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Watch the announcement below: Originally Published: 14 AUG 25 05:30 ETUpdated: 14 AUG 25 15:39 ETBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas Thursday, setting up a standoff against a coalition of opponents. Joined by labor leaders
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three men who took part in the kidnapping of an 18-year-old U.S. citizen in Tijuana who was later killed by a co-defendant were sentenced to prison terms in San Diego federal court today. Prosecutors say the victim was abducted from a Tijuana hotel, then beaten and tortured while his
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The final defendant charged in the 2008 shooting death of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Cypress Park was among more than two dozen fugitives returned to the United States from Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Roberto Salazar, 38, is the last of six people who
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MENIFEE, Calif. (CNS) – A Menifee police officer was taken into custody Tuesday following a complaint involving sexual assault allegations. Investigators determined there was sufficient evidence to support the arrest of Officer Juan Pensina on Tuesday at approximately 12:45 p.m., according to the Menifee Police Department. He has been placed on administrative leave pending the
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Karina Bazarte JACUMBA, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – A married couple from Brawley are going viral after claiming they were racially profiled when Border Patrol stopped them. The couple says they were on their way to the dentist in San Diego, but decided to stop in the area Jacumba last week. That’s when George and Esmeralda
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By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story UPLAND, Calif. (KABC) — Chino police say they recovered $30,000 worth of highly sought-after Labubu dolls that were stolen from a warehouse. The Labubus were stolen in multiple trips over several days, Chino police said. Officers served a search warrant at a home in Upland
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Police sought the public’s assistance today in identifying a suspect in the 1991 killing of a 30-year-old man in a parking lot of a motel in Riverside. Stephen Morgan was discovered by a friend at the driver’s side door of his vehicle, unresponsive, at approximately 2:40 a.m., following being shot at
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – Attorneys representing four mothers — two of whom are from the Inland Empire — federally challenging California’s denial of religious-based exemptions to vaccination requirements for kids’ admission to public schools filed briefs with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, setting the stage for oral arguments, it was announced today. “Our First
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Three U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers fired rounds at a 59-year-old man as he attempted to flee an inspection at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, nearly striking several agents with his vehicle, authorities said today. The unidentified suspect allegedly tried to evade a secondary border inspection by driving
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A judge today will hear arguments on whether the Trump administration violated federal law when National Guard soldiers and U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles in June to quell protests over immigration raids. President Donald Trump’s administration federalized California National Guard members and sent them to Los Angeles over the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A judge in downtown Los Angeles indicated today she would reject the Trump administration’s move to terminate a 28-year-old edict governing how immigrant children are detained in federal custody and will continue to enforce safeguards provided under the so-called “Flores settlement agreement.” The agreement — overseen by U.S. District Judge
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – As anticipated, the Trump administration today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a court order barring federal agents from making immigration arrests via raids that a Los Angeles federal judge determined were carried out without probable cause. The emergency petition from the Justice Department comes after an appeals court denied
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A Los Angeles man accused of gunning down two brothers in Moreno Valley nearly two decades ago is slated to be arraigned later this month on first-degree murder and other charges. Richard Anthony Ferris, 50, was arrested last week following an investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Cold Case
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order today that established a federal task force to oversee the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. “In my first term, we were instrumental in helping the city of Los Angeles win the bid to bring the Olympic Games back to American soil,” Trump said during
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MENIFEE, Calif. (KESQ) – Menifee Mayor Ricky Estrada, a reservist in the U.S. Air Force, has been summoned for deployment in October, when Councilman Bob Karwin will take over mayoral duties, officials said. “I love Menifee and America, and that is why I have dedicated my life to public service as a mayor, teacher
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By Arit John, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — As Texas Republicans move ahead with redistricting to protect or even expand the GOP’s slim majority in the US House, Democratic-run states, led by California, are pushing forward with their own efforts to draw new maps and add Democratic seats. No Democratic states can shift the balance
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UPDATE 8/5/25 11:45 AM – The fire has been mapped at 936.2 acres by Intel Aircraft BIG BEAR, Calif. (KESQ) – A vegetation fire that broke out Monday morning has burned nearly 350 acres near Big Bear Lake. Gold Fire Update – 348 Acres – 0% ContainedCurrently, the official acreage on the fire is 348
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Two people were killed and six people were wounded early Monday morning in a downtown shooting that police said was gang-related. The shooting occurred moments after 1 a.m. Monday at 14th Place and Paloma Street, a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service. A 25-30-year-old man
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The New York Post is heading west. The tabloid’s ownership announced that it will launch a sister publication, The California Post, in early 2026. Based out of Los Angeles, the new tabloid will operate separately under the New York Post Media Group, a Murdoch-owned News Corp subsidiary that houses
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FONTANA, Calif. (KESQ)- At approximately 9:32 a.m., a 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred near Fontana California, with movement being felt in several regions including the Coachella Valley. Residents in the Coachella Valley have reported feeling tremors, described as a rumble. Three other quakes have been reported this morning in the Rialto area. The quakes were reported
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