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
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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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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Motown legend Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation over allegations that he sexually assaulted four of his former housekeepers over the course of roughly two decades, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed today. In a statement, the sheriff’s department said its Special Victims Unit is “actively investigating criminal allegations involving
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A bid for parole by Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have served about 35 years behind bars for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, was expedited this week following a judge’s decision to reduce their sentence, with a parole hearing now set for the brothers in mid-June. On Tuesday, Los
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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – A 16-year-old student was arrested after allegedly attacking two school district employees in Twentynine Palms, authorities announced. The incident was first reported at around 2:35 p.m. on Tuesday at the PLUS Program at a campus in Twentynine Palms. “Deputies learned a 16-year-old male student violently battered two female Morongo Unified
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Update 5/14/25 The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against foster parents and their adult daughter, accused of torturing six children. “It is alleged that the foster parents and their adult daughter subjected all six children (aged four – sixteen), to years of physical, emotional, and mental abuse,” reads a DA’s office news
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Long Beach Cruise Ship Terminal seized 749 cartons of illegally imported cigarettes from two women arriving on a cruise ship from Ensenada, Mexico, authorities announced today. The seizure occurred April 17, when officers discovered 10 pieces of luggage packed with cartons of cigarettes
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — In-N-Out is removing artificial coloring from two of its drinks and changing its ketchup. The moves come a few weeks after the US government said it will ban some synthetic dyes because of health concerns. The burger chain is eliminating artificial dyes from its strawberry milkshakes and
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – An indictment was unsealed today charging multiple alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism, in what was described as the first indictment returned in the nation levying terrorism charges against the cartel’s leadership. The indictment follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today the distribution of $3.3 billion in Proposition 1 grant funds to organizations and government agencies across the state to expand available behavioral health treatment beds and mental health services. Among the projects receiving funding a $65 million grant for Los Angeles County to convert unused buildings
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – The Attorney General’s Office is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman who sued the California State Lottery Commission, alleging she is entitled to the $1.08 billion jackpot from the July 19, 2023, Powerball drawing. In court papers filed Thursday with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Upinder
Continue Reading VAN NUYS, Calif. (KESQ) – Roughly two years after an effort began to have Erik and Lyle Menendez released from prison, a re-sentencing hearing will begin tomorrow for the brothers, who are serving life prison terms without the possibility of parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion. The
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Five people were stabbed today at a sober living home in Riverside, leaving one man in critical condition and a suspect in custody, according to Riverside police and reports from the scene. Â Â The stabbing was reported just before 4 a.m. in the 3800 block of Fourth Street, near Fairmont Boulevard
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California Senate leader Toni Atkins is hoping to be the state’s first female and LGBTQ governor. The San Diego Democrat made history as the first out lesbian to be assembly speaker, as well as the first woman and LGBTQ person to lead the senate. Atkins is hoping her long resume in elected office, coupled with
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