California

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (KESQ) – A rabies-positive raccoon has been found in the backyard of a Westlake Village home, the first confirmed rabid raccoon in Los Angeles County since 1973, officials said Monday.    The animal reportedly appeared sick but was not aggressive toward people, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health,

MAR VISTA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 55-year-old man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Culver CityBus driver in Mar Vista was taken into custody today.    Jose Zayas was taken into custody by the Gang and Narcotics Division FBI Task Force around 2:05 p.m. Friday without incident in the 3900 block of Motor Avenue

AVALON (CNS) – Three people were killed and two others were injured after a medical helicopter crash off Santa Catalina Island Wednesday night. The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff around 7:55 p.m. Wednesday near Avalon on Catalina Island, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The department initially told City News Service at least

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 75-year-old woman was charged today with intentionally running over and killing a puppy in Santa Ana.    Hahn Nguyen was charged with two felony counts of cruelty to animals with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon.    Nguyen, who was arrested Thursday, was released

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – New laws sponsored by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will give prosecutors the tools to fully investigate post-conviction claims of factual innocence and strengthen penalties for intoxicated drivers, labor traffickers and large-scale corporate polluters, officials announced today.    A fifth criminal justice bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin

TUSTIN, Calif. (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation today setting 18 as California’s minimum age for marriage and domestic partnerships, a change sought for years by Tustin-based Global Hope 365.    Assembly Bill 1267, authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, repeals provisions allowing minors to marry or enter domestic partnerships with parental consent.  

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Paramount Chairman and CEO David Ellison announced today that Mattel Chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz will become co-CEO of the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery when the companies’ merger closes. Kreiz will begin at Paramount Oct. 5 and join the board of directors of the combined company at closing, according

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A lawsuit was filed this week against the city of San Diego and the San Diego Police Department that seeks to halt the city’s use of automated license plate readers. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Diego Superior Court, alleges that through its network of at least 500 ALPR cameras across

ENCINO, Calif. (KESQ) – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed two bills co-authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, aimed at restricting the use of state property for federal immigration enforcement and requiring state investigations of fatal shootings of unarmed civilians by immigration officers. Assembly Bills 1806 and 1807 were among several immigration-related measures signed Tuesday by

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Two Indian nationals were found guilty today of conspiring to steal at least $2 million in cargo by buying or fraudulently using legitimate trucking companies to obtain shipping contracts, pick up loads from warehouses across Southern California and steal the goods rather than deliver them to their destinations. Arshpreet Singh, 28,

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games are anticipated to produce more than $13 billion in direct spending, generate $19.2 billion in total economic output and support more than 88,000 jobs between 2024 and 2028 in Los Angeles County, it was announced today. The L.A. County Department of Economic Opportunity and the

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 29-year-old man caught driving an SUV in Riverside sporting gear to make it look as if it was a law enforcement vehicle was on probation today.   Bryan Alfonso Rodriguez Villareal of Corona pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor charges of impersonating a peace officer and possession of controlled substances.   Villareal

IRVINE, Calif. (KESQ) – Former Congresswoman Katie Porter was poised today to join the California Community Colleges Board of Governors following her appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom.   Porter, a UC Irvine law professor who represented Orange County in Congress from 2019 to 2025, was appointed to the board Friday. Her appointment requires state Senate confirmation.  

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The cause of the massive June fire at a Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse remains officially undetermined, but investigators found that the blaze originated on the roof at or near a section of solar panels, where an electrical event occurred, the Los Angeles Fire Department announced today.    The department’s Arson Counter-Terrorism