California

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A major piece of legislation aimed at restructuring the Imperial County Air Pollution Control Board is officially on the governor’s desk, but local county leaders are ramping up a final fight to stop it.  Senate Bill (SB) 675 has cleared the State Legislature, passing the Senate in a

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man with a history of arrests for allegedly smelling women’s behinds was sentenced today to 170 days in county jail for violating his parole following his latest arrest in Glendale. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday that Calese Crowder, 39, was found to have violated his parole.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A federal jury is expected to begin deliberating Wednesday in the trial of a Grammy-winning rapper and two others who are charged with stalking and killing a man in a bloody ambush near the Beverly Center in broad daylight four years ago. Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, is accused of setting

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by singer D4vd last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the singer and others, alleging they bear responsibility for her death and sexual abuse, according to published reports today. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Los Angeles County

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. (KYMA) – SDSU Imperial Valley’s Steppling Art Gallery kicks off the new academic year with a powerful new exhibition celebrating Chicanx culture and local history. The exhibition, titled “Proof of Concept: Retrospecting the Ephemeral and Activist Art of Armando Rascón,” is completely free and open to the public on Tuesdays

Long Beach (CNS) – Damage to a seawall during high surf conditions forced the evacuation of about 20 homes in Long Beach today.   High tides and waves pounded beachfront properties on Seaside Walk between 63rd and 67th Place, with reports of cracked concrete suggesting possible foundation damage at some of the residences, Long Beach Fire

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Two people were killed today after a Cessna plane crashed at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.   According to the San Diego Police Department, the crash was first reported at 5:20 p.m. at the airport, also known as Montgomery Field, located at 3750 John J. Montgomery

SALINAS, Calif. (KESQ) – An Amber Alert for all Southern California counties was issued by the California Highway Patrol on behalf of the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office today for a missing and possibly abducted 14-year-old girl from Salinas. Diana Galvez Ortega was last seen with a 38 year-old-man Friday at about 2 a.m. in Salinas.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl allegedly killed by singer D4vd last year, is calling for the defendant to face the death penalty.   The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges stemming from the death. He is

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Erik and Lyle Menendez were expressing gratitude today after learning they’ve been granted a parole hearing tentatively scheduled for March 2027, more than one year earlier than previously expected.    The brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun killings of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – Two men accused of being part of a catalytic converter theft ring in the Southland were behind bars today.    Jorge Alberto Delgadillo, 35, of Maywood and Julio Moreno Reyes, 40, of Los Angeles, were booked Thursday on suspicion of grand theft and conspiracy, sheriff’s deputies said. Three other men

Dillon Fuhrman IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial County District Attorney’s Office said two men received life sentences for a murder while in prison. In a press release, Jose Luis Perez, 49, and Juan Carlos Urbina Serrano, 38, were sentenced last week to life in prison for the November 2022 murder of William Quintero.

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man who was serving an 80-year-to-life sentence for a drive-by shooting that wounded two brothers in Lynwood was exonerated today of the crimes, found factually innocent and ordered to be released from state prison. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters at an afternoon news conference at his

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The UCLA Voting Rights Project and others are suing the Trump administration, alleging the government’s use of federal databases to erroneously target naturalized citizens who are eligible to register to vote interferes with free and fair elections, according to court papers obtained today.    Filed in the U.S. District Court for

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A Los Angeles podcaster and former TV host was arrested today on federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump and stalking his personal lawyer and the lawyer’s family. Benjamin Azariah Southworth, 40, was taken into custody at his apartment in the Westlake neighborhood, according to First Assistant U.S. Attorney

Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – As a massive wave of interest in data centers and green energy projects sweeps through the Imperial Valley, local leaders and residents are uniting to ensure the community is not left behind by rapid industrialization. The Latino Community Foundation (LCF), alongside a coalition of local grassroots organizations, has