Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff each brought in more than $100 million in a two-month period, setting a blistering fundraising pace in their quest to topple two Republican incumbents in Georgia and seize control of the US Senate, new filings show. Warnock reported total receipts of more than $103 million between October 15 and
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The California Highway Patrol held their annual ‘CHiPs for Kids’ toy drive event on Christmas Eve morning — delivering toys to families in need. “The reaction is honestly the best part. Because they’re so thankful, so overjoyed. I’m excited to see what this year brings,” said Jacqueline Quintero, public information officer, CHP. The CHP partnered
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The city of Indio has announced that one of our very own KESQ employees, Luis Lua, won the title “Most Creative” for his amazing dancing light show. Not only is Luis’ home decked out with an impressive display of Christmas lights as holiday music plays, but they also have it set-up where they can control
Continue ReadingThe sad part about the thousands of Americans that will die in the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic is that they don’t have to have to happen, according to one health expert. “Every death that we’re talking about this afternoon is preventable,” Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of tropical medicine at Baylor College of Medicine,
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The first Ismiraldha Abdullah knew that her mother might be in trouble was when she came home from school in Singapore to find her aunt sobbing, holding a letter in Chinese. It was October 2015 and the letter said Ismiraldha’s mother, Siti Aslinda Binte Junaidi, had been arrested in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen
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The pandemic has been tough for many small business owners, but this week’s Now Hiring employer is committed to seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. As its name implies, “Just Fabulous” in Palm Springs is all about being joyful, “joie de vie,” loving life, celebrating life. Just Fabulous is a gift boutique and book store
Continue Reading Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask are the finalists for the 86th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy, it was announced Thursday. Presented each year to the nation’s most outstanding college football player, the winner of the Heisman will be revealed on January 5. The
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A 25-year-old Beaumont man found comatose from a drug overdose in an apartment with a dead child and a dying woman pleaded not guilty today to child cruelty. Tyler Lawrence Finely was arrested on Dec. 16 after he was discovered in the Sixth Street residence with a deceased 4-year-old girl and the woman who may
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Thousands of Americans are on the move this holiday season as they travel to their Christmas destinations. On Wednesday the number of travelers going through TSA checkpoints was not far off from last year’s numbers. On December 23, 2019 1,937,235 people went through TSA checkpoints. On December 23, 2020 1,191,123 people passed through TSA checkpoints.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nashville, TN (WSMV) — For many in the Middle Tennessee area in 2020, it’s been an upside-down world. From March’s deadly tornadoes to COVID-19 struggles, a lot of people have bene impacted in one way or another this year. For Nashville’s Emme Simpkins, she took the upside-down them
Continue Reading The chief of the Columbus Division of Police in Ohio announced he is moving forward with terminating one of the department’s officers after the fatal shooting of a Black man Tuesday morning. Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Officer Adam Coy within seconds of their encounter, as Hill walked toward Coy holding
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out across the state, one group is raising concerns over distribution. The North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance said it wants people with Down syndrome to be prioritized. “There are very many coexisting conditions for people with Down
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — In an ongoing investigation into a Candler man charged with concealing a person’s death, among other charges, officials have revealed the missing person’s identity. Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office released the warrant on Dec. 23 stating Mark Alan Barnes, 49, was charged with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) — A special gift delivered on this Christmas Eve to a deserving veteran. It’s a thank you for risking his life 76 years ago. Mission accomplished for veteran’s advocate Mark Jensen who believed a B-17 tail gunner deserved recognition for action in World War
Continue ReadingHours before President Donald Trump retweeted a message for his vice president to “act” in stopping the ratification of the Electoral College, he met for more than an hour in the Oval Office with Mike Pence, whom he has complained recently isn’t doing enough to support his bid to overturn the election. The discussion was
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As hospitalizations continue to increase across the county, Martin Massiello, Eisenhower Health’s COO, says staff is already bracing themselves for another surge expected to arrive the week after the Christmas holiday. Massiello wrote an update to the hospital’s staff providing the latest facts and data on the current situation at the Rancho Mirage hospital and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WEST LINN, Oregon (KPTV) — The West Linn Police Department is investigating a bias crime after a home was vandalized Wednesday afternoon. At about 2:45 p.m., police said a home on Nixon Avenue was vandalized with racist words, symbols, and anti-police graffiti. No further details were provided by
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A large winter storm that brought blizzard conditions to the Midwest was hitting much of the East Coast on Christmas Eve, bringing snow to parts of the South and rain to the Northeast. The combination of heavy rain and existing melting snow from last week’s storm could lead to flooding from the mid-Atlantic to New
Continue ReadingThe US Postal Service has agreed to take extraordinary measures to deliver mailed ballots for Georgia’s upcoming Senate runoff elections, including treating ballots as express mail, sweeping postal facilities for ballots and making special arrangements to ensure ballots reach the state election board’s offices in a more timely manner. The plan — signed off on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland Family is turning pain into holiday joy, after losing on of their greatest gifts, their 9-year-old daughter, to cancer. Between the inflatable Snoopy, Ralphy, even the jolly old man himself, it’s hard not to see the light on Europeana Circle in
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