Camaro Crosses Median on Lake Elsinore’s Grand Avenue, Killing Two Men
A Chevrolet Camaro veered across Grand Avenue and slammed head-on into a Toyota Camry near Gregory Place in Lake Elsinore Tuesday night, killing both drivers and leaving two passengers with major injuries. The crash happened around 9:12 p.m. in the Lakeland Village area, according to official records. Riverside County
Why do pedestrians keep getting killed in the Coachella Valley?
(This story was updated to add new information.) Jaime Castro started the day working with his father, then hung out with his friends later in downtown Palm Springs. It was about 7 p.m. when he got back home. But he wasn’t there the next morning. His father, also named Jaime Castro, wasn’t too concerned yet since his s
Riverside County Ordered to Pay $5.4 Million in Fentanyl Death
A federal jury has found Riverside County partially responsible for the fentanyl-related death of an inmate awaiting trial, ordering the county to pay his family $5.4 million.Richard Mattis Jr., 29, of Beaumont, died inside his cell at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta in August 2022. According to the case, a fello
Semi-truck fire destroys six vehicles on I-5
OCEANSIDE — A car-carrying semi-truck caught fire Thursday on southbound Interstate 5, destroying six vehicles it was hauling and backing up traffic into Orange County for roughly 12 hours. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the fire shortly before 5 a.m. The driver pulled onto the shoulder and escaped...
The Aftermath of 4th of July Fireworks in Cities Across OC
Over 260 citations related to illegal fireworks were doled out around Fourth of July this year in five Orange County cities – netting a combined total of over $600,000 in fines. The tally comes after this year’s eventful Fourth of July weekend, with Santa Ana, Orange and Stanton’s numbers...
Santa Ana Police launch Aug. 28 CDL & DUI Checkpoint amid rising OC DUI...
DUI – Alcohol Impairment — Driving while impaired even below 0.08% BAC. DUI – 0.08% Per Se — Automatic DUI at 0.08% BAC or higher. Drug DUI — Impairment from marijuana, prescription meds, or other drugs; no fixed THC limit. Commercial Driver DUI — 0.04%...
2 teens riding e-scooter, e-motorcycle critically injured after driver crashes into them in Riverside
Two 14-year-old boys who were riding an e-scooter and an e-motorcycle are in critical condition after they were hit by a driver in Riverside. On Aug. 25, Riverside police responded to the crash at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Mitchell Avenue at around 7:46 p.m. The teens were traveling southbound on Mitchel
Machowsky: Fasig-Tipton September Yearling Sale “Strongest One Since I’ve Been Here”
The catalogue for Fasig-Tipton's September Yearling Sale at Pomona was made available last week, and in Mike Machowsky's telling, it constitutes the best book of yearlings he's been involved with since picking up the mantel of Fasig-Tipton's California representative. “It's a pretty big diverse type of catalogue,” he s
Huge $4B Southern California venue reveals opening date, restaurants
The countdown is on for one of Southern California’s biggest new developments. OCVIBE, the sprawling 100-acre, $4 billion district rising around Anaheim’s Honda Center, has unveiled the first wave of restaurants, public spaces and attractions set to open over the next year — while also revealing an all-star lineup of c
Road rage suspect arrested after police pursuit through Indio
A Thousand Palms man was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 25, after he allegedly brandished a handgun during a road rage dispute in Palm Desert, then led deputies on a pursuit into Indio, police said. Riverside County sheriff's deputies booked Willard Giron, 27, on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after the pursuit ende

















