SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three people were stabbed in the Core-Columbia neighborhood of San Diego and a suspect was arrested, police said today. Â Â Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, three people were standing at 1000 Kettner Blvd. when a male suspect “walked up to them and started arguing, for no reason,” the San Diego
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 37-year-old woman who walked away from a San Diego County Female Community Reentry Program was apprehended today in Perris. Â Â Angel Rayburn was taken into custody without incident by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation agents, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced. The San Diego County District Attorney’s
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HEMET, Calif. (KESQ) – A motorcycle rider was killed in a collision with a Hemet Fire Department truck tonight in Hemet. Â Â The crash occurred at 9:09 p.m. at Chambers and State streets, according to the California Highway Patrol. Additional information was not immediately available.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The U.S. Air Force will provide full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman who was fatally shot during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. The decision reverses a Biden administration denial of a military funeral for Babbitt, 35, and comes months after the federal government
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams will be deployed to major cities and regions across the state — where they will work with local law enforcement agencies as part of ongoing efforts to reduce crime statewide. Newsom said the deployments are an expansion of CHP
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – White House border czar Tom Homan said today federal officials will “ramp up” immigration enforcement actions in so-called sanctuary cities across the country, including Los Angeles. “You’re going to see a ramp-up of operations in New York,” Homan told reporters at the White House. “You’re going to see a ramp-up of
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By Reuters (Reuters) — Delta Air Lines agreed to pay $78.75 million to resolve a class action lawsuit over a 2020 fuel dump that doused tens of thousands of properties, including homes and schools, in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California. A proposed preliminary settlement was filed this week in Los Angeles federal court
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Hylton Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Officials in Los Angeles have ordered extra police patrols around Catholic schools in the area following the deadly shooting in Minneapolis that left two students dead and 17 others injured. Mayor Karen Bass posted on X that, in light of
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Update 4:30 p.m. The Federal Aviation Administration ground stop due to thunderstorm activity has been LIFTED at Long Beach Airport and John Wayne Airport in Orange County. The stop is scheduled to remain in effect at LosAngeles International Airport until 4.45 p.m. Original Report 3:30 p.m. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Eight people suspected of being part of a prolific burglary crew responsible for 92 heists throughout the Los Angeles area over the past three years were arrested, authorities announced today. Most of the suspects, who range in age from 20 to 47, were arrested Wednesday, when investigators from the LAPD’s
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector today announced an increase in drug smuggling attempts using car batteries. Â Â Over the past couple months, border officers have intercepted multiple loads of drugs concealed under the hood of vehicles inside the battery, according to the agency. “As we continue to gain
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By Arlette Saenz, Eric Bradner, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Senate on Saturday approved new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The vote was the final legislative hurdle for the redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg
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By Taylor Romine, Elizabeth Wolfe, Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Lyle Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother of murdering their parents in 1989. The parole board also denied Erik Menendez parole Thursday. The decisions are a crippling blow to both brothers after a yearslong fight
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – Sir Gary Oldman, a Palm Springs resident, placed his handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre today, honoring him for a career that has brought him three Best Actor Oscar nominations. Â Â “I am all too aware of the hundreds of talented artists that have
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A transient who fatally stabbed a 64-year-old woman without provocation while the victim was walking her dogs in west Riverside was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison. Darlene Stephanie Montoya, 28, killed Ke Chieh Meng of Riverside in 2021. Â Â At the start of trial proceedings Thursday,
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Matthew Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A California parole board has denied parole for Erik Menendez, who was convicted alongside his brother Lyle of murdering their parents in 1989, delivering a crippling blow to the brothers’ yearslong fight for release. The decision does not bode well for Lyle Menendez, whose case
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It is the dawn of artificial intelligence. And already — kids are using it in their daily lives. But educational policies and standards at large have not caught up to the dramatic rise of AI and how students are using it, whether for good or bad. “In my math classes, people cheat with AI, and it’s really invasive
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By Arit John, Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own. Taken together, the package of bills backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will ask voters to replace the state’s current
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KCRA) — South Lake Tahoe resident tested positive for the bubonic plague and is believed to have been bitten by an infected flea while camping in the area, El Dorado County health officials said on Tuesday. The person is now recovering
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By Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, Arit John, Steve Contorno, Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a redistricting bill, paving the way for Republican-drawn maps that could net the GOP as many as five US House seats to be finalized in the coming days. The 88-52 vote occurred on
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