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Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict
NewStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fierce border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter-jet sorties, exchange of rocket fire and artillery barrages. “Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement,” their defense ministers said
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Shoppers begin making holiday gift returns, what you need to know
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Christmas gifts don’t always stick. Every year, Americans return tens of billions of dollars’ worth of unwanted presents, with returns jumping 25%–35% right after Dec. 26. The post-holiday rush keeps stores and delivery services busy well into January. Clothing, shoes, accessories and electronics are the most returned items, mainly because
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Vista Chino opens in Palm Springs, Other wash roads at Indian and Gene Autry still closed
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Crews are beginning to open roadways that were closed or shut down due to flooding on Christmas Eve. Palm Springs just cleared and opened Vista Chino just before 11:30am Friday. Gene Autry Trail and Indian Canyon remain closed in Palm Springs. (Left) Clean up efforts on Gene Autry Friday at
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All lanes back open on I-10 at Golf Center Pkwy after police activity
Update 7:15 p.m. All lanes are back open. INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Several eastbound lanes of the I-10 are closed at Golf Center Parkway in Indio due to police activity, according to the California Highway Patrol. The eastbound side is backed up from Golf Center through Monroe. The #1 and #2 lanes are closed. Details
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2025 Year in Review: Year in Politics in the Coachella Valley
COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – The year is coming to a close, a year that’s included a number of political twists and turns on the national stage and here at home. News Channel 3’s John White looks back on the political battles of the past 12 months and what’s ahead for next year.
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Showers Tapering Off, Drying into Final Weekend of 2025
Tonight, bands of showers will continue to slowly move southeast through Southern California with a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm early this evening before rain tapers off overnight. While most activity stays to our west and in the mountains, there is a small chance some of these lingering showers could still roll through the
Continue Reading3 injured after gunman opens fire on sheriff’s office in Idaho before being fatally shot in standoff, officials say
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A shooter armed with several guns opened fire in the lobby of an Idaho sheriff’s office and the street outside Friday, injuring three people before being killed in a standoff with law enforcement, the local sheriff said. The suspected gunman fired shots at a pickup truck outside the Shoshone
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Unresponsive Man Found in Partially Submerged Car After Flooding
LANCASTER, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities today found a body in a partially submerged car following heavy flooding in an isolated area of Lancaster. Los Angeles County Fire Department aerial fire crews located a blue sedan at 9:45 a.m. Friday in an area near 58th Street East and Avenue H-10, according to the county sheriff’s
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Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name
By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC, arts venue. In a letter, which the Kennedy Center shared a copy of with CNN, Grenell sharply criticizes jazz artist
Continue ReadingThis tiny ancient fish only lives between two waterfalls in one river. It’s now under threat
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Along a nine-mile stretch of river between two waterfalls in the Australian rainforest lives a tiny fish that’s been there for millions of years, hiding between rocks along the riverbank by day and emerging at night to feed. This is the only place in the world you’ll
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Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the people of Jabo in northwestern Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion. Suleiman Kagara, a resident of this quiet and predominantly
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Hundreds gather for vigil honoring former YVHS QB killed in shooting
YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Members of the Yucca Valley community are holding a vigil for Michael Ramos Jr. on Friday. Ramos, 18, was taken off life support Friday after sustaining injuries from a shooting at a party on Dec. 22. Friends and family gathered to share memories of Ramos and speak about who he was
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Bighorn Cares to award 53 Coachella Valley nonprofits more than $800K in grants
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – Bighorn Cares will award more than $800,000 in grants to 53 Coachella Valley nonprofit organizations next month in Palm Desert. The funds will be presented at an invitation-only awards dinner Jan. 20 at The Vault, a state-of-the-art car museum inside the Bighorn Golf Club at 255 Palowet Drive, officials said.
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How a backroad discovery led to the arrest of Melodee Buzzard’s mother in the child’s ‘calculated’ killing
KSBY, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As the December sun set over central Utah’s sandstone peaks, a couple ventured down a nondescript dirt road to snap photos against the backdrop of a red rock vista. Instead, they stumbled across a grisly discovery among smattered shrubs and parched soil: the decomposed remains of a
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CHP alerts drivers to new state laws Impacting e-bikes, school zones, AVs
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The California Highway Patrol today reminded motorists that a series of new traffic and safety laws will take effect in the new year, affecting everything from e-bikes to school zones and autonomous vehicles. Under Assembly Bill 486, it will be a misdemeanor to possess a key-programming device, key-duplicating device or signal
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US contemplates sending more resources to forcibly board oil tanker near Venezuela
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The United States hasn’t given up its pursuit of the massive, rusted oil tanker it chased into international waters near Venezuela last weekend, and officials are now contemplating moving additional resources into the area to forcibly board the ship, people familiar with the matter said. Officials no longer expect
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Ashlee Buzzard Pleads Not Guilty, Sheriffs Issued Gag Order
Jarrod Zinn SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ashlee Buzzard was arraigned in Department 9 of the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria today. With Public Defender Adrian Galvan representing her, Ashlee entered a plea of not guilty and a denial of any additional allegations, causing a stir among the audience. Galvan also made
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Karoline Leavitt announces she is pregnant with her second child
By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that she and her husband are expecting their second child, a baby girl due in May of next year. “My husband and I are thrilled to grow our family and can’t wait to watch our son become a big brother,” she
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Eight killed in Syria mosque explosion during Friday prayers
By Eyad Kourdi, Kareem El Damanhoury, and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people were killed and 18 others injured in an explosion targeting a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday, the country’s health ministry said. The state news agency SANA reported that “explosive devices” had been planted in the
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