LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The owners of the Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe died are suing the city and Mayor Karen Bass, alleging in federal court that the residence was designated a historic cultural landmark after they purchased it, curtailing their plans to demolish the structure, according to a complaint obtained today. Husband
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The first measles case in a Los Angeles County resident since August has been confirmed, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced today. The patient, who was not identified, had recently traveled internationally, according to the department. There are no identified public exposure locations in Los Angeles County
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities today released details about the case of a 23-year-old woman who fled to Mexico after allegedly killing her 55-year-old boyfriend, who was found decapitated. Alyssa Marie Lira of Anaheim was charged with murder on Monday with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. She is
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A convicted bank robber was sentenced today to 44 months in federal prison for running a nearly $1 million fraud scheme that targeted Southern California surfers whose bank cards and phones were lifted from their cars while they were catching waves. Moundir Kamil, 56, of Orange County, was also ordered to
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Orange County supervisors today approved spending $33 million to settle a large batch of claims made in relation to the September 2024 Airport Fire. The supervisors voted 4-0, with Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento absent, in a closed-door meeting to settle 592 claims for 193 households represented by the Singleton Schreiber law
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Older women with a history of mental health disorders had a 78% higher risk of developing long COVID after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to a UC San Diego-led report published today. The study, published in Tuesday’s online edition of the journal Menopause, found that older women with histories of
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – On the eve of trial, TikTok has settled a lawsuit filed against it and three other social media platforms by a 19-year-old Northern California woman who alleges the online forums are addictive and harmful to teens and children, an attorney said today. The woman, identified in court documents only as K.G.M.,
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A former Navy detective and El Cajon police officer recently sentenced for using excessive force on a detained sailor at Naval Base San Diego was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for conspiring to distribute child sex abuse material. Jonathan Christopher Laroche pleaded guilty to communicating with others over
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A new executive order from President Trump that was signed on Friday aims to “cut through bureaucratic red tape and speed up reconstruction in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Canyon areas one year after devastating wildfires destroyed nearly 40,000 acres of homes and businesses,” according to the White House. The president
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Accused drug lord Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, pleaded not guilty today to federal charges alleging he ran a narcotics trafficking organization and ordered the killing of a witness. The 44-year-old Wedding — who was sixth on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List until his arrest late
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ) – A former San Bernardino County business owner was arrested in Thailand in connection with the 1996 murder of an employee. Woravit Mektrakarn was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of one of his employees nearly three decades ago in Ontario. According to
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn its subpoena demanding the medical records of over 3,000 transgender youth at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and entered into a settlement agreement with a group of patients and their families, according to court papers obtained today. The agreement, filed in Los Angeles federal
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BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) – Jackie the bald eagle has laid her first egg of the 2026 season at the Big Bear nest! The egg was first visible on the nest livestream at around 4:32 p.m. Last year, Jackie laid her first egg on Jan. 22. She laid a second egg about a little over
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A close friend of singer D4vd — who is being investigated in connection with the death of a teenage girl found in the trunk of his impounded Tesla in Hollywood — was in custody today for allegedly failing to appear as a witness in Los Angeles, according to an online report.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A man accused of gunning down a suspected car thief in Riverside — even though the victim wasn’t taking a vehicle that belonged to the shooter — must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday. Tony Javier Ortiz, 43, of Perris was arrested in 2024 following
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed in San Diego federal court against Costco, which accuses the retail giant of falsely advertising that its Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains no preservatives, court papers revealed Friday. The complaint filed Thursday on behalf of Escondido resident Anatasia Chernov and Big
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Glendale firefighter was charged with murder today for allegedly bludgeoning his wife inside their North Hollywood home. The murder charge against Andrew Jimenez, 45, includes a sentence-enhancing allegation of the use of a deadly weapon. He remains jailed in lieu of $2 million bail. Jimenez was scheduled to be
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By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson, Holmes Lybrand, and Valeria León, CNN (CNN) — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and the largest cocaine distributor in Canada, according to officials, has been arrested and was placed in US custody. Ryan Wedding was one of FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” fugitives, with a $15 million reward for his capture,
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WILLOWBROOK, Calif. (KESQ) – A 55-year-old man who was killed in the unincorporated Willowbrook area near South Los Angeles was identified as a former NFL player by county authorities. Kevin Johnson was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office, which said he died of head trauma and stab wounds.
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NORWALK, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman whose murder conviction was reversed for her infant daughter’s death on New Year’s Eve in 2013 has pleaded no contest to lesser charges. Ashley Debra Jones was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in state prison following her plea to one count each of voluntary manslaughter and child abuse resulting
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