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‘We’re not mourning alone:’ Cpl. Hunter Lopez’s family receives community support at Indio candlelight vigil

The Coachella Valley community came together to honor fallen U.S. Marine and Coachella Valley native Cpl. Hunter Lopez, who died in the attack in Afghanistan, as well as Cpl. Salvador Lule, who is now recovering. Hundreds attended an emotional vigil outside Indio City Hall Wednesday night – including members of the Lopez family, who came

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Local businesses expect easier hiring with federal pandemic unemployment benefits expired

The federal pandemic unemployment benefits have expired. Millions of Americans relied on that aid after layoffs from the pandemic caused financial burdens. In recent months, many local businesses News Channel 3 spoke to said they struggled to find enough workers to fill open positions. Many of those businesses said they blamed the federal pandemic unemployment

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Marine Cpl. Hunter Lopez, other service members killed in Afghanistan to be awarded Purple Heart

US service members who died in Kabul attack to receive Purple Heart “The 11 Marines killed-in-action while supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel will be awarded the Purple Heart,” Capt. Andrew Wood, Marine Corps spokesperson told ABC News in a statement. One of those Marines, Cpl. Hunter Lopez is being mourned throughout the Coachella Valley since his

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Schwarzenegger says atmosphere of this year’s California recall looks ‘exactly the same’ as when he won in 2003

By Dana Bash, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — the only person in California history to win a gubernatorial race in a recall election — is aggressively neutral on the one coming up on September 14. No endorsements, the former Republican governor says, because he has relationships with a lot

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