California

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man convicted for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that led to the murders of two people, including a pregnant woman, was sentenced in San Diego federal court today to 20 years in prison.    Ricardo Orizaba-Zendejas, 23, was charged along with co-defendant Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta in connection with

PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) – One skydiver died and another suffered critical injuries today in Perris.   The fatal incident was reported shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block East Ellis Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.    The agency stated that one person was taken to a local trauma center with injuries

NORTH HILLS, Calif. (KESQ) – Police continued to investigate today a suspected murder-suicide in North Hills, where two children, one of them just six days old, and two adults were shot to death.   Officers responded at about 7:50 p.m. Wednesday to the 16200 block of Londelius Street, near the intersection of Parthenia Street and Woodley

Jessamyn Dodd IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A man who had his death sentence overturned is heading back to court. 57-year-old Omar Richard Deen was sentenced to death in 1998 for fatally shooting his mother and Calipatria Police Chief J. Leonard Speer. His conviction was overturned in April of 2026 by the California Supreme Court

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The former live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry was sentenced today in downtown Los Angeles to three years, five months behind bars for injecting the “Friends” actor with the multiple doses of ketamine that killed him in October 2023.    Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, of Toluca Lake — the last of five

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A bill co-sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office that would allow abused animals seized in criminal investigations to be adopted more quickly passed the state Assembly unanimously today. AB 2344, known as the “Justice for Seized Animals Act,” passed on a 62-0 vote and now heads to the

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Trump administration today sued the University of California, alleging in federal court that university officials were “deliberately indifferent” to discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students at UCLA in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.   The U.S. Department of Justice contends that antisemitism reached a point

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A group of animal advocates called on the City Council today to approve a proposed rodeo ban that has been stalled in committee for two years. During Tuesday’s Arts, Parks, Libraries and Community Enrichment Committee meeting, advocates urged the three-member panel to take up the proposed ban before it expires July

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KESQ) – A 69-year-old U.S. Army veteran who was attacked and beaten near his Trump-themed Escondido home last week reportedly died of his injuries Sunday night, according to several news reports today. Kerry Sheron was the owner of the so-called Trump House, which got its name from Sheron’s display of several U.S. flags

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities today were investigating a large fight in a Riverside neighborhood that left one person dead and three injured after a suspect allegedly struck them with a vehicle.   The fight was reported at about 12:40 a.m. Sunday in the 3500 block of Franklin Avenue, according to the Riverside Police Department.   

TEMECULA, Calif. (KESQ) – Human remains found in the Warner Springs area have been identified as a missing Pauma Valley man whose vehicle was found abandoned in Temecula, authorities said today. Francisco Torres, 61, was reported missing by his family on May 12, according to Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Alberto Loureiro.    Investigators located

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KESQ) – The threat of a major explosion has been eliminated at a compromised chemical tank in Garden Grove, authorities said today, though evacuation orders for some 50,000 people remained in effect, while President Donald Trump declared a federal emergency in Orange County. The Orange County Fire Authority said the temperature within

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Filipino man is facing federal charges in Los Angeles for allegedly smuggling 500 pounds of cocaine on an oil tanker inbound from Ecuador to El Segundo, narcotics that were intended for a Mexican drug cartel, officials announced today.    Ceasar Tubay Gelacio Jr., 43, of the Philippines, was arrested Thursday

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Culver City man who formerly worked for a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the homeless was arrested today on a federal charge of possessing fentanyl during a police stop near MacArthur Park earlier this month. Christopher Barret Johnson, 42, is charged in Los Angeles federal court with possession with intent

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The owner of a Van Nuys car wash today filed a civil rights lawsuit against several federal agencies alleging they caused him to suffer severe injuries during an immigration raid on his business last year.    Rafie Shouhed, 80, is seeking $50 million in damages from the U.S. Department of Homeland

Jessamyn Dodd Editor’s note: In a previous version of this article, we wrote that the Board of Supervisors will vote again on the lot merger needed for the proposed data center. They have not determined that a vote will occur. Chairwoman Price gave direction to CEO staff to bring back Data Center Guidelines for consideration

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A social media influencer, her father and her then-boyfriend were charged today with plotting to kill the father of her 7-year- old daughter by trying to hire a hit man on the dark web as part of a family custody dispute several years ago, authorities said. Gabriela Lauren Gonzalez, 24, Francisco