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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Philippine national pleaded guilty today in downtown Los Angeles to bringing 430 pounds of cocaine on an oil tanker inbound from Ecuador to El Segundo earlier this year. Ceasar Tubay Gelacio, Jr., 43, of the Philippines, pleaded guilty to one federal count of knowingly bringing cocaine on a vessel arriving
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PALM DESERT. Calif. (KESQ)- Gas prices climb as Palm Springs enters a busy summer travel season. For about a month, gas prices had been steadily dropping. Now, they’ve gone up by 3 cents in one day, the first jump since May. Gas prices are on the rise again, as millions of people hit the road for
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – As soaring temperatures drive more residents to the coast this weekend, public health officials today warned beachgoers to avoid the water at several Los Angeles County beaches because of elevated bacteria levels. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued ocean water warnings for the following locations: — Mother’s Beach
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – An Irvine dog trainer convicted of killing 11 dogs in his care was sentenced today to nearly 12 years in prison, while his assistant was ordered to spend three years behind bars for helping to cover up the crime. Kwong “Tony” Chun Sit, 54, was sentenced to 11 years and
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Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – A tense, multi-layered contract dispute is unfolding in the Imperial Valley as newly unionized geothermal power generation workers at CalEnergy accuse their multi-billion dollar parent company of bad-faith bargaining and employee retaliation. The standoff puts front-line machinists and plant operators against BHE Renewables, a division of Berkshire Hathaway
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A recent e-bike arrest in Palm Springs is highlighting how new technology is changing the way police respond to calls. Palm Springs police say a suspect riding an e-bike was committing multiple traffic violations and appeared to be trying to get officers to chase him through downtown. Lieutenant William Hutchinson from Palm Springs Police Department
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Dodgers will visit the White House on July 23 to celebrate the team’s second consecutive World Series championship. The team confirmed the planned visit, which will occur on an off-day during an East Coast road trip, sandwiched between series with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. “As was
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CALIMESA, Calif. — A 25-year-old Calimesa man is among eight individuals indicted by a federal grand jury in Ohio in connection with an alleged conspiracy to carry out a deadly attack targeting government officials and attendees at a UFC event held at the White House last month. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Bryan
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County public health officials announced today that a traveler with measles may have exposed people to the virus at LAX and aboard a rental car shuttle after arriving in Southern California last week. The traveler arrived aboard British Airways Flight 281 at LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal on July
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for several states are finalizing an antitrust lawsuit challenging Paramount’s pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, including CNN, according to people involved in the legal process. The multistate suit will likely be filed next week, the sources told CNN, though the filing date is subject to change. If
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A project to completely restore the Sikorsky VH-3A helicopter that served as a means of short-range air transport for President Richard M. Nixon will get underway in the coming weeks at the March Field Air Museum. The Sea King chopper was relocated to the museum last week by truck, removed
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MURRIETA (CNS) – A brush fire that erupted today in the hills west of Murrieta charred nearly 137 acres and threatened rural properties, but firefighters were able to achieve some containment by Tuesday night. The non-injury blaze was reported at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Via Volcano and Tenaja roads, in the unincorporated
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Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Imperial County recorded a completely clean slate in California’s latest annual hate crime audit, reporting zero bias-motivated events, offenses, victims, or suspects last year. The local data stands in sharp contrast to a complex statewide report released last week by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, which revealed a
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has launched the first three FireSat satellites, marking the start of a new space-based wildfire detection system designed to identify fires in near real time. Launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the satellites are part of a partnership between CAL FIRE, the Earth Fire Alliance (EFA), Muon Space, and other technology
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SAN DIEGO (KESQ) – A former San Diego County sheriff’s deputy convicted of using excessive force on a man in pretrial custody and writing a false report in order to cover up what happened was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison. Prosecutors said Jeremiah Manuyag Flores, 45, shoved the 57-year-old victim into the
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – An alleged high-ranking lieutenant of a Sinaloa Cartel wing is facing federal charges in San Diego for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States, it was announced today. Carlos Paez Pereda, also known as “Carlitos” or “Carlitos Rugrats,” ran a drug manufacturing and distribution network for the
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ELYSIAN PARK (CNS) – The Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation announced today that proceeds from a raffle at Wednesday’s game will benefit relief efforts for communities affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela. Net proceeds from the 50/50 raffle will be donated to the American Red Cross Venezuela Earthquakes Fund, which provides emergency
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Attorneys told a judge today they are ready to go forward with a multi-day hearing later this month for singer D4vd, who is charged with murdering a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of his Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard. During the hearing set to begin
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Lynette Niebla IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) is warning Imperial County residents to prepare now for extreme weather as the summer monsoonal storm season gets underway. Officials state that severe summer weather patterns, which typically run through early September, can bring sudden risks to the region, including high winds, localized
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – A Los Angeles federal judge today rejected a plea deal as too lenient for a suspected organized crime figure from Israel accused of helping to run high-stakes illegal poker games at former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ mansion in Encino. Yevgeni Gershman, 50, of Woodland Hills, pleaded guilty in April to charges
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