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Spencer Blum
Meteorologist Spencer Blum was born and raised in South Florida. He developed a deep love for the weather at an early age after living through Hurricane Wilma. Spencer attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology with a minor in Mathematics. You can always find him cheering on
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HHS rejects publication of study showing Covid-19 vaccines prevent hospitalizations, ER visits
UpdatedBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 vaccines roughly halved the chances that a US adult would need to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized with their infections last fall and winter, according to two sources familiar with the findings of a new study. But you won’t hear about it from the agency that
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Veterans invited to breakfast, town hall to learn about programs, services
NewINDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Veterans residing in the Coachella Valley are encouraged to attend a breakfast and a town hall meeting Friday to learn about initiatives for the veteran community. The event will begin with a free breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Indio American Legion Post, at 44-200 Sun Gold St.,
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RivCo teen girl’s cause, manner of death released in D4VD homicide case
NewLOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl whose dismembered remains were found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd, died of “multiple penetrating injuries” with an object or objects, the county Medical Examiner’s Office announced Wednesday. The autopsy was performed on Sept. 8, 2025, the day the body was
Continue ReadingWhite House tells court it’s preserving presidential records even though DOJ said law is unconstitutional
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — White House staff are still following the “preservation” mandates of the Presidential Records Act, the Justice Department told a federal court as it pushes back on a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s disavowal of a Watergate-era documents law. The filings made public the White House’s official approach to
Continue ReadingKalshi prediction site suspends three political candidates for betting on their own races
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The prediction market Kalshi suspended three political candidates from its platform on Wednesday for “political insider trading” after an internal probe found that they bet on their own campaigns. These suspensions and fines, reported first by CNN, are the most aggressive enforcement actions taken to date by a
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RCDAS issues statement on surrendered animal adoption
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) The Riverside County Department of Animal Services issued the following statement to News Channel 3 regarding last week’s adoption event involving 480 seized ducks from a property in Anza, in which all the animals were distributed in less than 24 hours, following concerns from animal rescue organizations. “The Riverside County Department of Animal Services took in
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Longtime Georgia Democrat US Rep. David Scott dies at 80
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — US Democratic Rep. David Scott, who represented Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, has died at 80 years old. Scott’s death was announced Wednesday on the House floor. The congressman was first elected in 2002 and was running for reelection to a 13th term. Born on a farm in South Carolina,
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Heading to Stagecoach? Here’s how to stay healthy in the desert
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Stagecoach weekend is almost here, and while it’s all about the music and good times, the desert conditions can take a toll if you’re not prepared. With heat, wind, and dust in the forecast, a few simple steps can go a long way in helping you feel your best all weekend long.
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Devin Nunes steps down as head of Trump’s struggling media company
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The company behind President Donald Trump’s social media network is changing leaders amid mounting financial losses, a sagging stock price and lingering uncertainty about the long-term viability of its flagship product, Truth Social. Devin Nunes, a former California member of Congress and longtime Trump loyalist, is exiting his position
Continue ReadingSupreme Court allows soldier injured in Bagram suicide bombing to sue contractor
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with an Army specialist who was severely injured by a suicide bomber on Bagram Air Base and is attempting to sue a military contractor for failing to supervise the Afghan employee who carried out the attack. The 6-3 decision, which split the court’s
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Stagecoach boosting businesses as festival approaches
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – With the Stagecoach Festival just days away, businesses across the Coachella Valley are preparing for a surge in customers — and a significant economic boost. Shops specializing in western wear, like Boot Barn, say festival goers are already stocking up on essentials, from cowboy boots to hats and full outfits for
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Trump advisers privately strategize around a new midterm push: Democrats would be worse
By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s political team knows voters aren’t thrilled with the current state of affairs. But they’re betting they can convince them things will get markedly worse if Democrats win back power in November. Top Trump advisers are plotting an electoral push centered on messaging the midterms as a
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Zelensky tells CNN talks on Ukraine cannot wait until after the war in Iran is over
By Christiane Amanpour, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted the war in Iran has taken the focus away from Russia’s aggression against his country, telling CNN it was a “big risk” to think that efforts to end the fighting in Ukraine can’t restart until the conflict in Iran ends. Speaking to
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DHS warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks
By Tami Luhby, Alexandra Skores Washington (CNN) — Long security lines could reappear at airports next month after the Department of Homeland Security secretary warned Tuesday the agency doesn’t have enough money to continue to pay its employees through May. DHS has been shut down since mid-February, and the resulting lapse in paychecks prompted many
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 22: Air quality, Louisiana shooting, truce extended, redistricting, flu shots
By Alexandra Banner, CNN Texas can now require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, a ruling that has reignited debate over the role of religion in public education. The decision could ultimately set the stage for a future showdown at the Supreme Court over the issue, analysts say. Here’s what else you need
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The ‘groundbreaking’ case of the cyber experts who allegedly broke bad and worked with criminals
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US companies in the retail, hospitality and medical sectors trusted Angelo Martino to negotiate with hackers who were trying to extort them. Instead, he made the extortion worse, federal prosecutors allege. Martino allegedly accumulated at least $10 million in assets, including a luxury fishing boat and two properties, as
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When parents kill: Forensic psychiatrists examine the motives behind unthinkable murders
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Gunfire shattered the silence of the Cedar Grove community in Shreveport, Louisiana, just before dawn Sunday. Moments later, a mother and her two children scrambled out of a window and onto the roof of an unassuming gray and white home on West 79th Street and frantically dialed 911. “Units
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Palestinian schoolboy among two killed by Israeli settlers, amid spate of attacks on education in the West Bank
By Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Two Palestinians, among them a 14-year-old boy, have been shot and killed at a school in the occupied West Bank amid an attack by Israeli settlers, the Palestinian Health Ministry and multiple eyewitnesses said. A video from the scene shows a man in military fatigues armed with a rifle
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