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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A parolee accused of gunning down a 42-year-old man near a highway junction in Green Acres nearly six years ago was charged today with first-degree murder and other offenses. David Louis Starnes, 46, of Hemet was formally arrested Sunday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit investigation into
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LAKE MATHEWS, Calif. (KESQ) – A single-engine Cessna went down today south of Lake Mathews in what appeared to be a forced landing by the pilot, who escaped injury, along with his passenger. The controlled crash was reported shortly before noon Wednesday in the 15100 block of Lake Mathews Drive, near Gavilan Springs Road, according
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison transmission tower sparked the 2025 Eaton Fire, the Los Angeles County Fire Department concluded in reports released today. Fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, the Eaton Fire that erupted Jan. 7, 2025, killed at least 19 people in the Altadena area, while
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (KESQ) – A professional photographer previously sentenced in San Diego County to 25 years in state prison for sexually assaulting teenage girls during modeling sessions at a rented Carlsbad residence was sentenced in Oregon today to 40 years in federal prison. Robert Koester, 59, who was sentenced by a Vista judge in 2019
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump spent just under 4 1/2 hours in California today to speak at a Republican National Committee event at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. Air Force One touched down at Los Angeles International Airport around 4:30 p.m. A short time later, Trump exited the
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LAGUNA BEACH (CNS) – A 24-year-old man apparently drowned while swimming in Laguna Beach, officials said today. Laguna Beach Public Safety Dispatch received a 911 call at 7:28 p.m. Monday reporting that the victim went under while swimming at Crescent Bay and was missing, according to Kai Bond, marine safety chief of the Laguna Beach
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has set a March 2027 trial date for the antitrust challenges to Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN’s parent company. The trial timeline is another setback for Paramount, which had wanted to complete the merger this summer. A coalition of state attorneys general and the
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Switching to a vegan diet — even for a month — can physically alter the body’s inflammation and aging markers, according to a report released from UC San Diego researchers. A UCSD team was joined by researchers from University of Freiburg in Germany to run a randomized clinical trial. Participants were
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OTAY MESA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 66-year-old inmate died in his Otay Mesa prison cell this weekend and the death was being investigated as a homicide, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Hector Ozuna was found unresponsive inside his cell at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility at 6:07 a.m. Saturday,
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KESQ) – President Donald Trump will make a rare visit to California Tuesday, speaking at a Republican National Committee event at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes. A White House official confirmed to City News Service that Trump will attend the dinner, during which he will discuss his
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles Police Department officer who recorded some of his colleagues allegedly making racist, sexist and homophobic comments was charged today with illegally recording the conversations. Daniel Flores, 43, was charged with 16 felony counts of eavesdropping or recording confidential communications. He is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 10
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three former minor league baseball players who pleaded guilty to profiting from inside information involving Del Taco stock were sentenced in San Diego federal court today to credit for time served. Jordan Joseph Qsar, Grant Lee Witherspoon, and Austin Lane Bernard purchased Del Taco stock, then sold the shares
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A fighter jet crashed and erupted into flames at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Friday, sending smoke billowing into the sky that could be seen from miles away. The single-seat F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, went down short
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A reputed gang member was convicted of first-degree murder today for fatally shooting an off-duty Los Angeles police officer in Lincoln Heights in 2019 during what prosecutors called a 90-minute crime spree. Cristian Facundo, 27, of Temecula was also convicted of shooting into an occupied motor vehicle and vandalism. Jurors also
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal authorities intercepted a smuggling vessel carrying 21 undocumented immigrants near San Clemente Island, and one of the passengers was found unresponsive and later died at a hospital, officials said Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations’ Marine Interdiction agents responded around noon
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Two Norco men suspected of operating a “chop shop” in which authorities seized roughly 50 stolen motorcycles, trailers and utility terrain vehicles — in various states of disassembly — were out of custody today. The two suspects, men ages 29 and 46, were arrested Wednesday following a three-month investigation by the
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — California, Arizona and Nevada will be required to slash their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River by 16 to 20% through 2028, under a federal plan set to be released in the next few days, according to a senior state water official. But some fear it won’t be
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Jessamyn Dodd CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) – Voters in Calipatria could soon decide the political futures of three city council members. It began when a vote to fire Calipatria City Manager Laura Gutierrez took place. It has now escalated into an effort to recall Mayor Michael Luellen and Council members Jesse Rivas and Fred Beltran. The
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Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A commercial truck driver was arrested in Imperial County on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI). The arrest happened this past Tuesday on Highway 111 and Schartz Road. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in El Centro, they responded after receiving reports of a reckless tractor-trailer
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Jalen Fong CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – Federal law enforcement officers seized cocaine worth more than $20 million at the Calexico Port of Entry. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said 366 packages of cocaine, weighing 1,002.13 pounds, was hidden in the floorboards of a commercial truck and attached flatbed trailer. The driver of the truck
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