CHP Issues Ebony Alert for Missing Lake Elsinore Teen
An Ebony Alert was in effect Friday for a 17-year-old girl who went missing in Lake Elsinore. Brooklyn Spencer was last seen about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday at Fall Classic and Outfield, near Diamond Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued the alert on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff’s...
Orange County Fire Authority board allows firefighting helicopter contract to expire
The Orange County Fire Authority is not renewing its participation in a multi-county "quick-reaction force" program comprised of firefighting helicopters.
Riverside Man Charged with Murder Following Fatal November Assault
RIVERSIDE, CA – A 23-year-old man has been formally charged with murder following a fatal encounter in late November, according to the Riverside Police Department. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed the charges against Ray Jai Watters, a Riverside resident, in connection with the death of...
Glendale woman pleads not guilty to alleged Southern California bomb plot
Tina Lai, nicknamed "Kickwhere," entered her not guilty plea in Los Angeles federal court on Friday to one count of providing material support to terrorists and one count of possession of unregistered firearms.
Local Leaders Speak Out Against Proposed Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
Orange County elected leaders, businesses, environmentalists and community members spoke out loudly against the U.S. Department of Interior’s offshore oil and gas drilling proposal at a people’s hearing event in Costa Mesa on Monday, Dec. 8. More than 100 people attended the event organized by Orange County...
Felon Dies in Custody, Circumstances Under Investigation
BANNING (CNS) – A 46-year-old felon awaiting trial on arson and other charges died in his jail cell in Banning Monday, but authorities said there was no indication of foul play. Quadir Rafi Boykin of Menifee was discovered by correctional deputies unconscious in his cell at the Smith Correctional...
California’s toxic empathy isn’t helping homeless drug addicts
The toxic empathy of Democratic policies on homelessness and drug use allows homeless drug addicts to slowly kill themselves in the streets and even prevents them from getting the treatment they need to recover. This is playing out in Riverside, California, where former Nickelodeon actor Tylor Chase’s drug addicted...
Robbery suspect arrested for assaulting elderly woman in Orange County
A suspect was arrested for allegedly robbing a woman during a violent encounter in Irvine. The suspect was identified as Stheysi Radilla-Espinoza, 25, of Orange, according to the Irvine Police Department. In late December, Radilla-Espinoza is accused of targeting the victim, a 74-year-old woman, in the parking lot of...
Mother dies after being swept away in river
An Orange County family is mourning the loss of a mother of two who died after being swept away in the Santa Ana River during a storm.
Man, 19, Identified as 1 of 3 Hikers Found Dead on California’s Mt. Baldy:...
One of the three bodies recently recovered from Mt. Baldy in California has been identified as 19-year-old Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Casanova’s identity in a press release issued Wednesday, Dec. 31. Authorities said he was a resident of Seal Beach, a...

















