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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a measure into law that strengthens prosecutors' ability to prosecute certain multi-county sexual offense cases, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office announced today kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

N Indian Canyon between E Racquet Club and E Via Escuela has been shut down due to a traffic collision kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco will run for reelection in 2028, he confirmed on Tuesday kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

Indio City Council to consider extending data center moratorium, weigh permanent ban kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

The Board of Supervisors today approved formation of a committee to assess possible measures to improve oversight of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office and enhance the agency's overall operations going forward kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

Slow-moving storms with torrential rainfall are drenching parts of Texas, fueling a risk of significant and life-threatening flash flooding through midweek. kesq.com/cnn-weather-en…

An alleged drug trafficker accused of transporting drugs into the United States through a cross-border tunnel connected to an Otay Mesa warehouse has been extradited to San Diego to face federal charges kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

A 12-year-old male western lowland gorilla living at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park underwent what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind surgery by UC San Diego Health physicians and is recovering well kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records — and possibly disappear forever kesq.com/cnn-other/2026…

A Philippine national pleaded guilty today in downtown Los Angeles to bringing 430 pounds of cocaine on an oil tanker inbound from Ecuador to El Segundo earlier this year kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

Months after neighboring residents raised concerns about a potential fire hazard at the KGX Broadcast Center property, the cleanup is now complete, bringing relief to those who live next door. @luisavilanews has more kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon,” again claiming that vandals gashed the pool’s lining kesq.com/news/national-…

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop using force to prevent journalists, legal observer and members of the public from documenting immigration enforcement operations in the Central District of California kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

A person was briefly trapped under a vehicle after being struck Monday evening in Indio. The patient was airlifted to a trauma center after being rescued kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a string of burglaries in Twentynine Palms, including one where he entered a room where two children were sleeping kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

Doctors are always in need in the desert. It's no different at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. kesq.com/news/top-stori…

Nearly six months after Riverside County stepped in to stabilize Palo Verde Hospital, officials say the hospital remains open, but work continues to restore it to a fully functioning medical center kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

Monsoonal moisture has brought sticky conditions to the already hot weather. Elevated moisture disrupts the normal dry heat that the Coachella Valley is used to, making conditions less comfortable kesq.com/news/top-stori…

Buzzbox announces national distribution partnership across 35 states kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…

More than four decades after a woman's remains were discovered in a shallow grave in the mountains near Pinyon Pines, investigators have finally restored her identity kesq.com/news/2026/07/1…