A felon who murdered his mother-in-law and her teenage son in a Riverside-area revenge attack stemming from the woman’s aiding her daughter in fleeing the domestic abuser died in state prison today.  Micky Ray Cage, 54, was found dead in his cell at Salinas Valley State Prison about 7:30 a.m., according to the California Department
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Potentially reopening one of the Southland’s most notorious murder cases, attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez filed court papers today contending that newly surfaced evidence warrants the overturning of the brothers’ convictions for killing their parents in 1989. Jose Menendez and his wife, Mary Louise, or “Kitty,” were gunned down by their sons in their
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies such as Google and Meta might soon have to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content under a proposed California measure attempting to save local journalism. The bill, which cleared an important Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday with bipartisan support, would require
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, objected to a resolution
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By KEN RITTER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration released an environmental analysis Tuesday that outlined two ways that seven Western states and tribes reliant on the overtapped Colorado River could cut their use, but declined to publicly take a side on the best option. One option would be more
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A California Highway Patrol sergeant and six CHP officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault under the color of authority in the death of a Burbank man who was restrained after refusing to have his blood drawn following a traffic stop on the Golden State (5) Freeway, Los Angeles County District Attorney George
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LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a reportedly stolen California Highway Patrol cruiser jumped out as it was pursued down a desert highway Tuesday. The driver hit the pavement hard and lay motionless in the middle of the road, as the scene was broadcast by Southern California TV news helicopters. CHP confirmed the man
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Monday approved the nation’s first penalty for price gouging at the pump, voting to give regulators the power to punish oil companies for profiting from the type of gas price spikes that plagued the nation’s most populous state last summer. The Democrats in charge of
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A helicopter crashed today at the base of hills in Lakeview, killing the two people on board. The fatal crash was reported at 12:40 p.m. near Chastity and Pulsar View roads, roughly 10 miles northwest of Hemet-Ryan Airport, according to the Riverside County Fire and Sheriff’s departments. Sheriff’s officials confirmed that the two people in
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the removal of some drought restrictions, while keeping other measures to bolster water supply for vulnerable communities and develop water resilience after a parade of atmospheric river storms pummeled the state and boosted water supply in recent months. Against the backdrop of the Dunnigan
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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
Continue Reading 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,
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