Rachel Kim

Los Angeles

Anchor and Reporter at KCBS-TV (Los Angeles, CA)

Anchor and Reporter at KCAL-TV (Los Angeles, CA)

KCAL News Weekend AM Anchor/Weekday Reporter, LA Native, @USC Trojan ✌🏻https://t.co/VLp5mFOILB

Articles

ICE agents detain six people outside Pasadena donut shop, witnesses say

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Rachel Kim

Bystanders recorded the immigration operation outside a Pasadena donut shop early Wednesday morning. Witnesses said agents took at least six people into custody. Ludwin Mendez said one of the people who was detained was his 52-year-old father, who was waiting to get picked up for a job. "He was just waiting on the bus stop," Mendez said. "He ran but couldn't get away."Mendez said he is scared because his family is undocumented, but none of his relatives has a criminal history.
Video shows federal agents pin car, arrest man wanted for assault at anti-ICE protest in LA

2 weeks ago | kcra.com | Rachel Kim

Security camera catches the moment Homeland Security agents ram and trap *** driver in *** white Mercedes on Whittier Boulevard in Boyle Heights. Witnesses say the agents with weapons drawn, then used tear gas. Moments later, you see the driver come out with his hands up. They had been following them since Long Beach. He started to drive very suspiciously over here because he felt like he was being followed. And so then that's when they got to this intersection.
Homeland Security agents crash into and arrest driver in Los Angeles

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Rachel Kim

Security cameras on Wednesday captured Department of Homeland Security agents driving their unmarked cars into a white Mercedes sedan during an arrest operation in a Los Angeles neighborhood. Homeland Security said the agents were targeting a man who allegedly punched a border patrol officer. Surveillance footage showed federal agents using a truck and an SUV to pin the suspect's car along Whittier Boulevard in Boyle Heights. "This was no hit and run.
LA County judge postpones arraignment for soccer coach accused of killing teen

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Rachel Kim

The youth soccer coach accused of killing a 13-year-old boy will wait until June to enter his plea after his arraignment was delayed once again. Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 43, is charged in the death of Oscar Omar Hernandez, who was last seen when he left his Sun Valley home on March 28 to meet Garcia-Aquino in Lancaster, according to his family. He was found dead in Oxnard five days later.
Teen found dead in Ventura County last seen at Metrolink station, family says

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Matthew Rodriguez |Rachel Kim

After police discovered his body along a Ventura County road on Wednesday, the family of 13-year-old Oscar Omar Hernandez is hoping investigators can piece together the events that led to their loved one's death. "He was a really ambitious boy," older sister Alejandra Hernandez said through a Spanish translator. "He had no enemies, he was a good kid.
Teen learns he was accepted to military academy from Trump during address to Congress

Mar 7, 2025 | wbng.com | Rachel Kim

WHITTIER, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - A California teen was invited to Washington, D.C., to attend President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Little did he know he was about to get the surprise of a lifetime. “I’m pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted,” Trump said Tuesday night. “You will soon be joining the Corps of Cadets.”Utter shock was seen on 17-year-old Jason Hartley’s face when Trump told him before a joint session of Congress that he had been accepted to West Point.
Whittier teen invited to Trump's joint address reacts to West Point acceptance

Mar 6, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Rachel Kim

It was a moment at the U.S. Capitol that 17-year-old Jason Hartley will never forget. "I'm pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted," President Trump said during his joint address to Congress on Tuesday. "You will soon be joining the Corps of Cadets."Hartley and his mother were sitting in the House gallery as cameras caught his utter shock when they learned he'd been accepted to West Point. "If you could read lips, you can hear me saying, 'Bro there's no way," Hartley said.
Altadena school destroyed during Eaton Fire finds new campus thanks to $500,000 grant

Feb 19, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Matthew Rodriguez |Rachel Kim

Thanks to a $500,000 charitable grant, Odyssey Charter Schools will have a new learning space after the Eaton Fire destroyed or damaged its campuses in Altadena. "In addition to donating the space to Odyssey at no cost, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation has given $500,000 in donations and grants to help with the recovery efforts from the fires," said Ken Stone, Co-Chief of Investment Officer of Blackstone Global.
Rev. Al Sharpton leads memorial service for Eaton Fire victims

Feb 6, 2025 | cbsnews.com | Rachel Kim

Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton led a memorial service for Eaton Fire victims to call on leaders to support the historic Black neighborhoods in Altadena. Loved ones of the people who died during the fire expressed their grief and gratitude to the community gathered inside First AME Church in nearby Pasadena. "Everybody who's reached out and sent love, believe me, I heard you," Zaire Calvin said. "I appreciate you.
LA County teen allegedly beaten and harassed by classmates before stabbing arrest

Dec 20, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Rachel Kim

A 14-year-old teen from Tujunga claimed his classmates attacked and called racial slurs for months before he was arrested after a stabbing at Verdugo Hills High School earlier this month. "Make no mistake about it, this is a case of racism," attorney Brad Gage said. Gage shared a video of the 14-year-old getting jumped and punched in a school bathroom in late August. He said school officials and the teen's mom met after the incident. "They don't care," she said.

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