California

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a fleeing, unarmed man outside the San Diego Central Jail was sentenced today to 12 years in prison.   Aaron Russell was convicted by a San Diego federal jury for the May 1, 2020 shooting death of 36-year-old Nicholas Bils.   

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A fire broke out today at a two-story apartment complex in Riverside, displacing 150 residents.    The blaze was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of Iowa Avenue, according to the Riverside Fire Department.    According to Division Fire Chief Greg White, arriving crews encountered heavy smoke

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The former mayor of Arcadia pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for secretly working to illegally promote the interests of China prior to her election to the city council. Eileen Wang, 58, of Arcadia, stepped down as the city’s mayor and resigned from the council when felony charges were announced

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man convicted for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that led to the murders of two people, including a pregnant woman, was sentenced in San Diego federal court today to 20 years in prison.    Ricardo Orizaba-Zendejas, 23, was charged along with co-defendant Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta in connection with

PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – One skydiver died and another suffered critical injuries today in Perris.   The fatal incident was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block East Ellis Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.    The agency stated that one person was taken to a local trauma center with injuries

NORTH HILLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Police continued to investigate today a suspected murder-suicide in North Hills, where two children, one of them just six days old, and two adults were shot to death.   Officers responded at about 7:50 p.m. Wednesday to the 16200 block of Londelius Street, near the intersection of Parthenia Street and Woodley

Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A man who had his death sentence overturned is heading back to court. 57-year-old Omar Richard Deen was sentenced to death in 1998 for fatally shooting his mother and Calipatria Police Chief J. Leonard Speer. His conviction was overturned in April of 2026 by the California Supreme Court

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The former live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry was sentenced today in downtown Los Angeles to three years, five months behind bars for injecting the “Friends” actor with the multiple doses of ketamine that killed him in October 2023.    Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, of Toluca Lake — the last of five

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A bill co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office that would allow abused animals seized in criminal investigations to be adopted more quickly passed the state Assembly unanimously today. AB 2344, known as the “Justice for Seized Animals Act,” passed on a 62-0 vote and now heads to the

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Trump administration today sued the University of California, alleging in federal court that university officials were “deliberately indifferent” to discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students at UCLA in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.   The U.S. Department of Justice contends that antisemitism reached a point

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A group of animal advocates called on the City Council today to approve a proposed rodeo ban that has been stalled in committee for two years. During Tuesday’s Arts, Parks, Libraries and Community Enrichment Committee meeting, advocates urged the three-member panel to take up the proposed ban before it expires July

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities continue to seek a man wanted in the killing of his wife and the abduction of his 5-year-old daughter, who was last seen in Los Angeles. An Amber Alert was in effect Tuesday in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties for Daleyza Fregoso, who was believed to have

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran who was attacked and beaten near his Trump-themed Escondido home last week reportedly died of his injuries Sunday night, according to several news reports today. Kerry Sheron was the owner of the so-called Trump House, which got its name from Sheron’s display of several U.S. flags

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities today were investigating a large fight in a Riverside neighborhood that left one person dead and three injured after a suspect allegedly struck them with a vehicle.   The fight was reported at about 12:40 a.m. Sunday in the 3500 block of Franklin Avenue, according to the Riverside Police Department.   

TEMECULA, Calif. (KESQ) – Human remains found in the Warner Springs area have been identified as a missing Pauma Valley man whose vehicle was found abandoned in Temecula, authorities said today. Francisco Torres, 61, was reported missing by his family on May 12, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Alberto Loureiro.    Investigators located

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KESQ) – The threat of a major explosion has been eliminated at a compromised chemical tank in Garden Grove, authorities said today, though evacuation orders for some 50,000 people remained in effect, while President Donald Trump declared a federal emergency in Orange County. The Orange County Fire Authority said the temperature within