School Districts is honoring the lives lost 24 years ago on Sept. 11. The district’s principals and other administrative staff gathered together for moments of silence and patriotism. Two of DSUSD’s principal are retired military, and each shared their experience in 2001. Both believe it is ceremony’s
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) Twenty-four years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, firefighters climbed the stairs of Morongo Casino Resort & Spa today to honor the 343 FDNY firefighters who gave their lives at Ground Zero. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb began with a morning ceremony, followed by participants scaling the equivalent of 110 stories inside
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By Curt Devine and Rob Kuznia, CNN (CNN) — As Charlie Kirk mobilized young conservatives on college campuses, he faced numerous personal threats in recent years. And his stops on campus tours were often met with impassioned protests that sometimes spiraled into chaos and violence, leading some schools to adopt strict security measures around his
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has appointed five Republicans to serve on the new GOP-led select subcommittee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, who led the investigation last Congress, will continue to head the probe. It will be a subcommittee
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CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) – The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on an investigation into a helicopter crash that killed three firefighters in Cabazon in 2023. Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof, Fire Captain Tim Rodriguez, and contract pilot Tony Sousa were killed when two helicopters collided mid-air while battling a fire in
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Long-gestating speculation about a sale of Warner Bros. Discovery burst out into public view on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount’s new owners are preparing a bid for the rival media company. Analysts told CNN that the potential offer from Paramount is likely the beginning of
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to move forward in its plan to stop providing Medicaid reimbursement to large abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, for now. The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals gave the order on Thursday, while appeals continue over the legality of the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, best-selling author and former presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 18, 1951 Birth place: Detroit, Michigan Birth name: Benjamin Solomon Carson Father: Robert Carson, auto factory worker Mother: Sonya
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By Fredreka Schouten, Jeff Zeleny, Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Doug Deason, a Republican donor in Dallas, awoke Thursday to a long text chain from fellow contributors to Turning Point USA, the conservative organization Charlie Kirk led. One person in the thread announced plans to double their contributions to the group and asked the others
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CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The suspected shooter who critically wounded two students at Evergreen High School in Colorado during their third week of classes this semester appeared to have been “radicalized by some extreme network,” officials said Thursday. The suspect, a student at the school, took the school bus that morning and
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By Gonzalo Jimenez, Isa Cardona, CNN (CNN) — Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny said in an interview that he did not include the United States in his 2025-2026 concert tour because of fear that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would raid the concert venues. “People from the US could come here to see the
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By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans jammed through a change to Senate rules on Thursday that will allow them to more quickly confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees. The move came over the objections of Democrats after bipartisan negotiations collapsed. The rules change will allow nominees to be considered en bloc,
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A shaky video zooms in on the black smoke pouring out of one of the World Trade Center towers. The cameraman says it was an explosion. But then the second tower is hit, and he realizes it’s even worse. 24 years after the deadliest terrorist
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. – (KESQ) Hockey fans will get a first look at the Coachella Valley Firebirds new brand name at the Viva Indio street festival in Downtown Indio, Saturday, Sept. 13 from 5-9 p.m. A pop-up shop at the annual community event, which celebrates Hispanic pride and culture, will showcase the new Los Firebirds
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A retired cross-country truck driver previously convicted of murder in Texas pleaded not guilty to charges in the 1992 murder of a woman found dead in Desert Center. Douglas Thomas pleaded not guilty to charges in the murder of Sherri Herrera, 30, of Tulare, California. He is scheduled to return to
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