Felon Who Shot Deputy in Coachella Convicted of Assault on Peace Officer
INDIO (CNS) - A convicted felon who shot a Riverside County sheriff'sdeputy when the lawman attempted to arrest him at the end of a pursuit inCoachella was convicted Wednesday of firearm assault on a peace officer and othercharges, though jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the mostserious allegation....
Woman who killed O.C. minister in DUI crash had fentanyl, meth, and pot in...
Santa Ana – Orange County prosecutors have filed upgraded charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated against Amber Kristine Calderon, a 43-year-old Long Beach woman, after toxicology results confirmed the presence of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in her system when she drove onto the shoulder of...
In Orange County, Getting Help Means Being Watched
I live in Orange County with two kids. We receive SNAP, and we work. We’re just constantly one expense away from trouble. The first time I brought my kids to a food pantry — set up in a community center parking lot — I heard someone say, “Don’t they already get benefits?”
Riverside Amazon Walkout Raises Question: Can Workers Afford Housing Where They Work? “Absolutely Not.”
An early-morning walkout at Amazon’s DJT6 delivery station in Riverside on Dec. 16 thrust a basic question into the center of the region’s holiday shipping rush: Can the workers who move the boxes afford to live anywhere near the jobs that depend on them?. For Maricruz Delgadillo, 26,...
Quarantine Changes for California and Texas
Federal and state agriculture officials recently made changes to huanglongbing (HLB, also known as citrus greening disease) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantines in California. They also removed a Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health...
California cheerleading coach facing 165 years in prison
Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A former California cheerleading coach is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting multiple minors. Erick Joseph Kristianson was convicted this week in Orange County of molesting...
Home sales at 3-year high across California as prices drop
Buyers are taking advantage of falling prices to push California home sales to their highest level in over three years, the California Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.
3 Hospitalized After Mysterious Odor Reported in Riverside
The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a medical aid. The reporting party stated that an unknown odor from a bag outside the facility had made employees sick. The first-arriving company reported three patients experiencing symptoms related to the unknown odor outside the building. The patients...
Jurupa Felon Charged for Alleged Illegal Gun Manufacturing
A 37-year-old convicted felon accused of possessing a modified assault rifle and other prohibited items in connection with an alleged home-based gun parts manufacturing operation in Jurupa Valley was charged Wednesday with felony and misdemeanor offenses. Marco Antonio Ponce De Leon was arrested Saturday following a...
Chino Hills Man Arrested for Alleged Grooming of Pacifica High School Student
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — “On Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Steven Jourdan Castro, 29, of Chino Hills, following allegations he engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor female between September and November 2025. In November 2025,...
