Mother Accused of Killing Infant Son Emmanuel Haro Due in Riverside Court Today
Rebecca Haro, the mother accused of murdering her infant son Emmanuel Haro and falsely reporting him as kidnapped, is due in Riverside court this morning for a felony settlement conference.The case dates back to August, when Rebecca and her husband Jake Haro reported Emmanuel as kidnapped in Yucaipa. Rebecca told...
Fiery, multi-car crash on 210 Fwy in Southern California leaves 2 hospitalized
Two people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle collision in lanes of the 210 Freeway in Glendora that sparked a car fire Tuesday evening and left traffic on the freeway backed up for miles. Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to reports of the incident in eastbound lanes of the freeway at...
Rebecca Haro due back in court in case tied to disappearance and death of...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - Rebecca Haro is due back in court Wednesday morning for a felony settlement conference in the case related to the death of her 7-month-old son, Emmanuel. Haro, 41, is still in custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges related to Emmanuel’s...
California Shaken by 16 Earthquakes in a Day as Aftershocks Likely to Continue
Indio, California — A rapid sequence of 16 earthquakes in less than 24 hours rattled Southern California this week, centering on the Coachella Valley and renewing concerns about heightened seismic activity near one of the state’s most dangerous fault systems. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the strongest...
Ventura County task force breaks up smuggling operation importing methamphetamine from Mexico
Members of a Ventura County drug task force say they've broken up a smuggling operation that was importing huge quantities of methamphetamine into the United States. The Ventura County Combined Agency Team received a tip two months ago that a Riverside County man was helping to import and distribute the drug from...
4.9-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks rattle Riverside County
LOS ANGELES — A preliminary 4.9-magnitude earthquake shook Riverside County on Monday evening followed by several afterschocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered several miles from Indio. It occurred at a depth of 1.86 miles. The initial temblor struck at 5:56 p.m. and was...
Officials seize 350 lbs of meth, 7 guns in Southern California
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office is touting “the seizure of hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and illegal firearms” from a “Mexico-based drug trafficking organization” after a two-month investigation. Officials said in a news release that the organization, which they didn’t identify, depended upon Sergio...
Police Bring in Two Women Into Custody in $18K Organized Retail Theft Case
Two women suspected of stealing approximately $18,000 worth of cosmetics and additional items at several pharmacies in the Bermuda Dunes area in an organized retail theft have been taken into custody, authorities announced Monday. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station Rural Crime Team, with assistance from...
SoCal Day Laborers Increasingly Targeted By Scams, Wage Theft, and Deportation Threats
This article was co-published with La Opinión, the leading Spanish-language news outlet in the U.S., and produced under the California Local News Fellowship program at the University of Berkeley. It is early in the morning when José, a day laborer who prefers not to reveal his full name for...
Parents arrested after toddler found in street by school bus driver in Southern California
A mother and father in Southern California have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse and other crimes after a school bus driver found their toddler wandering in a roadway, authorities said Tuesday. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, when the driver saw the unattended 2‑year‑old and stayed at the...
