Can Tree Food Drive raises over $60,000 for hunger-relief
Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) hosted its 5th Annual Can Tree Wonderland presented by Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions Foundation, raising over $60,000 to support hunger-relief programs. This holiday event featured an NY Rockin’ Christmas-themed food drive, bringing community groups together to feed...
California researchers working to prevent screwworm infestation north of the border
"By the 1990s they had actually driven the population all the way south of Panama, unfortunately in 2023, the flies escaped northward of that barrier zone and have been moving north through Central America and up into Mexico creating concern the flies might once again reach the U.S."
$133M KC-46 Pegasus Hangar, training facility break ground at March Air Reserve Base
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined Representatives from the Air Force Reserve, Harper Construction to mark the beginning of construction. Air Force officials, community partners, stakeholders and contractors Dec. 16 to mark the start of construction on a new KC-46 Pegasus hangar and training...
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Daytime Stabbing in Downtown Riverside
At approximately 12:20 p.m. on December 9th, 2025, officers with the Riverside Police Department and Riverside Fire Department responded to reports of a stabbing on the sidewalk near Market Street and University Avenue in downtown Riverside. When first responders arrived, they located an adult male suffering from...
Wrongful death suit alleges boyfriend murdered Dia Abrams on her Idyllwild ranch
SAN DIEGO — A new wrongful death lawsuit filed in Riverside County Superior Court alleges that the longtime boyfriend of missing Mountain Center ranch owner Lydia “Dia” Abrams intentionally killed her and should be barred from inheriting proceeds from her multimillion‑dollar estate. Crisara Abrams, Dia’s adult...
Man arrested for armed robbery at Jack in the Box
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, at approximately 6:34 p.m., Banning Police officers responded to the report of an armed robbery at the Jack in the Box located at 6350 W. Ramsey Street in Banning. Officers contacted staff who reported that a white male adult in his 30s, with tattoos on his face, entered the store and displayed a...
Orange County supervisors criticized for pay raise after bribery scandal
The Orange County Grand Jury released a report blasting the O.C. Board of Supervisors on Monday, calling their decision to raise their salaries 25% in the wake of a scandal dubbed “A Breach of Public Trust in Orange County,” a phrase that also titled the report. The salary increase was approved in June, just days […]
Southern California police department warns holiday shoplifters to stay away
A Southern California police department has a warning for any Christmas Grinches planning to visit its shopping centers this week. “If your last-minute holiday shoplifting plans involve Irvine, strongly reconsider,” the Irvine Police Department posted Monday. “We have extra officers at our retail centers, and the...
100-year-old toymaker draws large crowd to Garden Grove workshop, sells out of toys
A 100-year-old toymaker in Orange County drew a large crowd to his workshop over the weekend and sold out all his hand-made toys.
Southern California Flood Watch Warning in Effect Ahead of Christmas Storm
A Flood Watch is in effect across much of Southern California ahead of a powerful late-December storm expected to peak during the Christmas travel window, with forecasters warning that heavy rainfall could trigger urban flooding, rapid runoff, and mud-and-debris flows—especially near recent burn scars. The National...
