Surfers Targeted In Nearly $1 Million Beach Car Break In Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES - Surfers and beachgoers were targeted in a nearly $1 million fraud scheme in which thieves stole bank cards and phones from cars while victims were out in the water - then used the victims' own phones to approve high-dollar purchases, according to federal prosecutors and court papers.Moundir Kamil, 56,...
Rancho Mission Viejo Celebrates Grand Opening of Gavilán Ridge
In Orange County, over 450,000 older adults account for 14.3% of the county’s population. By 2045, this number is projected to increase to 17.3%, according to the California Department of Aging. A new housing community in Rancho Mission Viejo is filling the growing need for housing for older adults with a holistic,...
Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry after fatal DUI crash
SANTA ANA, California - A 44-year-old Mexican national, Oscar Eduardo Ortega, of Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Ortega's criminal history includes a vehicular manslaughter conviction for a crash that killed two...
Friend of singer D4vd jailed in Montana after failure to appear as witness
Singer D4vd was identified as a suspect in connection with the death of a 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, according to an LAPD source with direct knowledge of the investigation. The Lake Elsinore girl's decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Los Angeles tow yard.
Riverside Sheriff’s Office Investigates Nuevo Homicide; Appeals for Public’s Help
Authorities are currently investigating a homicide that occurred in the unincorporated area of Nuevo, where a deceased adult male was found with traumatic injuries. The Riverside County Sheriff's Office was alerted to a possible deceased person near Nuevo Road and Foothill Avenue on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at...
RivCo man to stand trial for shooting death involving suspected car thief
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - A man accused of gunning down a suspected car thief in Riverside -- even though the victim wasn't taking a vehicle that belonged to the shooter -- must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday. Tony Javier Ortiz, 43, of Perris...
A Comeback That Broke Hearts: Revisiting the NASCAR Return That Almost Rewrote Riverside History
The late 1970s version of NASCAR was a rather strange, transitional space. Stock car racing was still shaking off its regional skin while slowly embracing national relevance, and road courses were rare. At this time, Riverside International Raceway stood apart from the ovals that defined the sport. It was a place...
Funeral services announced for Oxnard Police commander who died at a training event
Funeral plans have been announced for an Oxnard Police Department commander who died at a training event in early January. Commander Scott Aaron was in Orange County on January 9 for a training program. When he didn't show up for the scheduled training, the Orange County Sheriff's Department conducted a welfare check.
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Fatal Head-On Crash on I-215 in Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – On January 14, 2026, at approximately 12:18 AM, CHP Riverside units. received a call of a silver Mitsubishi Galant traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of. I-215 near Cactus Avenue. The Mitsubishi continued wrong way on southbound I-215 as CHP. units attempted to locate the Mitsubishi....
2 crashes during police pursuit injure multiple people in Southern California
A police chase of purported jewel thieves in Orange County resulted in two crashes Friday afternoon, with multiple injuries reported. The crashes occurred at about 2:40 p.m., first at Lemon Street and Orangethorpe Avenue and then at Euclid Street and Malvern Avenue, the Fullerton Police Department said in a...
