LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KESQ) – A federal judge Tuesday denied a request by the state of California for an emergency order blocking the deployment of additional federalized National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to the Los Angeles area. The ruling came hours after California filed an emergency motion against the Trump administration asking the court
Continue Reading Originally Published: 09 JUN 25 15:53 ETUpdated: 09 JUN 25 22:55 ETBy Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNNÂ Â Â (CNN) — More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California were being mobilized on Monday to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, and the troops will
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By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan argued Monday that it was necessary to deploy hundreds of Marines to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests that are happening in the city – despite local officials saying it’s unclear why they are there or what they are doing. “Yes, it
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Waymo has temporarily suspended its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after several of its self-driving cars were set on fire during weekend protests over immigration enforcement actions, the company confirmed today. The protests, which erupted following a series of federal immigration raids, escalated Sunday when demonstrators vandalized and torched multiple
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By Graham Kates Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — California’s governor indicated late Sunday his office plans to sue the Trump administration after the state’s National Guard was deployed to confront protesters in Los Angeles. “Donald Trump is putting fuel on this fire. Commandeering a state’s National Guard
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By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed into the ocean off San Diego on Sunday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The final moments before the twin-engine Cessna crash – which triggered a major search of the Pacific Ocean near San Diego – are captured in
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang was sentenced today to 21 years to life in state prison for stabbing a young Black man in the chest, in what prosecutors described as a racially motivated attack on the victim and two other Black men in Ocean Beach. Troy Andrew
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal agents were taking people — presumably suspected immigration law violators — into custody at multiple locations near downtown Los Angeles today, sparking impromptu gatherings of protesters who clashed with authorities at one of the scenes. Check Out: Border Patrol, ICE reported in Cathedral City On Friday morning, agents from what
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By Annie Grayer, Gabe Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding for California, an effort that could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources. Agencies are being told to start identifying grants the administration can withhold from California. Sources said
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KESQ) – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded nearly $72 million to support landscape-scale, regionally based land management projects that will restore forest health and resilience throughout California, while enhancing long-term carbon storage. Through its Forest Health Program, CAL FIRE has awarded 12 grants to local and
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Yucca Valley man has been charged with threatening to assassinate then-President-elect Donald Trump after last year’s election, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. Thomas Eugene Streavel, 73, of Yucca Valley, was arrested Monday and charged with three counts of making threats against the President-elect, the DOJ confirmed. Streavel was arraigned
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer has been awarded nearly $310,000 in a default judgment against the San Diego woman who accused him of sexual assault, for breaching the terms of an agreement they reached in 2023 to settle their dueling lawsuits. Bauer’s Los Angeles Superior Court complaint contended that Lindsey Hill
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell today said that considerable resources are focused on apprehending the people who repeatedly attacked a transgender store owner in the Westlake District. Â Â Police have described a series of assaults against the woman as hate crimes and they are requesting the public’s help in locating
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BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (KESQ) – A memorial of flowers, pictures and other mementos was growing today outside the Baldwin Park Police Department in honor of an officer who was fatally shot during a gun battle that left a second officer wounded and another man dead. The shooting suspect, who was also struck by gunfire Saturday,
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Nearly three dozen people who allegedly took part in a series of brawls last weekend during San Diego FC’s match against the LA Galaxy at Snapdragon Stadium have been indefinitely banned from all club and Major League Soccer events, San Diego FC announced today. The decision stems from last Saturday’s
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A state parole board panel today recommended parole for former Charles Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel, who is serving a life prison term for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. Â Â Krenwinkel, now 77, was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder in 1971 for participating with fellow Manson family members
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A Mexico City attorney who prosecutors say had a leading role in an organization that laundered at least $52.7 million for the Sinaloa Cartel through San Diego-based shell companies has pleaded guilty to federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said today. Prosecutors say cash generated across the country through the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal prosecutors have accused two foreign nationals of hiring people to harass and threaten a Los Angeles-based artist who publicly criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom, were indicted by federal grand juries
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Loretta Swit, who won a pair of Emmy Awards for her portrayal of tough-talking yet big-hearted Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the long-running “M*A*S*H” television series, died today in New York at age 87. Her publicist, B. Harlan Boll, said the actress died just after midnight Friday at her home
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IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (KESQ) – Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, today visited Imperial Beach to see the Tijuana River sewage pollution crisis and demand stronger federal action to address the issue. Booker was invited to South County by Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and was joined by Rep. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego. “No one
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