Police Say Woman Used Late Grandmother’s Death Certificate to Put Herself on an Unrelated...
Riverside police say a 76-year-old California homeowner was unrelated to Jennifer Renee Lewis but shared a name with Lewis’s late grandmother. Investigators allege Lewis used ... Read More
Four arrested during transient enforcement sweep in coastal OC
Huntington Beach Police announced a concentrated enforcement effort that resulted in four arrests in just three hours, highlighting the city’s ongoing strategy to address drug activity, unlawful camping, and repeat‑offender behavior tied to transient populations. Officers from HBPD’s Homeless Task Force and patrol unit
Irvine Police arrest two suspects in $24,000 storage‑center burglary
Irvine Police Department detectives have arrested two men linked to a major storage‑center burglary at Extra Space Storage on El Camino Real. Surveillance footage helped investigators identify the suspects and the vehicle used in the crime, leading to two separate arrests over the past month. What Happened. Detectives
You leave the fallen oranges under the tree as harmless mess, but University of...
As of late September 2026, the orange tree in my backyard here in Riverside is doing what it does every fall: dropping fruit faster than I pick it up. The ones that land in the shade go soft and split, and for years I treated them as a chore for some weekend, a little mess under the branches and nothing more. That's th
Woman arrested after newborn found inside dumpster in rain, umbilical cord still attached
A Riverside woman has been arrested more than a year after a newborn baby was found inside a dumpster in the rain with its umbilical cord still attached, police announced Friday. The baby was discovered at about 2:30 p.m. on May 4, 2025, after Riverside police received reports of an infant crying inside a dumpster […]
You treat the contract you signed at the kitchen table as final, but California’s...
As of late September 2026, the heat is finally breaking in Riverside, and fall is when the bids start landing on my kitchen table for whatever the summer wore out in my old ranch house. For thirty years my habit went like this: listen to the pitch, sign the paper, write the deposit check, and treat the deal as locked t
Sea turtle eggs found in OC transferred to Aquarium of the Pacific over concerns...
Eggs from two endangered olive ridley sea turtle nests discovered on Orange County beaches were moved to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.
Fatal Crash at San Jacinto Intersection
A 54-year-old motorist was killed Friday in a crash at a San Jacinto intersection, though the circumstances remained unclear. Alex Mancia Caceres of Hemet was fatally injured shortly after 2 a.m. Friday at the Ramona Expressway and Seventh Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Daniel Chic
You figure a permit on the HVAC swap only adds cost, but California’s Energy...
As of late September 2026, the first cool nights are on their way to Riverside, and this is when I start thinking about the furnace and the tired AC in my ranch house. For years my habit with a swap was simple: take the quote, let the crew haul the old unit out, and never once ask about a permit. The sticker on the new
El Niño threatens the beloved Pacific Surfliner. Can the iconic train survive the winter?
A section of railway in San Clemente, as well as other portions in coastal Orange County, have repeatedly shut down for landslides, coastal erosion and rockfalls. Another stormy winter is coming.

















