California

FULLERTON, Calif. (KESQ) – Fullerton police asked for the public’s help Tuesday in the investigation of the death of an 18-year-old Cal State Fullerton student who died of possible alcohol poisoning after attending a fraternity event.    Police were called to St. Jude Medical Center shortly after midnight Sunday after the unconscious student was dropped

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – A judge today ruled that a former podcaster from Los Angeles charged in connection with death threats against President Donald Trump can be released on bond to await trial, but the defendant will not immediately be set free. Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, of the Westlake neighborhood, was charged in a

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A Loma Linda man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose in January 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced. Alexander Nihar Biswas, 42, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Kenly Kiya Kato and ordered to pay $1,701 in restitution. He pleaded

SANTA MONICA (CNS) – The inaugural Ocean Way music festival planned for later this month on the beach in Santa Monica has been canceled because storm surf and runoff from Hurricane Marie caused significant beach erosion, organizers announced today. The two-day festival had been scheduled for Sept. 26-27, with headline performances by The Killers and

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man who took part 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 40 years in prison.    Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, 25, pleaded guilty to his role in the 2022 deaths of Cesar

LONG BEACH (KESQ) – Assemblyman Josh Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, hailed the signing today of legislation he authored barring social media platforms from offering certain addictive features to users under 16, part of a package of new California laws aimed at protecting children online. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1709 in Marin County along with

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 56-year-old woman was arrested today after being charged in a federal indictment with defrauding a nonprofit set up to assist a high school football team.   Julie Hanway Molina was arrested at her home and made an initial court appearance in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana on Thursday to

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A 47-year-old man arrested today was among three defendants facing federal charges for allegedly paying people on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles to sign petitions using stolen identities of registered voters to qualify initiatives on ballots in California elections. James Brass of Victorville was charged in Los Angeles federal court

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A major piece of legislation aimed at restructuring the Imperial County Air Pollution Control Board is officially on the governor’s desk, but local county leaders are ramping up a final fight to stop it.  Senate Bill (SB) 675 has cleared the State Legislature, passing the Senate in a

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man with a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women’s behinds was sentenced today to 170 days in county jail for violating his parole following his latest arrest in Glendale. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that Calese Crowder, 39, was found to have violated his parole.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A federal jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a Grammy-winning rapper and two others who are charged with stalking and killing a man in a bloody ambush near the Beverly Center in broad daylight four years ago. Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, is accused of setting

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by singer D4vd last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the singer and others, alleging they bear responsibility for her death and sexual abuse, according to published reports today. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Los Angeles County

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. (KYMA) – SDSU Imperial Valley’s Steppling Art Gallery kicks off the new academic year with a powerful new exhibition celebrating Chicanx culture and local history. The exhibition, titled “Proof of Concept: Retrospecting the Ephemeral and Activist Art of Armando Rascón,” is completely free and open to the public on Tuesdays

Long Beach (CNS) – Damage to a seawall during high surf conditions forced the evacuation of about 20 homes in Long Beach today.   High tides and waves pounded beachfront properties on Seaside Walk between 63rd and 67th Place, with reports of cracked concrete suggesting possible foundation damage at some of the residences, Long Beach Fire

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were killed today after a Cessna plane crashed at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.   According to the San Diego Police Department, the crash was first reported at 5:20 p.m. at the airport, also known as Montgomery Field, located at 3750 John J. Montgomery

SALINAS, Calif. (KESQ) – An Amber Alert for all Southern California counties was issued by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office today for a missing and possibly abducted 14-year-old girl from Salinas. Diana Galvez Ortega was last seen with a 38 year-old-man Friday at about 2 a.m. in Salinas.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by singer D4vd last year, is calling for the defendant to face the death penalty.   The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges stemming from the death. He is