Legal expert explains your rights if ICE agents stop your car
Federal immigration officers have targeted people in vehicles, which is raising concerns about what DHS agencies can legally do if you're stopped while in a car.
Two arrested at San Ysidro during $2.5M smuggling operation
SAN DIEGO — Federal agents arrested two men on August 7 after retrieving $2.5 million in cash in vacuum-sealed bags hidden inside their gas tanks near the San Ysidro Port of Entry. According to a federal search warrant affidavit, obtained by CBS 8, agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
Guest Opinion | Jed Leano: The Real Reason California Housing Costs Are Outrageous
As an elected official who’s spent six years on Claremont City Council, I’ve come to understand the truth about our housing shortage and affordability crisis in Southern California – and across our state: housing is unaffordable because it’s scarce – and new homes are nearly impossible to build.
Stikkelman, Bommarito, Lopez, Carreon win Senior women’s titles at California Beach Nationals
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – A pair of past U.S. Beach Nationals champions, Breanna Stikkelman of California (60 kg) and Eliana Bommarito of the Michigan Revolution WC (Over 70 kg) were among the individual Senior Women’s champions at the California Beach Nationals on Saturday. Stikkelman, who won U.S. Beach...
Battle regarding the future of Blythe hospital heats up
Blythe is fighting to keep its only hospital open. The city in eastern Riverside County (pop. 13,800) is asking Riverside County, the state of California for help with its effort to save Palo Verde Hospital, according to city officials. The 51-bed acute care hospital is suffering serious financial troubles, most...
Former Deputy Faces Sentencing in Love Triangle Murder Case
Former Riverside County Sheriff's deputy Oscar Rodriguez is scheduled to be sentenced today on charges of voluntary manslaughter in connection with a 2014 fatal shooting that prosecutors described as stemming from a love triangle.Rodriguez faces up to 21 years in state prison for the death of Luis Carlos Morin, who...
California Man Arrested for Stealing Over $100,000 in Medical Equipment, Skin Grafts from 3...
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — A 47-year-old Southern California man is behind bars after allegedly stealing more than $100,000 worth of surgical equipment and skin grafts from three different hospitals. The alleged scheme spanned multiple cities before investigators used modern technology to track down the suspect. The...
Missing Arizona Man Found in Riverside County
Nicholas Bialkowski, a missing person from Scottsdale, Arizona, has been located by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, officials announced this morning.Bialkowski was found last Friday evening around 5 p.m., though authorities have not disclosed his specific location or the circumstances surrounding his...
Orange County Schools Prep for ICE
School district officials across Orange County have been preparing for a scenario they haven’t really had to deal with before: what to do if federal immigration enforcement agents show up to one of their schools?. While some have had protocols on the books for such a situation, they have...
From ‘Russell Park Saga’ to Hunt Park: How a Naming Controversy Shaped Riverside’s Arlington...
A few weeks ago, Anthony Solorzano, in his series exploring Riverside through the eyes of a transplant, wrote an insightful article on Riverside’s Hunt Park and what he observes while running there. The article raised a question for me: What is the history behind this park I often drive past? When I was younger, I...