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State AG’s office sues over ‘inhumane’ conditions at LA County jails

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The state Attorney General’s Office sued Los Angeles County and the sheriff’s department today alleging persistent unconstitutional and inhumane conditions inside the jail system, including lack of access to health care, rat and roach infestations and feces smeared on walls.   “We need comprehensive reform now, and that’s what this lawsuit is

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A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent watches as Customs and Border Protection officers hold a line against protestors who responded to an immigration raid at a farm in Camarillo

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue ‘roving’ ICE patrols in California

By John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s push to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the Fourth Amendment. The court did not offer an explanation for its decision, which came

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California minimum wage increasing in 2026

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)  – California’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026 according to California’s Department of Finance. While California’s cost of living varies, recent data indicates cost of living is about 12.6% above the national average according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Some supporters said

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The main campus of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seen on April 1

States band together to issue public health guidance after ‘destruction’ of the CDC

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Pledging communication about vaccines that will be “grounded in science, not ideology,” the governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday they will form a West Coast Health Alliance to begin coordinating public health guidelines separate from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The new alliance represents

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`Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty in OD death of ‘Friends’ actor Matthew Perry

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Jasveen Sangha — the so-called “Ketamine Queen” — pleaded guilty today in Los Angeles federal court to illegally selling the ketamine that killed “Friends” actor Matthew Perry in October 2023.   The North Hollywood woman pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine and

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Regional auto theft crackdown leads to recovery of stolen vehicles, arrests

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A months-long investigation into vehicle thefts throughout the Inland Empire and neighboring locations culminated in multiple arrests and the recovery of stolen cars and trucks, authorities said today.    The Riverside Auto Theft Interdiction Detail, a multi-jurisdictionaltask force, last week completed a nine month investigation with a bevy of search warrants

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