MoVal Man Suspected of Murdering Wife
A 25-year-old man suspected of killing his wife during a domestic confrontation in their Moreno Valley home was under arrest Wednesday. Kendrick Lavare Govan was booked into the Smith Correctional Facility on Tuesday night on suspicion of murder. Govan is being held in lieu of $1 million bail. According to...
Orange County Home Prices Blow Past Paychecks, Run 35% Above Fundamentals
Orange County house hunters are facing a brutal math problem. A new analysis finds local home prices sitting about 35% higher than what the county’s economic fundamentals would suggest, making Orange County the second-most overvalued housing market in the country. In plain terms, buyers are paying a premium that income
Drive Safe! Coachella Valley to Conduct anti-DUI Operations All Weekend
Motorists taking to the roads throughout the Coachella Valley during the Fourth of July holiday period were reminded Wednesday to obey all traffic laws and to drive safe and sober for the benefit of everyone using public rights-of-way. Deputies from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department stations serving Coachella, Indi
Riverside Pastor’s Birthday Trip Turns Tragic In Venezuela Quake Hotel Collapse
A Riverside County pastor’s birthday trip to visit family in Venezuela ended in tragedy when the hotel where he and his wife were staying collapsed during last week’s powerful earthquakes near Caracas. Now, his grief-stricken congregation in Riverside is racing to support the family with donations, medical help, and em
Riverside County Kicks Off Illegal Fireworks Enforcement Campaign ‘If You Light, We’ll Write It’
With Fourth of July this Saturday, Riverside County reminds all residents and visitors that fireworks are illegal in most areas. Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation safely and leave the fireworks to the professionals. Individuals who shoot illegal fireworks into the air could face up to $1,000 in fines.
26-year-old Moreno Valley man arrested for allegedly killing his wife
Deputies said that the man's 27-year-old wife was found with trauma injuries at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday night.
Deputy accused of illegally accessing secure computers arraigned
BLYTHE, Calif. (KESQ) - A Riverside County sheriff's deputy accused of searching a secure computer network without permission or a legitimate reason pleaded not guilty to felony charges, court records showed today. Matthew Enrique Estrada, 53, of Blythe was arrested in May following a nearly yearlong probe by the Riv
West Nile Virus Detected in Mosquitoes from Eight Cities in Orange County
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) this week confirmed mosquito samples infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in the cities of Costa Mesa, Fullerton, Garden Grove and Westminster. Orange County now has eight cities with WNV-positive mosquitoes, with OCMVCD reporting last week that mosquito sa
Violent, high-speed crash into tree leaves O.C. driver hospitalized
An Orange County motorist was hospitalized in unknown condition after a violent, high-speed, single-vehicle crash into a tree Tuesday night. Surveillance footage from a nearby business captured the moment the June 30 incident occurred at around 10:25 p.m. near the intersection of Anaheim Boulevard and La Palma Avenue i
Inmate dies at hospital following medical emergency at Orange County Intake Release Center
An inmate housed at the Orange County Intake Release Center died at a local hospital on June 30, 2026, triggering an investigation by local authorities into the cause of death. The deceased, Roderick Kent Jerro, a 61-year-old resident of the city of Orange, had been booked into the facility exactly two weeks prior.
