LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Bobby Sherman, who gained prominence as an actor in the late 1960s but shot to fame as a singer — and whose good looks made him a popular teen idol in the early 1970s, died today at age 81. Â Â Sherman’s wife, Brigette Poublon, announced his death on social media, saying
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man convicted of leading a bank robbery crew that stole nearly $400,000 across four separate San Diego County hold-ups was sentenced today to nearly 500 years to life in state prison. Â Â Prosecutors said Larry Lightning Jr., 45, took part in armed robberies at banks in Escondido, Scripps Ranch,
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A veteran Los Angeles police sergeant and a motorist in his 30s whose truck broke down were killed early today when the sergeant stopped on the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway to assist the man and both were struck by another vehicle. The deadly multi-vehicle crash shut down the southbound San
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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Six teenagers were hospitalized today after a shooting in Moreno Valley and the suspect was still at large, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced.  The shooting was reported just before 11 p.m. Saturday in the 12000 block of Orchid Lane.  Responding deputies found five male teens suffering from multiple gunshot
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles today amid ongoing federal immigration enforcement actions and defended the continued federal presence in the city while also delivering scathing criticism of Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom for what he claimed was encouraging “illegal migration” as well as violence against law enforcement
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County voters on Tuesday will decide which of four candidates will fill a state Assembly seat left vacant by a presidential appointment. The June 24 Special Primary Election for the 63rd Assembly District was called by the governor earlier this year after then-Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Norco, was tapped by President
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By Natasha Chen, Kyle Feldscher, Diego Mendoza, Martin Goillandeau and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Details from community members and law enforcement have emerged about what unfolded in Los Angeles Thursday as federal agents were seen just outside the vast Dodger Stadium parking lot. The news had sparked concerns that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed today with a San Diego federal judge who found that California’s law that barred buying more than one gun per month was unconstitutional. Â Â The law, which was struck down by U.S. District Judge William Hayes in March of last year, was
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 58-year-old convicted felon accused of intentionally driving into a crowd of protesters marching along a downtown Riverside street, seriously injuring one of them, is slated to make his initial court appearance today, along with his girlfriend. Russell Alan Prentice and 39-year-old Candase Wenzel, both of Riverside, were arrested Monday following
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday revived a lawsuit from fuel producers challenging California’s strict vehicle emission rules, allowing the companies to fight an on-again, off-again climate policy that President Donald Trump has previously opposed. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the opinion for a 7-2 majority. Liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to maintain control over thousands of members of California’s National Guard. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request from Trump to lift, for now, a lower-court ruling that had required the president to relinquish control of roughly
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ)- This past Monday, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Homeland Security discovered the origin point of a sophisticated drug smuggling tunnel connecting Tijuana to the San Diego area. In early April, U.S Border Patrol agents from the San Diego Sector Tunnel team uncovered a drug-smuggling tunnel that was actively under construction. They
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Originally Published: 19 JUN 25 14:53 ETUpdated: 19 JUN 25 15:59 ETBy Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempted to enter Dodger Stadium on Thursday but were denied entry to the grounds by the team, the Dodgers said on social media. “This morning, ICE agents came to
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 58-year-old convicted felon accused of intentionally driving into a crowd of protesters marching along a street in downtown Riverside, seriously injuring one of them, was charged today with assault using a deadly weapon and other offenses, while his girlfriend was charged with being an accessory after the fact. Russell Alan
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Buss family has agreed to sell its majority ownership of the Lakers to Mark Walter, CEO of TWG Global and co-owner of the Dodgers, for a record valuation of approximately $10 billion, ESPN reported today. Jeanie Buss will remain as team governor to the NBA, according to unnamed sources cited
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By Josh Campbell, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — An elaborate scheme to stalk and rob truck drivers hauling millions of dollars of jewelry and other high-end merchandise has resulted in criminal charges against seven alleged co-conspirators, the Justice Department announced. A newly-unsealed federal grand jury indictment provides insights into the massive theft of $100 million
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By Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The private jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood last month was too low on its descent path for more than a mile before clipping power lines less than 100 feet above the ground, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Wednesday. The new findings
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The downtown Los Angeles curfew that had been in effect since last week due to protests sparked by immigration raids was lifted today, but Mayor Karen Bass warned it could be reinstated if necessary. Â Â “The curfew, coupled with ongoing crime prevention efforts, have been largely successful in protecting stores, restaurants,
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By Taylor Romine, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, a plea agreement filed Monday shows. Dr. Salvador Plasencia, of Santa Monica, California, is one of five people
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man described by prosecutors as a Mexican cartel enforcer who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and admitted ordering the murder of a police officer in Tijuana, among others, was sentenced today to 28 years in federal prison. Edgar Herrera Pardo was originally indicted in 2019 for his role
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