Skip to Content
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Trump administration announced today it plans to rescind decades-old conservation protections in the San Gabriel Mountains and other national forest lands. The proposal from the U.S. Forest Service would scrap the entire so-called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001. The rollback would remove
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Young people are turning to digital media to explore religion and spirituality, but they continue to trust parents, caregivers and faith leaders more for spiritual guidance, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday. The first Future of Faith study from UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers surveyed more than 2,000 people
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The five Buss family siblings who announced plans to sell the family’s stake in the Lakers insisted today they intend to move forward with the sale, despite opposition from current team governor/CEO Jeanie Buss. In a statement sent Tuesday to ESPN and other outlets, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss
Continue Reading
By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — A player development staff member for the San Diego Padres was detained in Texas last week while traveling and is being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Oswaldo Pirela, 34, works as a catching coordinator for the Padres organization and was in El Paso, Texas, to work
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A dispute erupted today among the Buss family siblings, who initially announced plans to sell off the family’s remaining stake in the Lakers, but an attorney for Laker governor Jeanie Buss quickly called the announcement “false, defamatory and pernicious.” On Monday morning, ESPN first reported that the six Buss siblings had
Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Major League Baseball and its owners today unanimously approved the $3.9 billion sale of the San Diego Padres to a new group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones. Feliciano was designated the Padres’ Control Person in alignment with MLB governance requirements. The Padres
Continue Reading
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount wants the states that are suing over the Warner Bros. Discovery deal to post a $1.9 billion bond. The states are scoffing at the idea. “They don’t have any legitimate claim. I mean, honestly, this reeks of desperation,” California attorney general Rob Bonta told CNN in response. Paramount
Continue Reading
SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A white poodle named Teddy was recovering at home with her owner today after San Diego County animal control officers rescued the dog from a storm drain more than a month after she went missing. Animal control officers responded at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of
Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 from the Imperial Beach Little League when she was its treasurer has been arrested, authorities announced today. The suspect, a 39-year-old, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of eight counts each of embezzlement and grand theft, according to the San Diego County
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – With approval by Mexico in hand, Paramount Skydance announced today it has cleared all regulatory hurdlers required to complete its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount officials said the deal has undergone an eight-month review process involving regulators in 68 countries, including the U.S. Department of Justice.
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, was facing one less criminal charge today, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case. In June, a federal court jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquitting
Continue Reading
Adrik Vargas IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Crews across Imperial County are working to repair damage left behind by storms that moved through the valley. The storms brought strong winds and heavy rain, knocking down power poles and leaving thousands without power. The storms also brought winds of up to 70 miles per hour, along
Continue Reading
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – An 18-year-old La Jolla man who was seen kicking a sea lion in La Jolla Cove in a viral social media video that drew widespread condemnation pleaded guilty in federal court today to harassing wildlife. Tyler Muehl admitted to kicking at the animal four times on the night of July
Continue Reading
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – A bill by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, that would restrict law enforcement’s use of flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges cleared a key Assembly committee today. Senate Bill 937 cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is headed to the Assembly floor for a vote, according to Gonzalez’s office.
Continue Reading
San Bernardino, CA (KESQ) – Five people have been arrested in connection with a shooting involving a BNSF Railway Police officer and the alleged burglary of rail cars in the Cajon Pass, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The investigation began Monday, August 10, at approximately 6:04 p.m., when deputies from the San
Continue Reading
Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Multiple bridges across Imperial County remain under a state of emergency due to compromised integrity. Local officials are aggressively pursuing an $8.5 million grant through the federal Bridge Investment Program to fund major replacements and repairs. The structural crisis is heavily impacting the community, causing restricted farming routes,
Continue Reading
Dillon Fuhrman IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) says they are “experiencing scattered power outages in several areas” Wednesday. In a post to Facebook, the areas include Calexico, Heber and Holtville, and said the outage is related to the “storm moving through the region.” IID said crews are responding and inspecting
Continue Reading
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KESQ) – Military officials today publicly identified a young Marine recruit who died last week after suffering a medical emergency at Camp Pendleton. Pvt. Aiden Craig, 18, was pronounced dead at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside last Wednesday, four days after being stricken by an unknown ailment during a physical fitness test,
Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to end a closely watched lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging immigration raids in Southern California are not just unlawful, but deliberately designed to target Latino communities, according to court papers obtained today. Residents, workers and advocacy
Continue Reading
HOMELAND (CNS) – A dead woman was found adjacent to Highway 74 in Homeland today, prompting an investigation into whether she was the possible victim of a hit-and-run or died from other causes. The pedestrian, whose identity was not immediately released, was located by a passerby shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday on the southbound side
Continue Reading