California

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Attorneys told a judge today they are ready to go forward with a multi-day hearing later this month for singer D4vd, who is charged with murdering a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of his Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard. During the hearing set to begin

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) is warning Imperial County residents to prepare now for extreme weather as the summer monsoonal storm season gets underway. Officials state that severe summer weather patterns, which typically run through early September, can bring sudden risks to the region, including high winds, localized

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge today rejected a plea deal as too lenient for a suspected organized crime figure from Israel accused of helping to run high-stakes illegal poker games at former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ mansion in Encino. Yevgeni Gershman, 50, of Woodland Hills, pleaded guilty in April to charges

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Private prison operator CoreCivic announced today it has sold two of its California detention facilities to the federal government, including the Otay Mesa Detention Center.   The sale was completed last Thursday for Otay Mesa and the California City Detention Facility for a total of $1.5 billion, according to an announcement

   NEWPORT BEACH (CNS) – Police arrested more than 400 people during Fourth of July celebrations on the Balboa Peninsula after thousands of juveniles and young adults flooded the area, city officials announced today. Some 350 personnel from the Newport Beach Police Department along with 17 other regional law enforcement agencies responded beginning around 7

Calif. (KESQ) – Over the holiday weekend, CAL FIRE sent out three strike teams to Colorado to help with wildfire response efforts in wake of the Aspen Fire.  The trip lasted two days, with teams stopping to address other fires along the route between California and Colorado. Crews arrived in Pueblo, Colorado, the night of

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – No tickets were sold with all six numbers in tonight’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $576 million.   There were also no tickets sold in California with five numbers, but missing the Mega number. One ticket was sold in Pennsylvania matching five

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department today continued their investigation into the circumstances surrounding three deputies being injured during a street takeover in East Los Angeles, following Mexico’s 2-0 World Cup victory over Ecuador in the opening round of the tournament’s knockout stage. A lieutenant at the sheriff’s East Los Angeles

ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 3, 2026) — Disneyland Resort reached a historic milestone today by welcoming its honorary one billionth guest to Disneyland Park during its ongoing 70th Anniversary Celebration. The achievement comes just ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. The milestone guest was 8-year-old Andres Robles of Arizona, who was visiting the park with his parents,

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The leader of an organized retail theft ring that targeted high-end jewelry stores in smash-and-grab robberies across Southern California has been sentenced to over 16 years behind bars and ordered to pay restitution of $1.2 million, officials announced today. Rodney Allen Flynt Jr. and his outfit hit 14 jewelry stores from

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 47-year-old man was charged today in connection with a fireworks accident last Fourth of July in Buena Park that killed an 8-year-old girl. Jasmine Nguyen of Anaheim was at the home of Earl Decastro with her mother and 7-year-old sister for a party in the 8000 block of Cornflower

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 47-year-old man who shot a motorist during a road rage confrontation south of Corona while his child sat next to him pleaded guilty today to attempted murder and other charges.   Luis Orlando Quiroz of Corona admitted the attempted murder count, along with firearm assault and child cruelty, with sentence-enhancing gun

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The lead defendant in the prosecution of an elder fraud ring that took around $65 million from victims across the country pleaded guilty today in San Diego federal court.   Hua Wang, 48, of Flushing, New York, was responsible for the collection of more than 2,000 cash packages that elderly victims