LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles computer game developer who admitted operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire was sentenced today to a mix of prison and home detention. Peter Tripp Akemann, 57, of Culver City, pleaded guilty in February to a federal class-A
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The family of a 13-year-old Sun Valley boy who was sexually abused and killed, allegedly by a youth soccer coach, announced the filing of damages claims today against the city and county of Los Angeles. Attorneys for the family of Oscar “Omar” Hernandez claim the city and county failed to
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger, the action star and former Republican governor of California, urged voters in the state to oppose Proposition 50, a ballot initiative backed by Democrats that would allow the party to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional maps. “I hate to get political here, but this is not political.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A firefighting helicopter crew’s decision to fly an altitude higher than they were cleared for and the subsequent rapid descent led to the deaths of three people in a midair collision in 2023, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Thursday’s report concludes the
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 41-year-old man suspected of attacking his neighbor with a sword at a Murrieta condominium complex, then barricading himself in his residence until a SWAT unit forcibly arrested him, was behind bars today. The suspect was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta Thursday on suspicion of mayhem, assault
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Long-gestating speculation about a sale of Warner Bros. Discovery burst out into public view on Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount’s new owners are preparing a bid for the rival media company. Analysts told CNN that the potential offer from Paramount is likely the beginning of
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A “school-aged” child in Los Angeles County has died due to complications from a measles infection acquired in infancy, prompting health officials today to urge residents to ensure they and their families are vaccinated against the illness. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the child who died
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – In another challenge to the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration raids in Southern California, a federal district court judge in Los Angeles has issued a preliminary injunction today blocking the Department of Homeland Security from attacking, threatening and interfering with journalists, legal observers and protesters. In a 45-page opinion, Judge Hernán Vera
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The first phase of ticket pre-sales for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began today, with additional sales phases set to take place in the coming weeks. The famed soccer tournament will be held in June and July of next year in the United States, Mexico and Canada, with SoFi Stadium in
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JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – Three female high school students who oppose the Jurupa Unified School District’s policy of permitting biological boys identifying as transgendered to participate in girls’ sports filed a federal civil rights lawsuit today seeking an end to the policy at the local and state levels. The plaintiffs, Hadeel Hazameh, Alyssa McPherson
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – Investigators continued efforts today to identify human remains found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to a singer-songwriter that was towed to a Hollywood impound yard, while police also responded to a second body found in another car at a tow yard in South Los Angeles. The body inside the
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – Dozens of shipping containers fell off a cargo vessel in the Port of Long Beach this morning, but no injuries were immediately reported. At least 67 containers fell from the vessel Mississippi and went into the water around 9 a.m. Tuesday near Pier G, according to a U.S. Coast Guard
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The state Attorney General’s Office sued Los Angeles County and the sheriff’s department today alleging persistent unconstitutional and inhumane conditions inside the jail system, including lack of access to health care, rat and roach infestations and feces smeared on walls. “We need comprehensive reform now, and that’s what this lawsuit is
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By John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s push to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the Fourth Amendment. The court did not offer an explanation for its decision, which came
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THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – California’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16.90 an hour on January 1, 2026 according to California’s Department of Finance. While California’s cost of living varies, recent data indicates cost of living is about 12.6% above the national average according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Some supporters said
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WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KESQ) – A 62-year-old Costa Mesa woman is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges of registering her dog to vote and twice casting ballots in her name. Laura Lee Yourex, who will turn 63 next Friday, was accused of illegally casting ballots in her dog’s name in the 2021 gubernatorial recall
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Chargers will kick off their 2025 season tonight with an international spotlight, facing the Kansas City Chiefs in São Paulo, Brazil. The Chargers are still trying to shake off the sting of their listless first-round playoff exit against the Houston Texans eight months ago. The Chiefs, by contrast, marched all
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The United States Attorney’s office announced two lawsuits against Southern California Edison Co., today, alleging that faulty transmission and power lines led to the devastating Eaton and Fairview fires. The filings cite “a troubling pattern of negligence,” and allege that the company’s negligence caused the deadly fires, which burned tens of
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Taxpayers will cover the $120 million bill for President Donald Trump’s illegal move to federalize the National Guard and put the U.S. Marines on the streets of Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed today. With 300 National Guard members still deployed to Los Angeles under what Newsom calls “the guise of
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SAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 16-year-old girl who went missing today in the Hemet Valley was located, the California Highway Patrol confirmed.
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