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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KESQ)– Local doctors are concerned that California has confirmed 52 measles cases so far this year, more than double the 25 cases reported in all of 2025. These numbers include five confirmed cases here in Riverside County. Children ages 5 to 19 account for more than half of this year’s confirmed cases,
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Environmental organizations sued the Trump administration today for approving a private company’s plan to resurrect a defunct oil and gas pipeline to transport and sell groundwater out of the Mojave Desert, a move the plaintiffs contend would devastate imperiled species like the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep. In their Los
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in tonight’s multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $663 million. It was the 37th drawing since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The numbers drawn Monday were 6, 26, 46, 58, 65 and
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By Jason Kravarik, Taylor Romine, Melissa Gray, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A Los Angeles judge ruled Monday there is enough evidence to move forward in the murder case against singer d4vd, who is accused of killing 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The ruling was made after a five-day preliminary hearing that featured more than 10
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Amid a persistent heat wave that sent droves of people to beaches, nearly 2,000 people were rescued from the ocean by Los Angeles County lifeguards last weekend, and high surf is expected to continue pounding the Southern California coast through Wednesday, officials said today. Millions flocked to the beach for relief
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger in the Nov. 3 election, Councilmember Nithya Raman, traded jabs today as they criticized one another over the increase in homelessness in Los Angeles. Homelessness increased by 3.4% in the city to an estimated 45,194 people, and unsheltered homelessness also rose by nearly 8%,
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount says its takeover of CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, will be delayed for many months, and potentially well into 2027, due to pending lawsuits by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America. Paramount said in a Friday afternoon court filing that it has agreed not
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, Thomas Bordeaux, Allison Gordon, Kyung Lah, Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — In the 10 months since a girl’s severely decomposed remains were found in d4vd’s abandoned car, prosecutors have described in gruesome detail how they believe the famed singer killed and dismembered the 14-year-old runaway to prevent her from disclosing details about
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BANNING, Calif. (KESQ) – A convicted felon who sold a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 27-year-old Moreno Valley man was sentenced today to 15 years to life in state prison. After deliberating a couple of hours, a Banning jury in June convicted Savanna Michelle Carlos, 24, of Moreno Valley of second-degree murder for causing
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers visited the White House today and were honored by President Donald Trump for winning the 2025 World Series, the team’s second consecutive title. The Dodgers made the visit during an off-day between series in Philadelphia and New York. “For the first time in the proud history of this famous
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Following two straight years of decreases, homelessness increased by 3.4% in the city of Los Angeles this year, with the number of unsheltered individuals jumping by 7.9%, according to reports published today, with Mayor Karen Bass blaming federal government service cuts for the rise. Fox11 and the Los Angeles Times
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – In a partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department today began a program to refer some emergency calls to social workers in an effort to better allocate resources. By the early afternoon, seven calls to 911 were referred to the experts at the Health
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles County health officials today confirmed a case of measles in a traveler who was infectious while passing through LAX, prompting an advisory for people who may have been exposed. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the traveler arrived aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 614 and
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge today cleared the path for sale of the abandoned graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza.development in downtown Los Angeles. The ruling from the Judge Deborah J. Saltzman followed the withdrawal of objections by both the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County during Monday’s hearing. Saltzman’s confirmation order
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Jessamyn Dodd EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Residents joined in as part of a nationwide anti-data center protests Saturday in El Centro. A recent survey by Gallup shows that 48% of Americans oppose AI data centers. Protesters say this is an issue for everyone, regardless of party affiliation. “It’s definitely a nonpartisan issue. It’s going
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BLYTHE (CNS) – The city of Blythe received a $4.6 million grant from the California State Water Resources Control Board to improve water quality after elevated levels of manganese were found in a well. “This funding reflects our commitment to protecting public health and maintaining reliable water service for our residents,” Interim City Manager Mallory
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A judge today heard arguments but declined to immediately issue a ruling regarding California’s bid for a temporary restraining order freezing Paramount’s planned $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The hearing in Oakland federal court stemmed from a lawsuit lodged Monday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other
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CALEXICO, Calif. (KESQ) – Imperial County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) teamed up with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to carry out a gun bust near Calexico on Thursday afternoon. The stop began at approximately 12:00pm Thursday, July 16th, when the ICSO officers assigned to South County Patrol conducted a traffic stop for a 22 year-old male
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today appealed a judge’s orders invalidating the Bureau of Gambling Control’s cardroom regulations for blackjack and other popular table games. The state Department of Justice’s gambling control bureau announced the new rules in February, barring cardrooms from offering blackjack and other player-dealer games — a
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Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he is suing the City of Calexico. The lawsuit, in conjunction with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Newsom Administration, alleges the City of Calexico failed to comply with the state’s Housing Element Law. The Housing Element
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