California

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Koreatown man was charged today with throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, an attack law enforcement believes was motivated by anti-illegal immigration enforcement sentiment. Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, was arrested Monday and is charged with attempted malicious damage of federal property. He

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval today to an ordinance that would ban law-enforcement officers from concealing or disguising their identities while on duty in unincorporated areas — a response to federal immigration agents who generally wear masks during their operations.   The proposal introduced by Supervisors Janice

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people who apparently fell from the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay Mesa were transported, conscious and breathing, to local hospitals today.    San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel were dispatched to the 30-foot-tall wall at 12:12 p.m. Friday to the area between Drucker Lane and La Media Road, SDFRD Spokeswoman Candace

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A search was underway today for the person who shot a 57-year-old man to death Thanksgiving night in Moreno Valley. Deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon shortly before 9:40 p.m. Thursday in the 13000 block of Heacock Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) –  The man suspected of shooting two members of a West Virginia National Guard unit in Washington, D.C. — one of whom later died — has a connection to San Diego, the FBI’s chief said today. According to a CBS News report, FBI Director Kash Patel said, “a search warrant had been

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – San Diego Zoo staff and animal lovers are reeling this week following the death of beloved Gramma the Galápagos tortoise, by far the zoo’s oldest resident, in what has been a year marked by tragic loss.    Gramma was described as “a quiet and constant presence at the zoo, a

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Lowe’s Home Centers has agreed to pay $12.5 million to resolve violations of federal environmental regulations found in renovation work performed by Lowe’s contractors at homes in Southern California and elsewhere, it was announced today. The settlement agreement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court requires Lowe’s to implement a corporate-wide

Adrik Vargas IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A new workforce and economic study shows that the growing lithium and clean-energy industry could bring significant jobs and investment to Imperial Valley. The RAND report outlines the opportunities the industry could create, but also highlights challenges the county still needs to address, including infrastructure, affordable housing, and training

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (KESQ) – The driver of an allegedly stolen SUV that collided with a police cruiser, killing one of his passengers and a 28-year-old Alhambra police officer, was charged today with murder and other counts.    Steven Ara Zapata, 27, of El Monte, was charged with two counts of murder, one count of reckless

Alissa Orozco LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Today, a Lompoc judge dismissed a felony case against Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard, one day after she appeared in court on her felony charge of false imprisonment. Buzzard was charged with false imprisonment after reports that she refused to let a man named Tyler Brewer

ALHAMBRA (CNS) – A 28-year-old police officer and a woman were killed and two others injured today in a high-speed two-vehicle crash during a chase in Alhambra. Officers responded to the area of Valley Boulevard and Fremont Avenue around 3 a.m. Thursday regarding a pursuit, according to police. It was unclear where the chase began