California

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by singer D4vd last year, is calling for the defendant to face the death penalty.   The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges stemming from the death. He is

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Erik and Lyle Menendez were expressing gratitude today after learning they’ve been granted a parole hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027, more than one year earlier than previously expected.    The brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun killings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men accused of being part of a catalytic converter theft ring in the Southland were behind bars today.    Jorge Alberto Delgadillo, 35, of Maywood and Julio Moreno Reyes, 40, of Los Angeles, were booked Thursday on suspicion of grand theft and conspiracy, sheriff’s deputies said. Three other men

Dillon Fuhrman IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial County District Attorney’s Office said two men received life sentences for a murder while in prison. In a press release, Jose Luis Perez, 49, and Juan Carlos Urbina Serrano, 38, were sentenced last week to life in prison for the November 2022 murder of William Quintero.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man who was serving an 80-year-to-life sentence for a drive-by shooting that wounded two brothers in Lynwood was exonerated today of the crimes, found factually innocent and ordered to be released from state prison. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters at an afternoon news conference at his

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The UCLA Voting Rights Project and others are suing the Trump administration, alleging the government’s use of federal databases to erroneously target naturalized citizens who are eligible to register to vote interferes with free and fair elections, according to court papers obtained today.    Filed in the U.S. District Court for

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Los Angeles podcaster and former TV host was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump and stalking his personal lawyer and the lawyer’s family. Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was taken into custody at his apartment in the Westlake neighborhood, according to First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – As a massive wave of interest in data centers and green energy projects sweeps through the Imperial Valley, local leaders and residents are uniting to ensure the community is not left behind by rapid industrialization. The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), alongside a coalition of local grassroots organizations, has

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man who gunned down a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy at a stoplight in Palmdale three years ago was legally sane at the time of the crime, a jury decided today. The jury’s verdict — reached after about 1 1/2 days of deliberations — means Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar, 32,

RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A union-organized labor action outside an Amazon warehouse in south Riverside today sought to spotlight “workers’ rights,” but the corporation said the action caused no disruption and appeared to be part of an ongoing campaign to “mislead” the public. Teamsters Local 1932 said a work stoppage was initiated Wednesday morning at the

ONTARIO, Calif. (KESQ) — A preliminary magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck the Inland Empire early Wednesday morning near the city of Ontario, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at approximately 5:37 a.m., with the epicenter located about a few miles southeast of Ontario, according to the USGS. The shaking was felt across parts of Southern California.

Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAl, Calif. (KYMA) – A judge ruled that the county must conduct a full environmental impact report for a new data center complex rather than reviewing its components in isolation. The court found sufficient evidence of potential environmental impacts, rejecting the county’s attempt to treat permits as ministerial actions. Alene Taber, attorney for

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles today announced a multinational operation to dismantle the resilient Russian botnet and malware ecosystem Sality, which is known for enabling cryptocurrency theft and cyberattacks on victims in the United States and abroad. As part of the effort, the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and Defense Criminal

GLENDALE, Calif. (KESQ) – A man with a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women’s behinds was being held without bail today following his arrest on similar accusations in Glendale.   Calese Crowder, 39, was arrested Friday, according to the Glendale Police Department.   Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. Friday to a store in the 1500 block

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Teenagers and soon-to-be drivers in Southern California and across the state can use a new free online driving simulation designed to help young motorists practice making safe decisions behind the wheel, state officials announced Monday. The California Office of Traffic Safety and Caltrans released “The Road Ahead,” a web-based game that