Laura Acevedo

California

News Reporter at KGTV-TV (San Diego, CA)

Bilingual reporter for @10News. Personal account. Opinions are my own. RTs and follows = not endorsements.

Articles

Explaining possible resentencing process for Menendez brothers

6 days ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Eric and Lyle Mendendez have been housed at Donovan State Correctional Facility together for about 7 years, but they've been in prison for over 30 years for the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez. Thursday morning, they appeared virtually in court in Los Angeles for what was supposed to be day one of their resentencing hearing. The hearing was postponed to a future date. ABC 10News spoke to a criminal defense attorney to discuss the resentencing process.
Safari Park explains elephant behavior during 5.2 quake

1 week ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Elephants are all people seem to be talking about after Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake near Julian. An incredible video that has now gone viral shows elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park creating an 'alert circle' during the earthquake. Tuesday, ABC 10News went up to the safari park to find out why the elephants reacted the way they did. According to experts, it's an instinctive behavior meant to protect the young and the entire herd from threats.
San Diego Border Patrol mobile response team helping flood relief efforts

1 week ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Cleanup continues in the midwest and southern states after deadly storms brought tornados and severe flooding to the region. San Diego Border Patrol agents have been deployed to help. Ten members of the sector's Mobile Response Team (MRT) were deployed last weekend. The agents were sent to Arkansas and Tennessee.
Manhunt underway for man accused in Mexico

1 week ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

TIJUANA, Mexico (KGTV) — A California inmate is on the run, wanted in connection with the death of a Mexican police commander in Tijuana, who was killed in a shootout with the suspect on Wednesday. The female agent killed was part of a task force that hunts U.S. fugitives south of the border. The shootout happened Wednesday in Tijuana in a neighborhood about 15 miles south of the San Ysidro Port of Entry. The accused killer had been on the run since December.
DHS revokes legal status for migrants in U.S. who entered with CBP One

2 weeks ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The legal status of thousands of migrants allowed into the US while their asylum claims play out is now up in the air. The Trump administration now says they have to go. The migrants all used a Biden-era app called 'CBP One'. The Department of Homeland Security announced the move on Monday. The CBP One app was how the Biden administration wanted people to request asylum.
Attorney explains F-1 visas after five UCSD students get theirs revoked

2 weeks ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Over the weekend, it was announced that five international UC San Diego students had their F-1 visas terminated. These types of visas give foreign students legal status to live in the United States while they go to school. The federal government has terminated these visas for a number of students all over the state and country. According to the university, the visa terminations came without warning.
San Ysidro business already feeling effects of tariff impacts

2 weeks ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KGTV)—Carolin Shoes on San Ysidro Boulevard has been in business for over 20 years. The store is packed with a variety of shoes, clothing, and accessories; however, what’s missing lately is customers. "We haven’t had a lot of customers coming in, especially those that cross the border, so a majority of our customers, they cross," says Carolina Lin, whose parents have owned the business her entire life. Most of their products are imported from China.
How stock market tumble can affect your 401k

2 weeks ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The stock market drop Thursday has some people worried about their 401k. Just a day after President Trump announced widespread tariffs, the stock market tumbled, with the DOW dropping 1,600 points, marking its worst session since 2020. Keith Ballard taught at the Sweetwater Union High School District for nearly three decades before retiring a month ago. On Thursday, he was monitoring his investments closely.
Volunteers along border wall reducing presence, seeing fewer migrants arriving

3 weeks ago | 10news.com | Laura Acevedo

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A volunteer station along the U.S.-Mexico border wall that provided services for migrants seeking asylum is significantly reducing their presence at the wall. "Just the basics, we are minimizing the footprint here because we have not seen migrants arrive since the middle of February," said Pedro Rios, the director of the American Friends Service Committee. The station has been operating consistently since September 2023.
Federal agents conduct worksite operation, dozens detained in unincorporated El Cajon

3 weeks ago | ktvz.com | Laura Acevedo |Tali Letoi

By Laura Acevedo , Tali LetoiClick here for updates on this story EL CAJON, California (KGTV) — Dozens of federal authorities swarmed a business in unincorporated El Cajon on Thursday afternoon. Images from Sky 10 showed agents with Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection, along with what appeared to be several other law enforcement agencies, outside San Diego Powder and Protective Coatings. The business is next to Gillespie Field.