LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced today that prosecutors are investigating whether California law is at odds with federal civil rights guarantees to female students whose athletics programs host biological males identifying as girls, holding out a case in the Riverside Unified School District as an example of alleged violations. “The law
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Amid criticism — including from the White House — over a transgender Jurupa Valley High School athlete participating in this weekend’s state track and field championships, the organization that oversees California high school sports announced a change today to ensure “biological female” athletes are not excluded from the competition. Â Â
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The head of the Riverside County Democratic Party today denounced the treatment of state Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, following a DUI citation in Sacramento, calling it an attempt to intimidate a woman in power. Joy Silver issued a public statement defending Cervantes, who was cited for misdemeanor DUI on May 19
Continue ReadingBy Jory Rand Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KABC) — Just months ago, he battled the Eaton Fire, helping to save lives and homes. Now, the community is rallying behind a Pasadena firefighter in his time of need after an off-duty accident left him severely injured. According to loved ones, Armen
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By Samantha Waldenberg and Stephanie Elam, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to withhold federal funding from California over a transgender athlete’s participation in an upcoming sporting event — the latest example of the president trying to use funding as leverage to enact his agenda. “Please be hereby advised that large scale
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a homeless man and the wounding of another man last year in Long Beach, police announced today. The teen, a Long Beach resident, was taken into custody Thursday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. He was
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EL SOBRANTE, Calif. (KESQ) – A property owner fatally shot a man he alleged broke into his El Sobrante home, but authorities said today the matter was still under investigation to sort out exactly what happened and why. The deadly confrontation occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday, in the unincorporated community situated between Riverside to
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Southern California Edison has reached a record $82.5 million settlement with the United States to resolve claims stemming from the 2020 Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. The U.S. government sued SoCal Edison in September 2023, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Brian Williams, a former Los Angeles deputy mayor, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge for reporting a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year, prosecutors announced today. Williams, 61, of Pasadena is charged with a single count of threats regarding fire and explosives, a felony carrying a
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Everyone aboard a plane that crashed into a San Diego military housing community died in the wreck, a National Transportation Safety Board investigator said today, adding that both the runway lights and an automated weather-notification system at the destination airport were inoperable at the time. Â Â The investigation was continuing
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By ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — The Maui woman who went missing nearly six months ago and made national headlines broke her silence on her widely publicized, weeks-long disappearance. 31-year-old Hannah Kobayashi posted a video on Instagram earlier this month thanking those who looked for her and
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was carrying cocaine aboard a small plane that made an emergency landing on state Route 76 in Oceanside last fall was sentenced today to two-and-a-half years in prison. Â Â Prosecutors said Oceanside resident Troy Othneil Smith, 36, tried to hide a drug package
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, were settling into their new home today at the Tulsa Zoo, following a day of mystery that began when the animals were quietly removed from their enclosure at the Griffith Park facility. “Although they will be
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, was cited in Sacramento on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a report published today. Cervantes, 37, was driving Monday in downtown Sacramento when her car collided with another vehicle just blocks from the Capitol, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson told the political news website
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Amid an antitrust battle with the Justice Department, global entertainment company Live Nation is adding one of President Trump’s closest advisors to its board of directors. Richard Grenell, who is both Trump’s presidential envoy for special missions and the newly installed president of the Kennedy Center, was named to
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A San Diego man who allegedly tried to smuggle 17 exotic birds across the U.S.-Mexico border was facing federal charges today. Â Â Ricardo Alonzo, 26, is accused of attempting to cross through the San Ysidro Port of Entry on May 4 with 10 Burrowing Parakeets, five Yellow-Crowned Amazon Parrots, and
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles today announced the launch of a program to file complaints and arrest warrants to allow federal law enforcement to take defendants into federal custody from state jails. Â Â The program, called Operation Guardian Angel, seeks “to neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy and protect Americans from criminal
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By Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (KABC) — A Rancho Cucamonga woman is fighting for justice after her 10-year-old son Nathanial died from exposure to fentanyl. Not only does Marcy Castro think the person who did it should be charged with murder, but she’s advocating for tougher punishments
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (KESQ) – Disneyland turns 70 in July, but will begin its birthday party a bit early, starting today and running through the summer of 2026. The theme of the celebration is “celebrate happy” and will include limited-time entertainment, colorful décor, food and beverages, collectible merchandise and more at both the original park and
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision not to provide Endangered Species Act protections for the imperiled Joshua tree is unlawful, according to court papers obtained today. U.S. District Judge Wesley L. Hsu ruled Monday that the USFWS decision to not provide ESA
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