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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Ukrainian woman is facing federal charges in Los Angeles alleging she took part in Russian state-sponsored computer breaches on U.S. companies, including a cyberattack on a Vernon meat processor that purportedly caused the spoilage of more than 2,000 pounds of meat and triggered an ammonia leak, according to court papers

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution today opposing oil drilling off the coast of Southern California, following the Trump administration’s plans to expand the practice.    Put forward in a board letter by Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson-Remer, the resolution states that the board “opposes

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The wife of a Sinaloa Cartel kingpin was sentenced in San Diego federal court today to 14 years in prison for her role in her husband’s organization’s drug trafficking and money laundering offenses.    Claudia Patricia Alvarez Hernandez, 38, described in a prosecution sentencing memorandum as a “trusted high-ranking member”

LAKE PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – A man who saved his 7-year-old son from drowning at Lake Perris after their kayak capsized but ended up drowning himself was identified today as a 55-year-old Corona man.   Hadi Ahmadi died a short time after he was pulled from the water Saturday afternoon by rangers at the Lake Perris

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KESQ) – The U.S. Marine Corps today publicly identified a 21-year-old serviceman who lost his life this week to a training accident at Camp Pendleton. USMC Pfc. Tanner F. Rubio was fatally injured Wednesday afternoon in an accident involving a tactical vehicle, according to 1st Marine Division public affairs. Rubio, a native

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Prospects for the Inland Empire economy going into 2026 are nothing to brag about, but the region will continue to realize marginal growth in a few sectors, according to a report released today by the Southern California Association of Governments. SCAG published its annual “Southern California Economic Update” to rate the

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KESQ) – An El Monte man whom authorities said was behind the wheel of an allegedly stolen SUV that collided with a police cruiser, killing one of his own passengers and an Alhambra police officer, pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Adam Y. Chang

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – While hate crimes decreased by 1%, from 1,367 in 2023 to 1,355 in 2024, throughout Los Angeles County, public safety officials today said that number marked the second-highest total number of such crimes and vowed to make the region a more welcoming place. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Commission on

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – One of two physicians charged in “Friends” star Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose was sentenced today in downtown Los Angeles to 2 1/2 years behind bars for illegally supplying the anesthetic drug. Salvador Plasencia, 44, of Santa Monica, was the first of five defendants to be sentenced in Perry’s

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Koreatown man was charged today with throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, an attack law enforcement believes was motivated by anti-illegal immigration enforcement sentiment. Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, was arrested Monday and is charged with attempted malicious damage of federal property. He

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval today to an ordinance that would ban law-enforcement officers from concealing or disguising their identities while on duty in unincorporated areas — a response to federal immigration agents who generally wear masks during their operations.   The proposal introduced by Supervisors Janice