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Firefighters were battling a rapidly growing vegetation fire Saturday afternoon in Mead Valley that had burned approximately 54 acres and was threatening structures. CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department responded around 2 p.m. on October 4, 2026, to the area of Harford Park Lane following reports of a vegetation f

The Corona Police Department’s patrol officers, detectives, Real Time Information Center (RTIC), and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) team collaborated across three separate recent enforcement operations to apprehend armed suspects and recover illegal firearms. Department officials highlighted three distinct incidents w

In my house, a sewage smell from a seldom-used bathroom sink used to put bleach at the top of my list. The thinking was simple: if something down the drain smells bad, pour something down there to kill it. As of mid-September 2026, with fall coming on, I know to check the trap before treating the smell as something ble

(The Center Square) – A law taking effect next year will require state agencies to consider the cost to taxpayers when local officials want to pass transportation regulations. Assembly Bill 1145 , authored by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez, R-Indio, and Assemblymember Greg Wallis, R-Rancho Mirage, requires the California

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department reported that North Patrol deputies contacted an individual in Midway City on October 5 while investigating a county ordinance violation. During the contact, deputies allegedly discovered a concealed knife and subsequently located suspected methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, a d

A preliminary 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck about 19 miles southwest of Dana Point in Orange County at 1:22 p.m. Monday, according to the USGS.

Orange is planning to lower speed limits on 47 streets by 5-10 mph, following a state law that allows local control over speed regulations.

UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute has released the “Southern California Fires Incident Analysis Report,” the second of two reports conducted at the request of the Office of the Governor of California after the devastating Southern California fires of January 2025. The fires, including the Palisades

In my Riverside ranch house, I used to start a load of laundry on my way out. The reasoning felt tidy: the washer would shut itself off when the cycle ended, so I could come home to clothes ready to move along. As of mid-September 2026, I am less willing to treat the end of a cycle as the end of the water question. Her

In my Riverside house, I used to think a brush full of water-based latex paint could go under the outdoor hose. Let the hose run, thin out the color, and send the water toward the street: that is the reflex when the painting is done and you just want the brush clean. As of mid-September 2026, here in California, I no l