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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – Private prison operator CoreCivic announced today it has sold two of its California detention facilities to the federal government, including the Otay Mesa Detention Center. The sale was completed last Thursday for Otay Mesa and the California City Detention Facility for a total of $1.5 billion, according to an announcement
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NEWPORT BEACH (CNS) – Police arrested more than 400 people during Fourth of July celebrations on the Balboa Peninsula after thousands of juveniles and young adults flooded the area, city officials announced today. Some 350 personnel from the Newport Beach Police Department along with 17 other regional law enforcement agencies responded beginning around 7
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Calif. (KESQ) – Over the holiday weekend, CAL FIRE sent out three strike teams to Colorado to help with wildfire response efforts in wake of the Aspen Fire. The trip lasted two days, with teams stopping to address other fires along the route between California and Colorado. Crews arrived in Pueblo, Colorado, the night of
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – No tickets were sold with all six numbers in tonight’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $576 million. There were also no tickets sold in California with five numbers, but missing the Mega number. One ticket was sold in Pennsylvania matching five
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department today continued their investigation into the circumstances surrounding three deputies being injured during a street takeover in East Los Angeles, following Mexico’s 2-0 World Cup victory over Ecuador in the opening round of the tournament’s knockout stage. A lieutenant at the sheriff’s East Los Angeles
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LAGUNA BEACH (CNS) – A half-mile of coast in Laguna Beach remained closed today after approximately 2,000 gallons of sewage spilled due to a malfunction of a force main sewer line pump. The closure was in effect a quarter-mile in each direction of Anita Street at Thalia Beach, according to the Orange County Health Care
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 3, 2026) — Disneyland Resort reached a historic milestone today by welcoming its honorary one billionth guest to Disneyland Park during its ongoing 70th Anniversary Celebration. The achievement comes just ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. The milestone guest was 8-year-old Andres Robles of Arizona, who was visiting the park with his parents,
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By Kyle Feldscher, Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The first game on Thursday and the last one were pretty straightforward affairs for Spain and Switzerland. But in between, Portugal and Croatia served up yet another helping of World Cup drama that will be hard to forget. Here’s everything to know about Thursday’s Round of 32
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The leader of an organized retail theft ring that targeted high-end jewelry stores in smash-and-grab robberies across Southern California has been sentenced to over 16 years behind bars and ordered to pay restitution of $1.2 million, officials announced today. Rodney Allen Flynt Jr. and his outfit hit 14 jewelry stores from
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Jessamyn Dodd EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Sebastian Rucci, the developer behind a planned data center in the City of Imperial, is suing several local activists. The parties appeared for a hearing at the courthouse in El Centro Thursday. Rucci filed a civil defamation lawsuit in April against Mt. Signal Media’s Jake Tison, Jose Luis
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 47-year-old man was charged today in connection with a fireworks accident last Fourth of July in Buena Park that killed an 8-year-old girl. Jasmine Nguyen of Anaheim was at the home of Earl Decastro with her mother and 7-year-old sister for a party in the 8000 block of Cornflower
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COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) – California drivers will see slightly higher prices at the pump starting July 1, thanks to a statewide gas tax increase of 2.2 cents per gallon. The annual increase will bring the state’s gas tax to 63.4 cents, the highest in the nation. It comes as drivers hit the road for
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By Tierney Sneed, Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche threatened lawsuits against four states that have gun restrictions similar to the Hawaii law that the Supreme Court struck down last week. He also warned states considering laws that “mirror” Hawaii’s that they could face Justice Department lawsuits as well, as the
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Deputies were recovering today from injuries suffered when soccer fans turned rowdy during a street takeover in East Los Angeles following Mexico’s 2-0 World Cup victory over Ecuador in the opening round of the tournament’s knockout stage. Fans also turned unruly in Pacoima, where according to reports from the scene, at
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A 47-year-old man who shot a motorist during a road rage confrontation south of Corona while his child sat next to him pleaded guilty today to attempted murder and other charges. Luis Orlando Quiroz of Corona admitted the attempted murder count, along with firearm assault and child cruelty, with sentence-enhancing gun
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) – The lead defendant in the prosecution of an elder fraud ring that took around $65 million from victims across the country pleaded guilty today in San Diego federal court. Hua Wang, 48, of Flushing, New York, was responsible for the collection of more than 2,000 cash packages that elderly victims
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MURRIETA, Calif. (KESQ) – A 62-year-old martial arts instructor accused of sexually assaulting three girls during lessons at his Temecula home was charged today with nearly a dozen offenses. Dzung Xuan Mai was arrested Friday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. Mai is charged with nine counts of lewd acts on a child under
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — LeBron James will be moving on from the Los Angeles Lakers this offseason, his agent confirmed on Tuesday. ESPN’s Shams Charania was first to report that James told the Lakers that he would be leaving the team and entering free agency, quoting his agent Rich Paul. Other NBA insiders
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Months after shocking sexual abuse allegations against deceased labor leader César Chávez came to light, the city of San Diego today replaced signs on the former César E. Chávez Parkway with new ones reading Chicano Park Boulevard. City Transportation Department crews completed the street sign installations on Monday. In planning for
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CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ)- Hundreds of students from elementary school to middle school are watching the films they created on the big screen at Mary Pickford Theatre. The event marked the ending of the two week Young Creators Summer Program, where about 600 students participated. This years theme was “Monster Summer” and inspired the students
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