LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ)– Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is set to announce new legislation that will expand a pathway to lawful permanent residency for millions of long-term U.S. residents Friday July 25. The new piece of legislation is being announced in the wake of expansive immigration enforcements from the Trump administration in California and across
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The county Board of Supervisors today voted 4-1 in favor of a program to train owners and employees of small businesses about their rights in the event of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid. Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer said she was prompted to craft the proposal after a
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Erik Menendez, who is imprisoned in San Diego with his brother Lyle for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, has been hospitalized with what his attorney today called a serious medical condition. “Erik Menendez was transported to an outside medical facility on July 18,” according to the state
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (AP) — The man accused of killing an “American Idol” executive and her husband used the couple’s gun to kill them and later called the police, authorities allege. Los Angeles police previously said they responded to a 911 call about a burglary on the afternoon of July 10, but left after
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men accused with three others of gunning down a Mead Valley resident during a home invasion robbery that occurred almost two decades ago are slated to be arraigned Wednesday. DeShawn Cordell Hill, 36, and Kenneth Tucker II, 37, both of Riverside, were arrested in the last two weeks following
Continue ReadingBy Austin Turner Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Officials at Los Angeles International Airport seized hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs in an attempted smuggling operation into New Zealand, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations in L.A. In a post to X on
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 700 active-duty US Marines who were mobilized last month to respond to protests in Los Angeles are being sent home from the mission, the Pentagon said Monday. “With stability returning to Los Angeles, the Secretary has directed the redeployment of the 700 Marines whose presence sent a clear
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ)– The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of train thieves from early to mid-June. The burglary of the Union Pacific freight trains took place in the Los Angeles
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EAST LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies were killed today in an explosion at a training facility in East Los Angeles, a tragedy Sheriff Robert Luna called his agency’s deadliest day since 1857. The blast was reported at 7:25 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of North Eastern Avenue, southwest
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – With a Los Angeles federal judge rejecting a request by government attorneys to pause her ruling barring immigration agents from detaining people without reasonable suspicion beyond their race, ethnicity or occupation, government attorneys have again asked an appeals court to issue a stay of the order, according to court papers obtained
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HOMELAND, Calif. (KESQ) – A 38-year-old is in custody after authorities said they found bomb-making materials and long rifles in his home following a stolen vehicle arrest in western Riverside County. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation started on the morning of June 8 in Temecula. Deputies conducted a traffic stop and
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi toured the former Alcatraz prison on Thursday as the Trump administration pushes the idea of re-establishing it as a prison more than 60 years after it was closed. Bondi was there with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to receive a briefing on the facility, a Justice
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in filing a challenge to a final rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that critics say would create significant barriers to obtaining health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act. “Far from delivering on their promises to
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ)– California is partnering up with the Trevor project to improve behavioral health services and affirming care following the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate specialized suicide prevention support for LGBTQ youth. Just weeks after the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate specialized suicide preventative support for LGBTQ youth through the 988 Suicide and
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (KESQ) – Disneyland marked the 70th anniversary of the park’s opening today, with guests getting the chance to see the first Audio-Animatronics figure of Walt Disney. “Walt Disney — A Magical Life” at the Main Street Opera House begins with a film about Disney’s life, culminates with a visit with Disney in his
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Two Los Angeles-area firefighters were honored at the ESPYs Awards on Wednesday night, receiving the Pat Tillman Award for Service for their response to the devastating January wildfires. David Walters, a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter, and Erin Regan,
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By Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled approximately $4 billion in unspent federal funding from California’s embattled high-speed rail project, calling it a “boondoggle” plagued by years of mismanagement, delays, and skyrocketing costs. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the termination
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Assemblymember James C. Ramos will present a symbolic $10 million state-funded check Friday to California Indian Nations College as part of an effort to help the school become the state’s first federally accredited tribal college. The presentation featuring a “blown-up” check is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Agua Caliente
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Half of the California National Guard troops that were federalized and deployed to Los Angeles in response to unrest sparked by immigration-enforcement raids in the area will be returned to their normal duties, the Pentagon announced today. In June, President Donald Trump ordered that 2,000 California National Guard troops be brought
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ENCINO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 22-year-old man was arrested today in connection with the deaths of a married couple — including a music supervisor for “American Idol” — inside a posh Encino home. The bodies were found at about 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 4700 block of White Oak Place during a welfare check, according
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