4.9-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks rattle Riverside County
LOS ANGELES — A preliminary 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook Riverside County on Monday evening followed by several afterschocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered several miles from Indio. It occurred at a depth of 1.86 miles. The initial temblor struck at 5:56 p.m. and was...
Officials seize 350 lbs of meth, 7 guns in Southern California
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is touting “the seizure of hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and illegal firearms” from a “Mexico-based drug trafficking organization” after a two-month investigation. Officials said in a news release that the organization, which they didn’t identify, depended upon Sergio...
Police Bring in Two Women Into Custody in $18K Organized Retail Theft Case
Two women suspected of stealing approximately $18,000 worth of cosmetics and additional items at several pharmacies in the Bermuda Dunes area in an organized retail theft have been taken into custody, authorities announced Monday. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station Rural Crime Team, with assistance from...
SoCal Day Laborers Increasingly Targeted By Scams, Wage Theft, and Deportation Threats
This article was co-published with La Opinión, the leading Spanish-language news outlet in the U.S., and produced under the California Local News Fellowship program at the University of Berkeley. It is early in the morning when José, a day laborer who prefers not to reveal his full name for...
Parents arrested after toddler found in street by school bus driver in Southern California
A mother and father in Southern California have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse and other crimes after a school bus driver found their toddler wandering in a roadway, authorities said Tuesday. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, when the driver saw the unattended 2‑year‑old and stayed at the...
Nearly 1,000 California homes are about to hit the auction block
Nearly 1,000 California homes and other properties are being pushed toward public auction after years of unpaid taxes, turning delinquent bills into a wave of forced sales that will ripple through local housing markets. The largest single batch is in Riverside County, where tax-defaulted parcels, including houses in...
CA Hospital Claims EMS Ban Forces Longer Ambulance Transports for Stroke Patients
Orange County Global Medical Center is seeking a court order that would overturn the county’s decision to stop first responders from taking stroke patients to the hospital following complaints of poor medical care. In a writ filed Friday, Jan. 16, in Orange County Superior Court, lawyers for the Santa...
Man with machete storms into Southern California laundromat in bizarre attack
A machete-wielding man ran into a Southern California laundromat and smashed its front door in a bizarre and seemingly random attack that was caught on camera. The incident occurred at Super Wash N Dry, located on Fairplex Drive in Pomona, around 9:15 a.m. Saturday morning. Security footage shared by the business...
Heartbreaking final moments of hiker who died searching for his missing friends who were...
A HIKER who went to rescue his missing friends was tragically found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot rock. The hiker was discovered by sheriffs who were responding to a call about four other missing people. On January 17 at 8:26 pm, officers with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department...
A teenage girl went missing last night in Westminster
Carolina Aguilar, a 16 year old, was reported missing last night after leaving her residence in the area of Brookhurst and Bolsa and not returning home, according to the Westminster Police Department. If you have seen her or have any information on her current whereabouts please reach out to WPD...
