WM opens upgraded recycling facility in Southern California
WM has upgraded its Orange Recycling Facility in Southern California. With the $20 million investment in advanced technology equipped with automation and artificial intelligence (AI), the site is expected to process up to 130,000 tons of material per year. The upgraded Orange Recycling Facility uses optical sorters...
Riverside County Supervisors Celebrate Women Of The Year
Supervisors last week honored the five Riverside County Women of the Year winners, a program started eight years ago by Board Chair Karen Spiegel. “I want to thank my colleagues for always jumping in and participating in some of my crazy schemes,” Spiegel said. “But this is something that is really special to honor...
Three California Police Officers Could Lose Their Jobs Over Disabled Veteran License Plates on...
A controversy is unfolding inside the Riverside Police Department after three officers who previously served in the U.S. military were notified that the department intends to terminate their employment. The dispute centers on disabled veteran ... Read more
Orange County deputy fatally shot fiancée in head at close range, prosecutors say
A 28-year-old Orange County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the county’s jail has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting death of her fiancée last year. Deputy Aimee Alexis Hidalgo, a resident of Tustin, turned herself in to Tustin police on Monday, according to a news release...
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle Crash in Palm Desert
Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle that occurred just before noon in Palm Desert, California.Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department responded to the intersection of San Gorgonio Way and Monterey Avenue after receiving reports of a traffic collision.When deputies...
Abandoned train tracks turn into a hotspot, and Orange County residents want answers
Ever feel safe at home, only for one thing nearby to change and everything to feel different? In Fullerton, a father says the abandoned train tracks behind his fence have become a hangout for trespassers. The story, he says, is that the situation escalated from repeated nuisance calls to incidents...
Video: Body cam footage released of Chino police shooting
Warning: graphic content The Chino Police Department released body camera footage Monday of officers shooting a man armed with a knife at a Chino home on Nov. 16, 2025. The shooting happened while officers were responding to a domestic violence call on the 16250 block of Homecoming Drive. In the video, officers are...
Interview: SoCal’s Zoie Tannous on Bringing CLUE’s Yvette to Life on Tour
Will it be a candlestick? A wrench? A lead pipe? Fans of the classic board game and beloved cult classic film will find out when the touring production of CLUE (directed by Casey Hushion and written by Sandy Rustin) comes to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts March 11-13.
Wildomar DUI Checkpoint Yields 4 Arrests, 15 Citations
Four people were arrested and 15 motorists were cited during a DUI checkpoint in Wildomar, authorities said Monday. The checkpoint was conducted from 8 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday on Palomar Street and Harwood Lane, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Of the 637 motorists screened, four...
Lockdown Lifted at Saul Elementary School in Mecca After Threat Investigation
A precautionary lockdown at Saul Elementary School in Mecca has been lifted after Riverside County deputies investigated a reported threat on campus.Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies from the Thermal Station responded to the school after receiving a report about a possible threat. Out of an abundance of caution,...

















