From Midway to Oasis: A New Era for the Fair & Date Fest
INDIO, CA — TheRiverside County Fair & National Date Festival presented by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino returns February 12–March 1, 2026, with a refreshed look, new immersive spaces, and a full lineup of entertainment celebrating tradition, community, and fun. Celebrating the Fair & Date Fest’s 78th year with...
Orange Co., CA – Four-Vehicle Crash on I-5/La Paz Rd. Leaves Injuries
Orange County, CA (January 28, 2026) – A four-vehicle crash occurred on I-5 southbound near the La Paz Road east on-ramp on Tuesday, resulting in reported injuries. CHP officers arrived to find one vehicle blocking the middle lane, and three others pulled to the right shoulder. Fire personnel assisted...
Veterans Question New Date Festival Ticket Process as Pickering Events Explains VetTix System
Veterans who once entered the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival simply by showing military ID are now navigating a very different system — and many are asking why.Since private operator Pickering Events took over management of the festival, veteran admission has shifted to an online platform called...
Orange County supervisors approve $33 million Airport Fire settlement
Orange County supervisors approve $33 million Airport Fire settlement.
Lock Dawson: Riverside is ‘leveling up’ in 2026
In the annual State of the City address Wednesday evening, Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson highlighted five key indicators that Riverside is “leveling up” and “rising” with strength and resilience, with its best days still ahead. Proclaiming that “every metric is going in the right direction,” Lock...
California Investigating San Bernardino Sheriff’s Shooting Under Police Oversight Law
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man during an attempt to arrest him on suspicion of weapons, robbery and assault charges in a shopping center parking lot in Riverside on Thursday, Jan. 22. (Photo by On Scene TV) Statewide — The California Department of Justice is...
Deliberations Begin in Trial of Pair Accused of Carjacking, Killing Man
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - Jury deliberations got underway Wednesday in the trial of two of three men accused of gunning down a 24-year-old Riverside resident after carjacking him and his girlfriend. Qevon Xavier Harvey, 27, of Desert Hot Springs and Trezell Lamone Heckard, 30, of Vallejo are accused in the 2022...
Family Demands Arrests in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Jaque Rabon by San Bernardino Sheriff’s...
*The family of Jaque Rabon along with their Attorney Toni Jaramilla and civil rights activist Najee Ali will call for immediate arrests and prosecution of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Deputies who shot and killed Jaque Rabon, who was unarmed, in their meeting Friday afternoon with the Department of Justice concerning...
Lockdown lifted at Yorba Linda High School after campus threat
Students at Yorba Linda High School were forced to shelter in place Wednesday morning as deputies investigated a threat made to the school, authorities said.
Orange County’s count of unhoused people shows many living in cars after losing their...
Results of the three-day count are expected in May.

















