LANCASTER, Calif. (KESQ) – The FBI served search warrants today at Lancaster City Hall and other locations, but the nature of the investigation was not immediately disclosed. “Affidavits in support of the warrants have been sealed by the court and I’m unable to comment as to the nature of the investigation,” Laura Eimiller, spokeswoman for
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly in its dominance of the live events and ticketing industry, validating complaints that the industry giant was stifling competition and driving up fees for fans. The verdict was reached following a lengthy trial in New York federal court
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Cal State Northridge anthropologist and an international team of researchers have found that a lack of genetic diversity among the last Neanderthals in Europe may have contributed to their extinction, according to a study announced today. The research, led by CSUN’s Helene Rougier, found that late Neanderthals descended from a
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County will not be picking up the tab in the legal battle over Sheriff Chad Bianco’s ballot investigation. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday to decline to hire or pay outside counsel to defend Bianco in four lawsuits tied to his ballot seizure investigation. A county spokesperson confirmed
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges today for piloting a panga boat that capsized during a human-smuggling attempt off the coast of Del Mar, leading to the deaths of four people, including two children. The mass-casualty accident involved a boat loaded with 19 people that left Mexico on
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By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — A woman on Tuesday accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexually assaulting her, saying at a news conference that the congressman raped her in 2018 at a Los Angeles-area hotel. Lonna Drewes and her lawyer, Lisa Bloom, said they planned to report the assault to the Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Levi Vargas, who died from a medical emergency suffered during the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race, was remembered today as a calm, loyal and deeply compassionate man who made others feel valued. The 30-year-old was an 11-year department veteran who died on March 28,
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Three Los Angeles County residents were among four suspected Sinaloa Cartel-linked defendants arrested today on federal charges alleging they trafficked fentanyl, large quantities of methamphetamine and firearms, including so-called “ghost guns” lacking serial numbers. The defendants — all members of the same family — are: — José Luis Salazar-Cruz, 44, of
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Watch Live Coverage of the Splashdown from ABC News(Coverage scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. PT) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, piloted by a Southern California native, made a triumphant return to Earth today, splashing down off the coast of San Diego after traveling around the far side of the moon
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AVALON, Calif. (KESQ) – A small plane crashed on Catalina Island today, killing both people aboard. The plane crashed around 12:30 p.m. in a remote area on the south side of the island, according to county Supervisor Janice Hahn, citing information from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Hahn said county paramedics were the first
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Charges have been filed against 21 suspects in what California Attorney General Rob Bonta described today as the “dismantling” of a major hospice fraud scheme that siphoned $267 million from the state. The announcement comes a week after federal officials in Los Angeles trumpeted their own crackdown on $50 million in
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PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – A town hall hosted by Congressional representative and gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell, scheduled for Thursday in Palm Desert, was canceled. News Channel 3 was given late notice that the event was canceled due to illness. Representative Dr. Raul Ruiz was set to join Swalwell, a democrat who is leading in
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Update – 9:40 p.m. 4/8/26 The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office reported that the suspect refused to exit the vehicle after the crash. The Riverside Sheriff’s Crisis Negotiation Team spoke with the suspect and attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender. After multiple attempts to negotiate a surrender, the suspect stopped all communication with deputies. The suspect
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Just over $20 million in state funding earmarked for homeless relief programs will be allocated to Riverside County and the city of Riverside for ongoing mitigation efforts, it was announced today. The county and city were included in the latest round of distributions from the California Homelessness Housing, Assistance &
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A suspected organized crime figure from Israel pleaded guilty today to running high-stakes illegal poker games at former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ mansion in Encino. Yevgeni Gershman, 50, of Woodland Hills, entered a plea in Los Angeles federal court to charges of conspiracy to operate an illegal gambling business, making false
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Board of Supervisors voted on a lot merger needed to proceed with a proposed large-scale data center late Tuesday morning. The merger was submitted by Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing LLC. At least four people were removed from the meeting, with the seats were filled with union construction
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Jessamyn Dodd CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) – More than 25 years after the murders of a Calipatria police chief and a local business woman, the California Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the man sentenced to death in the case. The court ruled juror bias may have affected the outcome, and now the case could be
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – The California Supreme Court has ordered Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco to pause his investigation into the November 2025 Proposition 50 special election. On Wednesday, a formal stay was granted against Bianco’s ballot investigation. The CA Supreme Court has kicked this back to the appellate court. California Attorney General Rob Bonta
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By Jack Hannah, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — “I’m really select with people … red carpet motherf**kers.” For years, Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” ran what prosecutors say in a sentencing memo was a “high volume drug trafficking business out of her North Hollywood residence.” She marketed herself, prosecutors say, as a dealer who
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Latin music company consultant from West Hollywood was sentenced today to eight months in federal prison for conspiring to do business with a Guadalajara-based concert promoter with ties to Mexican drug syndicates. Luca Scalisi, 59, the last remaining defendant in the Del Entertainment case to be sentenced, was also ordered
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