SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Fentanyl-related deaths saw a five-year low in Orange County, authorities said today. There were 407 fentanyl-related deaths in the county last year, down from 613 in 2023. Sheriff’s officials say the trend is continuing this year so far. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, there were 20
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration moved Thursday to challenge California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full weight of the Justice Department in the high-stakes battle over control the House of Representatives next year. After voters in the Golden State approved a ballot
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom pulled no punches at the COP30 climate talks in Brazil on Tuesday, calling President Donald Trump an “invasive species” and a “wrecking ball” during discussions about the US absence from global climate action. Newsom, a Democrat widely viewed as a likely presidential candidate in 2028,
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – The Hollywood Bowl’s stage was dedicated to legendary composer John Williams on Monday night — the first such honor in the history of the famed venue, organizers said today. Williams, 93, is the most decorated film composer in movie history, with a stunning 54 Academy Award nominations and five wins, along
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FULLERTON, Calif. (KESQ) – Cal Sate Fullerton women’s soccer player Lauren Turner has died about a month and a half after she and a teammate were struck by a truck while riding electric scooters in Fullerton, the university announced. Turner died Friday, according to a post on the CSUF website. “Lauren was the funniest,
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RIVERSIDE. Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender accused of pimping out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere will stand trial on felony charges. Deirdrick Dayvon Bradford, 31, of Rosamond was arrested last month following a Riverside Police Department investigation stemming from an earlier FBI operation. At
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A baby boy was born on the northbound Escondido (215) Freeway in Riverside today, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers from the CHP and the Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a baby being born on the freeway north of Eastridge Avenue at around 2:35 a.m. Saturday.
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Democrats’ sweeping election victory on Tuesday, including the approval of a redistricting ballot measure in his state, “represents a new moment” for the Democratic Party as it debates its path forward. “Clarity, conviction, purpose, energy. On our toes, not on our heels. A resurgent
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Diego-based U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who pleaded guilty to allowing vehicles containing drugs to pass through inspection lanes at the U.S.- Mexico border was sentenced today to 15 years in prison. Diego Bonillo, 31, admitted to sharing when he was working and his lane assignments
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The mother of a 9-year-old California girl who vanished during their road trip last month was arrested Friday on a felony charge of false imprisonment –—but it’s not directly related to the search for her daughter, officials said. Investigators were looking into the disappearance of Ashlee Buzzard’s
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – More than a dozen people connected to the San Diego County chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang have been sentenced for their roles in a hate-related stabbing and attack on three young Black men in Ocean Beach, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced today. The prosecution
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Activist Shane Harris was joined today by family members of the late Bill Walton to announce twin proposals to rename a street in San Diego and a memorial area in La Mesa after the basketball legend. Hall of Famer Walton, the greatest basketball player San Diego produced, died in
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – The annual mission to erect miniature American flags alongside tens of thousands of graves at Riverside National Cemetery on the weekend before Veterans Day was nixed this year because of challenges stemming from the federal government shutdown, organizers said today. “Due to the ongoing government shutdown, our official flag placement ceremony
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Just days after a pest control company branded Los Angeles the nation’s “rattiest” major city, health officials delivered another blow this morning, announcing 61 rabid bats had been found so far in 2025, the second-highest total ever recorded in the county. The total is the most since 2021, when 68 rabid
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County woman who was convicted of second-degree murder for injecting silicone oil into a woman’s buttocks just over a year after being found guilty of a lesser charge stemming from another woman’s death under similar circumstances was sentenced in Los Angeles today to 15 years to life in prison.
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender accused of pimping out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere posted her pictures and other information via internet classified advertisements, arranging for her to meet men near a mall and other places, according to court documents obtained Tuesday. Deirdrick
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – One day after California voters approved Proposition 50, redrawing the state’s congressional district lines to boost Democratic representation in Washington, state Republicans filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles today challenging the constitutionality of the measure. Assemblyman David Tangipa, R-Fresno, the California Republican Party, and 18 district voters brought the lawsuit,
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – California voters today approved Proposition 50, the statewide congressional redistricting proposal. By 10 p.m., the proposition had nearly 65% of the vote. Live Coverage from ABC News: 9:00 p.m. President Donald Trump reacted to today’s election results with a short post on Truth Social. Earlier this morning, Trump threatened legal
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Update 11/5/25 The suspect, Angelo Jose Saldivar, appeared in court on Wednesday, pleading not guilty to all charges. He is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 10 and Nov. 12. Original Report 11/3/25 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) – Prosecutors filed charges against a man accused of killing a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputy responding
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A big blue mass of joyous Dodger fans lined the streets of downtown Los Angeles today to celebrate the team’s World Series victory, filling the parade route with confetti and screams of appreciation. More than 200,000 people attended last year’s World Series parade, and officials said even more were expected this
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