By JOHN ANTCZAK LOS ANGELES (AP) — A possible tornado touched down southeast of Los Angeles on Wednesday, ripping pieces of roofing off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky. The National Weather Service tweeted that it was sending teams to assess damage in Montebello and the southern Santa
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EL CENTRO, Calif. (AP) — A Mexican man pleaded guilty Tuesday to coordinating a smuggling effort that left 13 people dead when their overloaded SUV was struck by a big-rig after crossing the border into California two years ago. Jose Cruz Noguez, 49, of Mexicali, entered pleas in federal court to a charge of conspiracy
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Governor Gavin Newsom joined local leaders Monday morning for a visit to Imperial Valley. Newsom visited a Geothermal Plant near the beleaguered Salton Sea to get an update on progress being made toward lithium production. “We’re witnessing another moment in history with the creation of California Silicon Valley right here,” Newsom said. Watch his full
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By STEFANIE DAZIO LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked key provisions of a California law that drastically restricts the sale of new handguns in the state, saying parts of the legislation violate the Second Amendment. A lawsuit challenging the law was filed last year by the California Rifle & Pistol Association
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California will build 1,200 small homes across the state as part of an effort to help house the nation’s largest homeless population and to address an issue that has persistently plagued the state during his time in office. Newsom announced the plans
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Irvine-based Silverado Senior Living Management Inc. and three of its managers at the time were charged in connection with 14 COVID-19-related deaths at a residential care facility in Los Angeles, District Attorney George Gascón announced today.   The investigation into Silverado Beverly Place began after the facility reported the April 20, 2020, death of a
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — App-based ride hailing and delivery companies like Uber and Lyft can continue to treat their California drivers as independent contractors, a state appeals court ruled Monday, allowing the tech giants to bypass other state laws requiring worker protections and benefits. The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law, called
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After a two-year hiatus, KESQ viewers were back on the Fun Bus to join the audience for LIVE with Kelly and Ryan. The Academy Awards may be the biggest night in Hollywood but that doesn’t mean the fun doesn’t continue into the next morning! Fun Bus contest winners were treated like VIPS sitting in the
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Assemblyman Bill Essayli, R-Norco, introduced legislation today to assert the freedom of teachers to openly communicate with parents regarding their children’s gender transition decisions, based on a Jurupa Valley educator’s firing over her predisposition toward full disclosure. “Public policy should never presume that a parent does not have the best interest for that child,” Essayli
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By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S rushed to seize the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it experienced a run on the bank, the largest failure of a financial institution since Washington Mutual during the height of the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Silicon Valley, the nation’s 16th largest bank,
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN and ADAM BEAM HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California’s attempts at forcing its wealthy coastal cities to build more affordable housing spawned two lawsuits on Thursday, showcasing tensions around solving a crisis that has contributed to a surge in the homeless population in the nation’s most populous state. Attorney General Rob Bonta
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Three Los Angeles Police Department officers were hospitalized in unknown condition tonight after being shot and wounded in Lincoln Heights, and a suspect is dead after being barricaded in a residential garage, according to multiple reports.  According to reports from the scene near Mission Avenue and North Broadway, police arrived around 4:30 p.m. regarding a
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday withdrew a $54 million contract with Walgreens after the pharmacy giant indicated it would not sell an abortion pill by mail in some conservative-led states. Newsom on Wednesday ordered state officials to not renew a contract with Walgreens to purchase specialty pharmacy prescription drugs
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Four dogs that mauled a man to death at a Jurupa Valley home where he was working on a project for the owner were euthanized, authorities said today. The fatality occurred about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at a house near the intersection of Bellegrave Avenue and Martin Street, according to the Riverside County Department of Animal
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A Murrieta-based nonprofit filed a lawsuit today challenging the constitutional validity of California’s so-called “transgender sanctuary law,” which permits children to come into the state for gender-altering surgeries despite parental opposition or legal actions filed in other states to bar the procedures. “Senate Bill 107 is a dangerous piece of legislation that strips the right
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN California will cease all its business with Walgreens, the retail drugstore chain, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday, days after the company announced it would not dispense abortion medication in 21 Republican-dominated states. “California won’t be doing business with @walgreens — or any company that cowers to the
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom won’t give a State of the State address this year, shunning the teleprompter that has frustrated him because of his dyslexia in favor of a statewide tour this month, in which he can highlight his major policy goals in a more informal setting. It’s
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN A Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly attempting to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon three times during a flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Monday, after attempting to open an emergency exit door, according to the Justice Department. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, faces
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California is extending the state tax filing and payment due dates to Oct. 16 for Californians impacted by this winter’s storms, aligning with the IRS, which previously extended the federal tax filing deadline to Oct. 16 for the same reason.  “As communities across the state continue recovering from the damage caused by the winter storms,
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California’s Covid-19 state of emergency expires today, nearly three years after Governor Gavin Newsom issued the declaration in the wake of his state’s first death from the virus. So what does this mean for local residents and medical staff that care for them? “I think it’s more symbolic than I think really having a tremendous
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