California

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A reported threat by Paramount to move its massive studio operation out of California unless the state drops a legal challenge to its proposed merger with Warner Bros. amounts to a “blackmail” attempt, Attorney General Rob Bonta said today. Variety reported Tuesday that Paramount-Skydance CEO David Ellison informed senior executives at

SAN DIEGO (KESQ) – Following an attempt to inspect the Otay Mesa Detention Center in February, the county released a public report today detailing conditions in the facility. The conditions during the inspection were generally within recommended state standards for detention facilities, areas of concern in the findings included an individual who was not provided

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A judge today gave final approval of a $7.4 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit in which the plaintiff contended that store receipts from Monrovia-based Trader Joe’s Co. allegedly printed the first six and last four digits of customers’ credit cards at potential risk to identity security.   Federal law allows businesses

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Southern California Gas Co. announced today it is introducing updated employee uniforms intended to make it easier for customers to identify SoCalGas workers at homes and businesses.    The updated uniforms feature prominent company branding and employees’ first names embroidered on shirts and coveralls, according to the utility. Employees also carry

RIVERSIDE (CNS) – One of two men accused of fatally shooting a 33-year-old motorist during a car-to-car attack that began on a Riverside street and continued into the parking lot of a high school campus made his initial court appearance today. Arthur Joseph Henderson, 27, of Las Vegas was arrested Wednesday following a Riverside Police

VAN NUYS (CNS) – Billionaire and former gubernatorial candidate Stephen Cloobeck pleaded not guilty today to charges that he tried to dissuade people from testifying in a criminal case against his then-fiancée, a model and social media personality. Cloobeck — a real estate magnate who dropped his bid for governor late last year and threw

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – San Diego County’s first jury trial for a DUI case involving nitrous oxide has resulted in guilty verdicts against a 34-year-old man, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced today.    The defendant was found on March 10 behind the wheel of a car that was partially on a sidewalk,

A California Highway Patrol road rage investigation has led to the arrest of a 52-year-old Yucaipa man and the seizure of approximately 20 illegal firearms, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, firearm suppressors, and AR-15 manufacturing equipment. The investigation began after the suspect allegedly pointed a handgun at another vehicle on Interstate 10 near Live Oak Canyon

CAMP PENDLETON (CNS) – A Marine Corps recruit died days after suffering a medical emergency during a routine physical fitness evaluation at Camp Pendleton, officials announced today. The recruit, who was assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, was pronounced dead on Wednesday at Tri-City Medical Center, in Oceanside, according to a news release

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A parolee accused of gunning down a 42-year-old man near a highway junction in Green Acres nearly six years ago was charged today with first-degree murder and other offenses.    David Louis Starnes, 46, of Hemet was formally arrested Sunday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit investigation into

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison transmission tower sparked the 2025 Eaton Fire, the Los Angeles County Fire Department concluded in reports released today.    Fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, the Eaton Fire that erupted Jan. 7, 2025, killed at least 19 people in the Altadena area, while

CARLSBAD, Calif. (KESQ) – A professional photographer previously sentenced in San Diego County to 25 years in state prison for sexually assaulting teenage girls during modeling sessions at a rented Carlsbad residence was sentenced in Oregon today to 40 years in federal prison. Robert Koester, 59, who was sentenced by a Vista judge in 2019

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump spent just under 4 1/2 hours in California today to speak at a Republican National Committee event at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. Air Force One touched down at Los Angeles International Airport around 4:30 p.m. A short time later, Trump exited the