$50,000 reward offered as Riverside donkey killings reach ‘horrific’ new peak
Community activists and Riverside County residents are demanding a task force to investigate the killing of 21 donkeys, including 13 attacked this year. Experts and rescuers report "surgical" wounds suggesting human cruelty, while some animal services officials suggest feral dogs could be responsible. A $50,000...
Newport Beach Man Who Stabbed Parents And Housekeeper To Death Sentenced To 3 Consecutive...
A 35-year-old Newport Beach man was sentenced Friday to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of his parents and their longtime housekeeper in 2019, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Camden Burton Nicholson was convicted in October on three counts...
Phelps: Fountain Valley tangled in OCPA’s Web of Deception
In February 2026, Fountain Valley acknowledged what should have been obvious long ago: its decision to join the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) was poorly planned and poorly vetted. Councilman Glenn Grandis who led the push to join OCPA 16 months earlier, now says the city “lacks the resources” to begin...
California Dog Tossed From A Car Sits Frozen By The Road Waiting For Someone...
Cody stood at the side of the road, shaking and confused, unable to understand what had just happened. He kept watching the car as it moved farther and farther away, growing smaller until it disappeared completely. You can only imagine the questions that must have rushed through him. Were they...
Competitive cyclists nearly run down by raging Orange County drivers
Frightening video shows two competitive cyclists out for a training ride when they were suddenly targeted by an aggressive driver coming dangerously close to their bikes and throwing objects at them over the weekend in Orange County. The March 21 incident happened while Ben Byra and Luke Fetzer were training for a...
Child Exploitation Investigation: Suspect Arrested in La Quinta Area
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA — The Desert Hot Springs Police Department, in coordination with the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET), conducted a targeted law enforcement operation in La Quinta on March 19, 2026. The RCCET is a multi-agency task force established to investigate the online exploitation of...
Change of Plea Hearing Postponed for OC Man in $270M Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
A change-of-plea hearing was postponed Monday for an Orange County man who has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for his alleged role in a health-care fraud scheme in which nearly $270 million in bogus claims were submitted to Medi-Cal for expensive prescription drugs that were not medically necessary and,...
🗞️ Riverside News- March 22, 2026
Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday! We have a winner to celebrate. Congratulations to Rosalyn Anderson, whose photo entry won two tickets to see Hadestown at the Fox Performing Arts Center on April 13. Rosalyn is a familiar presence in our community and a longtime supporter of the Gazette, and her photos have a way of...
📅 Free Route 66 History Talk in Lake Elsinore on March 25
The Lake Elsinore Historical Society invites the community to its 4th Ruth Atkins Speaker Series on Tuesday, March 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The event takes place at the Lake Elsinore Cultural Center, 183 N. Main Street.
🚨 DUI Patrols Planned in Lake Elsinore on March 26
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office – Lake Elsinore Station will be conducting DUI patrols on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in the Lake Elsinore area. Deputies will be looking for drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or certain medications.
