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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James will be moving on from the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, his agent confirmed on Tuesday. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report that James told the Lakers that he would be leaving the team and entering free agency, quoting his agent Rich Paul. Other NBA insiders
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Months after shocking sexual abuse allegations against deceased labor leader César Chávez came to light, the city of San Diego today replaced signs on the former César E. Chávez Parkway with new ones reading Chicano Park Boulevard. City Transportation Department crews completed the street sign installations on Monday. In planning for
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ)- Hundreds of students from elementary school to middle school are watching the films they created on the big screen at Mary Pickford Theatre. The event marked the ending of the two week Young Creators Summer Program, where about 600 students participated. This years theme was “Monster Summer” and inspired the students
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Calif. (KESQ) – This Thursday marked the deadline for California to finalize the ballot for the upcoming November election, where residents will vote on 14 statewide ballot measures surrounding taxation, environment, election, housing and healthcare. Following months of petitions and gathering signatures, ballot initiatives have been released giving Californians a better look at what to
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom is urging Californians to reject a proposed billionaire wealth tax headed to the November ballot. In an essay published Friday, Newsom said the ballot measure would dedicate most of its revenue to a single area of spending while leaving out key state priorities such as public schools, housing, childcare,
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – With jurors again insisting they were hopelessly deadlocked, a mistrial was declared today in the arson trial of the man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history. After initially indicating it had reached a verdict, the jury announced
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Jurors in the trial of Palisades Fire arson suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht announced today they were hopelessly deadlocked, telling the judge in the case the panel was at a “standstill” in deliberations and disagreeing jurors were “unwilling to change their opinion.” On the second day of deliberations, the jury sent a note
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s International Urban Search and Rescue team were requested to travel to Venezuela today following massive 7.5- and 7.2-magnitude earthquakes that rocked the country’s center and killed at least 188 people, injuring at least 1,500 others. The two earthquakes struck central Venezuela on Wednesday,
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – Governor Gavin Newsom signs executive order making California the first state to launch a tool monitoring AI- related job loss trends. The monitoring dashboard was created by a partnership between the Newsom administration and University of California, California Policy Lab. The software was created with hopes of preparing businesses, workers and
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers have upheld a commitment to donate $1 million toward assisting families impacted by the local surge of federal enforcement of immigration law that began in June 2025, it was reported today. The Dodgers donated a total of $1.1 million, according to representatives for California Community Foundation and Labor
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Another Starbucks customer filed court papers today alleging she suffered severe burns resulting from a defective hot beverage cup at a store in Cerritos. Ana Alvidrez’s still unofficial Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges negligence, negligent hiring as well as premises liability, strict liability and negligent products liability. She seeks unspecified
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — A moderate earthquake struck a remote area of Northern California on Wednesday morning, rattling communities across the region but causing no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and occurred at approximately 8:10 a.m. Pacific Time. The
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Lynette Niebla BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA) – Rather than halting high-tech industrial growth, the Brawley City Council voted unanimously to drop a proposed moratorium, choosing instead to implement strict new land-use policies for massive data centers. This comes after weeks of intense local debate regarding how the city should handle the rapid expansion of technology infrastructure
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in California on Tuesday issued a nationwide block against the Trump administration’s policy of making arrests at immigration courts, putting an end to a practice that garnered national attention. Last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement began detaining migrants in courthouse hallways across the country, sometimes moments
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit challenging Los Angeles’ so-called sanctuary city ordinance, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Monday. A U.S. District Court judge granted the city’s motion to dismiss the federal government’s challenge to a 2024 ordinance that prohibits city resources, property and personnel from cooperating
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VENICE BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – The FIFA World Cup is bringing more influence to the sport of soccer throughout the US, and now beach soccer is making an impact here in Southern California. The USA men’s and women’s national teams made their debut on home soil over the weekend. Both national teams played Trinidad and
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The thick, noxious smoke billowing out of a Los Angeles warehouse has been a fixture of the city’s skyline for almost a week as crews race to contain a fire at a cold-storage facility holding 85 million pounds of frozen food. As of Monday afternoon, significant progress has been
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy shot and killed a man who allegedly threatened him with a hammer on Monday in Jurupa Valley. The deputy-involved shooting occurred shortly after 4 a.m. along the 6000 block of Collins Street, just west of Van Buren Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles Police Department today released body-worn camera footage of the fatal shooting of a dog during a response to a Canoga Park residence where officers were investigating reports of a woman screaming in celebration of the New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years. According to the video
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Criminal charges have been filed against a man who allegedly stalked singer Sabrina Carpenter and has been ordered to stay at least 100 yards from the “Espresso” vocalist for the next five years, it was reported today. The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has filed eight misdemeanor counts, including stalking, against
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