Coachella Mayor who committed felony due for $224K payout from county
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - Ex-Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez, who was also former chief of staff to Riverside County Supervisor Manuel Perez, is due to receive a payout of almost $225,000 from the county, mostly owing to his accrual of unused vacation leave spanning more than two decades, according to county...
Chain-Reaction Horror on I-215: 3-Month-Old Dies as Family Trapped in Crushed Vehicle
Sudden Stop Sparks Deadly Sequence (Image Credits: Unsplash) Riverside – A routine evening drive turned deadly when a chain-reaction collision on Interstate 215 claimed the life of a 3-month-old boy and left his family and others injured.[1][2] The crash occurred Sunday night amid heavy traffic, trapping occupants in...
US Marine Found With Live Explosive Round In Checked Bag at California Airport, Says...
A U.S. Marine allegedly had a live explosive round inside his checked bag at a California airport, where he was detained soon after it was discovered, according to police. Transportation Security Administration officers found what authorities ultimately confirmed was a live 25mm round while the man’s checked bag...
Update: Orange County mom missing in Mexico willingly abandoned child, police say
A mother from Orange County who was missing since March 15 has been found, the Santa Ana Police Department announced Tuesday. Police initially put out a missing person bulletin for 21-year-old Yasmin Gonzalez Benitez of Santa Ana, after she left her home to visit family in Tijuana, Mexico and never returned. Benitez...
Kriz: Another 23 People Died “Without Fixed Abode” in OC in February, Continuing Downward...
Another 23 people died “without fixed abode” in Orange County in February 2026. Their names are:. Michelle MARTIN who died on February 1st in Newport Beach. Russell KNAPP who died on February 1st in Huntington Beach. Filiberto JUAREZ who died on February 2nd in Santa Ana. Jose GOMEZ...
37 missing children rescued in California operation
The U.S. Marshals Service Central District of California and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, along with several partner agencies, carried out a week-long child recovery effort called Operation Safe Return. The operation led to the recovery or safe location of 37 children and seven...
Why Build-to-Rent Homes Are Growing in the Inland Empire
CALIFORNIA — A growing number of new homes in the Inland Empire are no longer being built for sale. Instead, they’re being developed as rentals — part of a fast-rising trend reshaping how housing is delivered across Southern California.
Ontario homeowner says she’s out $83K after solar company walked off the job
An Ontario woman claims she's out more than $80,000 after the solar company she hired to install panels on her rooftop, as well as a battery backup system, walked off the job.
Riverside County cancels balloon festival contract
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has ended its contract with the annual Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival, putting the event’s future in doubt. The board voted 5-0 to terminate the contract because of unpaid bills, specifically $76,100 left over from last year’s festival, according to multiple reports.
‘No Kings’ Fury Hits Ontario as Labor Protesters and Sheriff Bianco Trade Blame at...
As roughly 8 million marched for the ‘No Kings’ protests on Saturday, March 28, a coalition of hotel workers, immigrant rights advocates and UNITE HERELocal 11 representatives rallied outside the Double Tree by Hilton in Ontario demanding living wages and health insurance while the Inland Empire Patriot’s Summit...
