City News Service

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 from the Imperial Beach Little League when she was its treasurer has been arrested, authorities announced today. The suspect, a 39-year-old, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of eight counts each of embezzlement and grand theft, according to the San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – An 18-year-old La Jolla man who was seen kicking a sea lion in La Jolla Cove in a viral social media video that drew widespread condemnation pleaded guilty in federal court today to harassing wildlife.   Tyler Muehl admitted to kicking at the animal four times on the night of July

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – A bill by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, that would restrict law enforcement’s use of flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges cleared a key Assembly committee today.    Senate Bill 937 cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is headed to the Assembly floor for a vote, according to Gonzalez’s office.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end a closely watched lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging immigration raids in Southern California are not just unlawful, but deliberately designed to target Latino communities, according to court papers obtained today.   Residents, workers and advocacy

HOMELAND (CNS) – A dead woman was found adjacent to Highway 74 in Homeland today, prompting an investigation into whether she was the possible victim of a hit-and-run or died from other causes. The pedestrian, whose identity was not immediately released, was located by a passerby shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound side

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KESQ) – A man and woman, both in their 90s, were identified by authorities today after the married couple’s bodies were found when crews put out a fire in a house in Santa Monica.    Firefighters discovered the bodies of Helen and Anthony Spaulding, both 92, after being dispatched to the 500

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s new bureau chief in Los Angeles said today that Mexican drug cartels utilize the metro area as a key distribution hub for narcotics shipped throughout the country. David Olesky assumed the role of Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Los Angeles Field Division this month.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Federal law enforcement officials announced a $5,000 reward today and a new FBI tip line seeking information leading to the successful prosecution of those who violate the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, a law carrying penalties of up to seven years behind bars. The statute, which President Donald Trump signed

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Verizon announced today it was offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for cutting fiber-optic cables over the weekend, causing a widespread service outage across Southern California. The outage disrupted wireless and home internet service Sunday for thousands of customers after what Verizon

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A reported threat by Paramount to move its massive studio operation out of California unless the state drops a legal challenge to its proposed merger with Warner Bros. amounts to a “blackmail” attempt, Attorney General Rob Bonta said today. Variety reported Tuesday that Paramount-Skydance CEO David Ellison informed senior executives at

SAN DIEGO (KESQ) – Following an attempt to inspect the Otay Mesa Detention Center in February, the county released a public report today detailing conditions in the facility. The conditions during the inspection were generally within recommended state standards for detention facilities, areas of concern in the findings included an individual who was not provided