California

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 21 years to life in state prison for stabbing a young Black man in the chest, in what prosecutors described as a racially motivated attack on the victim and two other Black men in Ocean Beach. Troy Andrew

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal agents were taking people — presumably suspected immigration law violators — into custody at multiple locations near downtown Los Angeles today, sparking impromptu gatherings of protesters who clashed with authorities at one of the scenes. Check Out: Border Patrol, ICE reported in Cathedral City On Friday morning, agents from what

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been awarded nearly $310,000 in a default judgment against the San Diego woman who accused him of sexual assault, for breaching the terms of an agreement they reached in 2023 to settle their dueling lawsuits. Bauer’s Los Angeles Superior Court complaint contended that Lindsey Hill

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell today said that considerable resources are focused on apprehending the people who repeatedly attacked a transgender store owner in the Westlake District.    Police have described a series of assaults against the woman as hate crimes and they are requesting the public’s help in locating

BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (KESQ) – A memorial of flowers, pictures and other mementos was growing today outside the Baldwin Park Police Department in honor of an officer who was fatally shot during a gun battle that left a second officer wounded and another man dead. The shooting suspect, who was also struck by gunfire Saturday,

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A state parole board panel today recommended parole for former Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, who is serving a life prison term for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.    Krenwinkel, now 77, was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in 1971 for participating with fellow Manson family members

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Mexico City attorney who prosecutors say had a leading role in an organization that laundered at least $52.7 million for the Sinaloa Cartel through San Diego-based shell companies has pleaded guilty to federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today. Prosecutors say cash generated across the country through the

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal prosecutors have accused two foreign nationals of hiring people to harass and threaten a Los Angeles-based artist who publicly criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom, were indicted by federal grand juries

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Loretta Swit, who won a pair of Emmy Awards for her portrayal of tough-talking yet big-hearted Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the long-running “M*A*S*H” television series, died today in New York at age 87. Her publicist, B. Harlan Boll, said the actress died just after midnight Friday at her home

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, today visited Imperial Beach to see the Tijuana River sewage pollution crisis and demand stronger federal action to address the issue. Booker was invited to South County by Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and was joined by Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego.    “No one

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles led all U.S. cities in the number of dog attacks on U.S. Postal Service carriers in 2024, according to figures released today to mark the beginning of the agency’s annual USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign. According to the USPS, there were more than 6,000 dog attacks on Postal