Heat advisory issued for parts of Southern California as temperatures soar
A heat advisory went into effect at 10 a.m. Saturday and will remain until Monday evening for parts of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Orange County Man Cleared After 18 Years Wrongly Locked Up in 1998 Robbery
Guy Miles spent 6,895 days in California prisons for a robbery he did not commit, and this past Friday, the Orange County District Attorney's Office finally acknowledged what he had been saying since his arrest in 1998: he was innocent. Prosecutors formally vacated his conviction and set aside the guilty plea he had ac
El Morro Teacher Named 2026 Outstanding K–12 STEM Educator
El Morro Elementary School teacher Kathleen Margaretich has been named a 2026 Outstanding K–12 STEM Educator by the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE). Margaretich is among 11 Orange County educators and community leaders selected for the 2026 Outstanding STEM Educator Awards, which recognize individuals expa
Riverside County completes property tax assessment roll
Riverside County is reporting $484 billion in taxable properties as of the start of this year, a 5.1 percent year-over-year increase. The county’s 2026 assessment roll includes more than one million assessments of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and business personal properties, according to a statem
El Niño sends stingrays, humpbacks, and hammerheads toward Southern California shores
Conditions can shift quickly when warm-water events alter where marine animals feed and travel.
RivCo man convicted of second-degree murder for supplying fentanyl
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - A 31-year-old Jurupa Valley man was found guilty of murder for supplying a relative with fentanyl that caused his death in 2023. John Fredrick Sandoval was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday at the Hall of Justice in Riverside, the District Attorney's Office announced. It marks the
Fleming s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Coming To Riverside
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is preparing to open a new Riverside restaurant at 3777 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, as part of The Mark, a mixed-use development in downtown Riverside. The company’s website lists the new location as opening in Fall 2026 and places the restaurant near the intersection of Market St
Calif. inmate captured nearly 6 months after walking away from conservation camp
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State corrections officials announced Wednesday that an inmate who walked away from the Growlersburg Conservation Camp in El Dorado County was arrested nearly six months after his escape. Juan David Veramancini was arrested by deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies on suspicion of first
Orange County Announces E-Bike and E-Moto Buyback With Up to $1,000 in Gift Cards
ANAHEIM, California – August 21, 2026: Orange County is taking an unusual approach to e-bike and e-moto safety: offering people hundreds of dollars in gift cards to turn in unwanted electric bikes, electric motorcycles, pocket bikes and e-scooters. Riders can review my California 2026 e-bike law guide for the important
Robbery convictions dismissed for innocent man who served nearly 19 years
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KESQ) - A man who spent nearly 19 years in state prison for an armed robbery he had nothing to do with was freed today of his conviction in state court in Santa Ana. When Guy Donnell Miles won the right to a retrial in 2017, he...
