Southland gas prices falling to lowest levels in months
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Saturday for the 21st time in 22 days, decreasing nine-tenths of a cent to $4.467, its lowest amount since Aug. 14.
RS County Increasing Security For Hanukkah Following Australia Shooting
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Riverside Police Department was increasing patrols around Jewish facilities and Hanukkah events Monday following a deadly attack in Australia, where as many as 15 people were killed while celebrating the first day of the Jewish holiday. “We are aware of the shooting and police will...
Atmospheric River Likely to Bring Rain to Los Angeles During Christmas Week
Forecasters Say Confidence Is High That Rainfall Will Peak From Christmas Eve Into Christmas Day. Forecasters are warning Southern California residents to prepare for a wet Christmas week, as an atmospheric river is expected to bring widespread rain to the Los Angeles region beginning early next week. The National...
Dec. 20: No Burn Day Alert Continues for SCV, South Coast Air Basin
Santa Clarita Valley residents may have “hung the stockings by the chimney with care,” but they must refrain from all residential wood burning fires on Saturday, Dec. 20. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a residential No Burn Day Alert for Saturday, Dec. 20, for all those living in the South...
Burglar ransacks Riverside restaurant, causes thousands of dollars in damage
Surveillance cameras captured a man breaking into a popular Mexican restaurant in Riverside and causing thousands of dollars in damage. On Dec. 19, a masked man wielding a crowbar forced his way into Morena’s Mexican Cuisine on Arlington Avenue at around 4 a.m. He headed straight for the cash register and rummaged...
Do-gooders save Moreno Valley toy drive after near-cancellation
Families in need in Moreno Valley will have a merry Christmas after all, after a toy drive that was in danger of being canceled due to a lack of donations was saved by do-gooders who stepped in. The Unity in Christ Ministries initially had concerns it would have to cancel...
San Diego Brain Surgeon Beats Fraud Rap, but One Charge Still Looms
A San Diego neurosurgeon walked out of an Orange County courtroom a partial winner Thursday, acquitted of conspiracy to commit workers' compensation insurance fraud but still staring down one unresolved felony count. Jurors found the doctor not guilty on the conspiracy charge but split 7–5 on a separate felony count...
Judge Sentences Corona Customs Broker for Stealing Over $5M in Tax Obligations
A Corona customs broker who swiped more than $5 million in funds intended to pay import duties, as well as dodged roughly $1 million in tax obligations, was bound for federal prison Friday to serve a sentence of four years, three months behind bars. Frank Seung Noah, 64, pleaded guilty...
Woman killed after being struck by 2 vehicles in Orange County
A hit-and-run driver remains at large after a woman was struck and killed by two vehicles in Santa Ana. On Dec. 19, the victim, Cecilia Janeth Sierra, 31, of Costa Mesa, was walking near the area of 3000 S. Main Street around 5:35 a.m. While crossing the road, she was struck by a vehicle, which knocked […]
Riverside County’s Population Increases in Fiscal Year 2025
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - Riverside, the state's fourth-most populous county, had a population of 2,485,007 persons in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 0.20% over 2024's figures, according to data released today by the California Department of Finance. The county's population of 2,479,957 last year increased by...
