LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Federal agents have seized what they described as a massive cache of a drug that’s used to tranquilize large animals, including elephants, but has made its way into the illegal narcotics trade in the United States, authorities announced today. An operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Field Office
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County health officials today confirmed the county’s first flu-related death of the season. According to the county Department of Public Health, the patient was an “older person” with underlying health conditions, who had not received a flu vaccination. No other details about the patient were released. Health
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Former Cy Young winner Randy Jones, who pitched for the San Diego Padres for eight years, has died at the age of 75, the team announced today. View this post on Instagram A post shared by San Diego Padres (@padres) Jones, one of a select few inducted into the Padres
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Tom Steyer, the billionaire Democratic activist and former presidential candidate, became the latest contender Wednesday in the race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Steyer launched his campaign around the theme of affordability, echoing messaging that helped Democratic candidates win key races earlier this month, and taking on corporations.
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By Ethan Cohen, Devan Cole, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map in next year’s midterms, ruling that the map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling is a major setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, who had made Texas the centerpiece
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – One of five people charged by federal prosecutors for their roles in a maritime human-smuggling event that led to the deaths of four people — including two children — off the coast of northern San Diego County earlier this year was sentenced today to 16 months in prison. The
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man who livestreams immigration raids on social media and is purportedly living in the U.S. illegally — and who was shot and arrested during a confrontation with federal agents in South Los Angeles — pleaded not guilty today to an assault charge. Carlitos Parias, 44, better known as Richard LA,
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The estate of the late O.J. Simpson has accepted a nearly $58 million claim from the family of Ron Goldman, who was slain alongside Simpson’s ex-wife in 1994, possibly signaling an end to the family’s decades-long quest to collect a civil judgment. Simpson, who was acquitted of murder charges in the
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ALTADENA, Calif. (KESQ) – Attorneys representing Altadena fire survivors filed a lawsuit today against Southern California Edison and Genasys Inc. over the death of a woman who died in the Eaton Fire, accusing the utility of igniting the blaze and Genasys of failing to issue evacuation warnings in her neighborhood. The lawsuit was filed
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The U.S. Department of Justice today sued the state of California, its governor and attorney general, challenging what the DOJ claims is an “unconstitutional” attempt to impede federal law enforcement by imposing a mask ban and identification requirement on officers. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws making California the first
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BURBANK, Calif. (KESQ) – The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. announced today it has reached a distribution agreement for its television programming to return to YouTube TV, ending a roughly two week blackout of the company’s channels on the streaming service. As a result of the deal, Disney-owned channels were already returning to YouTube TV on
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The former executive vice president for a Virginia-based defense contractor who bribed a San Diego-based Navy civilian employee in exchange for his help in securing millions of dollars in government contracts was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, plus one year of home confinement. Russell Thurston, 53, was
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By Laura Sharman, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — John Beam, a cherished football coach whose mentorship and care touched the lives of thousands of people, has died after being shot Thursday on an Oakland college campus — a devastating loss for a California community still reeling from another act of school gun violence just days
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Fentanyl-related deaths saw a five-year low in Orange County, authorities said today. There were 407 fentanyl-related deaths in the county last year, down from 613 in 2023. Sheriff’s officials say the trend is continuing this year so far. According to the Orange County Health Care Agency, there were 20
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration moved Thursday to challenge California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full weight of the Justice Department in the high-stakes battle over control the House of Representatives next year. After voters in the Golden State approved a ballot
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom pulled no punches at the COP30 climate talks in Brazil on Tuesday, calling President Donald Trump an “invasive species” and a “wrecking ball” during discussions about the US absence from global climate action. Newsom, a Democrat widely viewed as a likely presidential candidate in 2028,
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – The Hollywood Bowl’s stage was dedicated to legendary composer John Williams on Monday night — the first such honor in the history of the famed venue, organizers said today. Williams, 93, is the most decorated film composer in movie history, with a stunning 54 Academy Award nominations and five wins, along
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FULLERTON, Calif. (KESQ) – Cal Sate Fullerton women’s soccer player Lauren Turner has died about a month and a half after she and a teammate were struck by a truck while riding electric scooters in Fullerton, the university announced. Turner died Friday, according to a post on the CSUF website. “Lauren was the funniest,
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RIVERSIDE. Calif. (KESQ) – A registered sex offender accused of pimping out a teenager for call girl services in the Riverside metropolitan area and elsewhere will stand trial on felony charges. Deirdrick Dayvon Bradford, 31, of Rosamond was arrested last month following a Riverside Police Department investigation stemming from an earlier FBI operation. At
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A baby boy was born on the northbound Escondido (215) Freeway in Riverside today, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers from the CHP and the Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a baby being born on the freeway north of Eastridge Avenue at around 2:35 a.m. Saturday.
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