KESQ-TV Earns Five Emmy Nominations
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KESQ, the Desert's News Leader, is also the leader in Emmy nominations earning five nods, more than any TV station in the Coachella Valley.
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Obama, Clinton Split N.C., Indiana
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The volatility of the Democratic Presidential race continued with Barack Obama claiming a victory in North Carolina and Hillary Clinton winning an Indiana squeaker.
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| Fire Officials Display Novelty Lighter Dangers
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Fire officials from Cathedral City, Palm Springs and the Riverside County Fire Department discussed today how novelty lighters can be dangerous to children.
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Georgia Man Executed, Ending 7-Month Moratorium
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A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend has become the first inmate to be executed since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections.
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| Oregon Parents Hear Afghanistan Battle on Voice Mail
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An Oregon couple checking their voice mail say they found a frightening recording of their soldier son caught in a battle in Afghanistan.
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Fee Increase Approved for Sheriff's Dept. Services
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a plan to increase the rates charged to cities that contract with the sheriff's department for law enforcement services.
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| County Approves Four-Day Work Week Study
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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized a study Tuesday on the potential impact of shifting some county employees to four-day work weeks, despite opposition by board Chairman Roy Wilson, who called the concept a "slippery slope."
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Desert Hot Springs Considers Plastic Bag Ban
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Desert Hot Springs city officials are considering a ban on store plastic bags, which have caused a trash problem when let loose in the outdoors.
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| Co-Founder of Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Dies
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Irvine Robbins, the man who helped build the 31-flavor craze at ice cream store Baskin-Robbins, has died. The Rancho Mirage resident was 90.
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Jenna Bush to Say `I Do' at Texas Ranch on Saturday
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The preparations are under way for a presidential -- but private -- event in Texas this weekend. President Bush's daughter Jenna is getting married at the family ranch in Crawford.
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| Chilean Volcano Eruption Forces Evacuation
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Officials in Chile are evacuating the area around a volcano that has blasted ash some 20 miles into the air. Volcanologists at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington say the eruption is the volcano's first in at least 9,000 years.
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KB is MVP: Lakers' Leader Wins Award for First Time
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Kobe Bryant has won his first MVP award after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to the best record in the Western Conference.
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| 75 Students Among Those Arrested in San Diego State Drug Bust
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The San Diego County district attorney's office says nearly 75 students have been arrested at San Diego State University on drug-related charges.
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K-Fed Lawyer: Spears' Expanded Visits Recognize 'Progress'
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Britney Spears will have expanded visits with her sons following a child-custody hearing in Los Angeles that went off without a hitch Tuesday.
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| Self-Proclaimed 'Messiah' Arrested in New Mexico
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The leader of an apocalyptic church in New Mexico who acknowledged to having sex with his followers was arrested Tuesday.
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Testimony: Emergency Services to Be Overwhelmed in Next Terror Attack
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A terrorist attack similar to the 2004 commuter train bombings in Madrid would overwhelm already strained emergency services in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., according to testimony given a Congressional committee.
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| Beaumont Apartment Fire Causes $35K Damage
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A fire in a Beaumont apartment caused about $35,000 damage, authorities said Tuesday.
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Abandoned House Fire in Desert Hot Springs
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Fire caused about $80,000 in damage to an abandoned house in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said.
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| March Air Reserve Base Gets General Aviation Tentative OK
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A tentative deal has been struck to open the March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley to general aviation.
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Death Toll Soars to 22,000 in Myanmar Storm Aftermath
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Myanmar state radio says the cyclone death toll has soared above 22,000 and more than 41,000 others are missing.
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| Palm Springs Police Investigating Store Robbery
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An investigation is underway into an armed robbery at a tobacco store in Palm Springs, police confirmed. It happened at the Native Buy on Ramond Road.
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Calif. Assembly Passes Bill to Ban Driving with Pets on Lap
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Pull over and put down the dog. A California lawmaker wants to ban motorists from holding pets on their laps while driving.
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| Desert Pioneer Fred Simon Sr. Dies at 83
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Desert philanthropist and the man behind Simon Motors in Palm Springs has died. Fred Simon Sr. died at his home Friday at the age of 83.
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