SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The San Diego-based USS John P. Murtha will be deployed to recover the Artemis II astronauts after their spacecraft splashes down off the coast of San Diego later this week, the Navy announced today. Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship have been undergoing training in preparation for
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump is weighing in on the upcoming California gubernatorial race as we approach the primaries in June. After a weekend debate between the top two republicans in the race in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and former Fox News host Steve Hilton, Trump endorsed Hilton. Check
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – An Orange County man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for his role in a health care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and, in many instances, not provided at all. Paul
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Burbank man who participated in a drug ring that used hidden internet marketplaces to sell hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine to buyers across the country was sentenced today to nearly four years in federal prison. Alejandro Soto, 22, pleaded guilty in April 2025 to
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LA MESA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Department of Education today announced it was dissolving Title IX agreements with five school districts and a college intended to protect the rights and privacy of transgender students — including the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District. The DOE’s Office of Civil Rights repealed the provisions of resolution agreements that
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By Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Republican Steve Hilton in the California governor’s race, potentially shaking up a crowded race to replace outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom. “With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before!” Trump wrote in a
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By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate next month, a potential inflection point in a crowded campaign that Democrats are concerned could provide an opening for Republicans. The two-hour debate will be held May 5 at 6 p.m. Pacific time (9 p.m. Eastern time), just under a month
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By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — During a storm in a quiet village in southern France, artist MB Boissonnault couldn’t stop herself crying as years of stress from living in Los Angeles finally began to surface. As the rain fell, she says she saw a ball of light moving toward her. “It was not a
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility. The funds, requested as part of the White House’s budget blueprint, would be part of a $1.7 billion proposed boost to the Federal Bureau of
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Covina married couple — a psychologist and a registered nurse — were among 15 defendants facing federal charges today in Los Angeles as part of a crackdown on health care fraud schemes such as sham hospice facilities that pay people without terminal illnesses to pose as dying Medicare beneficiaries.
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The full match schedule for the 2026 World Cup was finalized today following European play-off qualifiers, with Inglewood set to host eight matches — including games featuring the U.S. Men’s National Team — at SoFi Stadium. Five group-stage matches are set, beginning June 12 with the United States vs. Paraguay, with
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is pressing his case in court to stop Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation into the November 2025 special election, while Bianco is seeking the appointment of a special master to oversee the investigation.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, successfully launched today, with splashdown 10 days later off the coast of San Diego. The mission lifted off at 3:35 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a roughly
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – UC San Diego and UC Davis have received a $15.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund an extensive study on how the brain ages among Hispanic and Latino communities, it was announced today. Latinos have a higher risk of heart and vascular diseases and are more
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned rocket company that merged earlier this year with his artificial intelligence company xAI, confidentially filed plans for an initial public offering Wednesday in what might be the largest of all time, according to multiple reports. The filing was reported by Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal
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COVINA, Calif. (KESQ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a procession from San Dimas to Covina today, carrying the body of a deputy who died while participating in the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race. Deputy Levi Vargas, 30, an 11-year department veteran, died Saturday while participating in the annual
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, is scheduled to launch Wednesday afternoon, with a Southern California native serving as the spacecraft’s pilot. The mission is set to lift off at 3:24 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – With the first ticket sales of the Olympic Games about to begin, LA28 today announced details of its ticket resale program. LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Games, said it will be offering verified resale tickets starting in 2027 through its official “Secondary Ticket Marketplace,” with the help from
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UPDATE 3/29: RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Sheriff Chad Bianco’s investigation of the 2025 Prop 50 special election has been put on hold, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. In a statement to News Channel 3, Bianco’s office said, “We are on hold because of the politically motivated lawsuits and court filings.” According to Robert
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (KESQ) — Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton made a stop in the Coachella Valley Friday morning, speaking directly with local business leaders about the issues shaping the state. The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a legislative breakfast at Tommy Bahama Miramonte Resort & Spa as part of its ongoing speaker series
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