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Andrea Turisk CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA) – A residential citrus tree in Calexico tested positive for an incurable plant disease. The disease is called called huanglongbing (HLB) that infects and kills all citrus tree varieties. This is the first detection of the deadly citrus tree disease in Imperial County. HLB can be spread by a small pest called
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By Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to Britain, CNN understands, a shock move that comes six years after the couple stepped back from official duties and fell out with other members of the royal family. Prince Harry and Meghan are said to be
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery could put about 4,500 film and television jobs in Los Angeles County at risk over three years and threaten billions of dollars in regional economic activity, according to a final county report released today. The report from the Los Angeles County
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A retrial for the man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, was moved today from October to the beginning of November. Earlier this year, a federal court jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquitting Jonathan Rinderknecht
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Grusho Anna // Shutterstock Stacker compiled a list of projects casting right now in Los Angeles and which roles they’re looking to fill, using listings from Casting Networks. Read on to see what is filming in your area and could be your breakout role. PeopleImages // Shutterstock America’s Funniest Videos 2026 Manhattan Beach –
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Cher’s son’s wife has formally taken a stand against the singer’s conservatorship efforts regarding her troubled son and the spouse says in court papers filed today that she’s willing to herself serve in the role. After Elijah Blue’s Allman’s arrest earlier this year in New Hampshire, Marieangela King Allman filed for
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A man who engaged in a gunfight with Los Angeles police outside a Silver Lake Trader Joe’s store following a pursuit in 2018, leading to a store assistant manager being fatally shot by an officer, was convicted today of second-degree murder. Gene Evin Atkins, 36, was convicted in June of 40
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today approved a policy banning federal immigration enforcement agencies from using county facilities for firearms training. However, county Sheriff Kelly Martinez said in a statement that she “will continue to allow CBP to utilize the Otay Range,” after “careful consideration of impacts at
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A man and a woman suspected of running a years-long exotic reptile smuggling operation, in which animals were brought across the border through San Diego County ports of entry have been arrested, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today. Georgina Bribiesca Chavez, 66, of Tijuana, and Salvador Pelayo, 28, of Chula
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Trump administration announced today it plans to rescind decades-old conservation protections in the San Gabriel Mountains and other national forest lands. The proposal from the U.S. Forest Service would scrap the entire so-called roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001. The rollback would remove
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Young people are turning to digital media to explore religion and spirituality, but they continue to trust parents, caregivers and faith leaders more for spiritual guidance, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday. The first Future of Faith study from UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers surveyed more than 2,000 people
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The five Buss family siblings who announced plans to sell the family’s stake in the Lakers insisted today they intend to move forward with the sale, despite opposition from current team governor/CEO Jeanie Buss. In a statement sent Tuesday to ESPN and other outlets, Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse Buss
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By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — A player development staff member for the San Diego Padres was detained in Texas last week while traveling and is being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Oswaldo Pirela, 34, works as a catching coordinator for the Padres organization and was in El Paso, Texas, to work
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A dispute erupted today among the Buss family siblings, who initially announced plans to sell off the family’s remaining stake in the Lakers, but an attorney for Laker governor Jeanie Buss quickly called the announcement “false, defamatory and pernicious.” On Monday morning, ESPN first reported that the six Buss siblings had
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Major League Baseball and its owners today unanimously approved the $3.9 billion sale of the San Diego Padres to a new group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife Kwanza Jones. Feliciano was designated the Padres’ Control Person in alignment with MLB governance requirements. The Padres
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Paramount wants the states that are suing over the Warner Bros. Discovery deal to post a $1.9 billion bond. The states are scoffing at the idea. “They don’t have any legitimate claim. I mean, honestly, this reeks of desperation,” California attorney general Rob Bonta told CNN in response. Paramount
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SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – A white poodle named Teddy was recovering at home with her owner today after San Diego County animal control officers rescued the dog from a storm drain more than a month after she went missing. Animal control officers responded at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to the 600 block of
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – A woman suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 from the Imperial Beach Little League when she was its treasurer has been arrested, authorities announced today. The suspect, a 39-year-old, was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of eight counts each of embezzlement and grand theft, according to the San Diego County
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – With approval by Mexico in hand, Paramount Skydance announced today it has cleared all regulatory hurdlers required to complete its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount officials said the deal has undergone an eight-month review process involving regulators in 68 countries, including the U.S. Department of Justice.
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The man accused of setting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades Fire, the most destructive fire in Los Angeles history, was facing one less criminal charge today, with federal prosecutors obtaining a revised indictment in the case. In June, a federal court jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of acquitting
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