Leaders and members of alleged cult-like California religious group charged with murder
The leaders and two members of an alleged cult-like religious organization in Southern California were charged with murder in connection with the deaths of a 4-year-old boy and a missing 40-year-old man. The Hemet-based religious group called “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies” has been at the center of an ongoing...
Police arrest man suspected of multiple Riverside County armed robberies
Police believe the man was connected to two armed robberies that happened in Banning in a week's span.
Amazon workers walk off job
Workers at an Amazon facility in Riverside walked off the job Dec. 16. The middle-of-the-night walkout at the warehouse-distribution facility at 20901 Krameria Ave. is the latest attempt by Amazon workers to pressure the retail giant into providing better pay and working conditions, according to multiple reports. The...
Elderly victims in gated SoCal desert community out $100K, sheriff says
A 38-year-old man from Riverside County arrested earlier this week is accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from elderly victims over the course of several years, investigators announced. On Aug. 20, deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office’s Palm Desert Station responded to the 100 block of Gold...
Felon Who Shot Deputy in Coachella Convicted of Assault on Peace Officer
INDIO (CNS) - A convicted felon who shot a Riverside County sheriff'sdeputy when the lawman attempted to arrest him at the end of a pursuit inCoachella was convicted Wednesday of firearm assault on a peace officer and othercharges, though jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the mostserious allegation....
Woman who killed O.C. minister in DUI crash had fentanyl, meth, and pot in...
Santa Ana – Orange County prosecutors have filed upgraded charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated against Amber Kristine Calderon, a 43-year-old Long Beach woman, after toxicology results confirmed the presence of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in her system when she drove onto the shoulder of...
Riverside Amazon Walkout Raises Question: Can Workers Afford Housing Where They Work? “Absolutely Not.”
An early-morning walkout at Amazon’s DJT6 delivery station in Riverside on Dec. 16 thrust a basic question into the center of the region’s holiday shipping rush: Can the workers who move the boxes afford to live anywhere near the jobs that depend on them?. For Maricruz Delgadillo, 26,...
Quarantine Changes for California and Texas
Federal and state agriculture officials recently made changes to huanglongbing (HLB, also known as citrus greening disease) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantines in California. They also removed a Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health...
California cheerleading coach facing 165 years in prison
Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A former California cheerleading coach is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting multiple minors. Erick Joseph Kristianson was convicted this week in Orange County of molesting...
Home sales at 3-year high across California as prices drop
Buyers are taking advantage of falling prices to push California home sales to their highest level in over three years, the California Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.
