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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Following reports that he suffered a medical emergency at his home and had to be hospitalized, 94-year-old “Star Trek” actor William Shatner insisted today that he is “perfectly fine.” On his Instagram page, Shatner posted a photo of himself dressed like Mark Twain, captioned with “Rumors of my demise have been

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (KESQ) – A 79-year-old car wash owner who says he was injured when agents body slammed and subjected him to other violent treatment during a Sept. 9 immigration raid at his business in Van Nuys has filed a $50 million claim against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and related federal

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – An Inland Empire pastor who allegedly arranged a contract hit on a Riverside man must stand trial for attempted murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Samuel Davalos Pasillas, 48, one-time pastor of a Latin church in Victorville, was arrested last year following a Riverside Police Department investigation that also

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – An Orange County Superior Court judge today ruled that attorneys for the Los Angeles Angels will be limited in their attempts to blame others than a former public relations director for the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Attorneys for the team argued Monday before Orange County Superior Court Judge Shaina

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego intercepted nearly 10,000 pounds of narcotics valued at about $24 million and hundreds of thousands of dollars in unreported cash last month, authorities announced today. The seizures included at least 155 separate incidents and more than $340,000 in unreported currency, according

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – An Orange County Superior Court judge was sentenced today to 35 years to life in prison for fatally shooting his wife during a prolonged argument at their Anaheim Hills home. Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was convicted in an April retrial of second-degree murder for killing 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson on Aug.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A stolen car packed with Labubu dolls and other plush toys crashed head-on into another vehicle early today while being chased by California Highway Patrol officers near downtown Los Angeles.    The pursuit began about 3 a.m. in the area of Olympic Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue, according to the CHP.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A coalition of labor unions and faculty associations representing UC employees today filed suit seeking to stop the Trump administration from suspending research grants and seeking a $1.2-billion fine against UCLA. The lawsuit filed in federal court for the Northern District of California accuses the administration of President Donald Trump of

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Erik and Lyle Menendez, who last month were denied in their bids for parole after serving more than three decades in prison for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents in Beverly Hills, have now lost their bid for a new trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Ryan issued a

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles computer game developer who admitted operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire was sentenced today to a mix of prison and home detention. Peter Tripp Akemann, 57, of Culver City, pleaded guilty in February to a federal class-A