Grocery chain fined for marketing pesticide as a disinfectant
A Mexican retailer that operates two popular grocery chains with stores in Las Vegas has agreed to pay a total of $472,369 in fines for selling a pesticide that federal officials say was falsely marketed as a disinfectant spray, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week. The products were...
Moreno Valley Moves Forward With Adopting Riverside County Ordinance Regulating Kratom
The Moreno Valley City Council Tuesday took the first step in adopting a recently passed Riverside County ordinance regulating the sale and distribution of products containing kratom and its synthetic version, known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine or 7-OH. City Manager Brian Mohan said that because the city was adopting the...
Police Arrest Senior Man Suspected of Criminal Threats Against News Organization
A 71-year-old man from Palm Springs suspected of mailing explicit criminal threats to a local news organization was arrested Wednesday. The letters named individuals within the organization, which was not identified, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators initially received reports from the...
Inside LA wildfire threat as Santa Ana winds return amid Southern California weather warning
The National Weather Service Los Angeles and San Diego gave an indiction of how the Santa Ana winds could impact wildfire risk across Southern California
Union Pacific conductor killed in train accident in Ontario, NTSB says
A Union Pacific conductor was killed in a train accident Wednesday in Ontario, according to authorities.
Disneyland Cast Members Are Receiving Back Pay From the Disneyland Minimum Wage Settlement
Less than three months after an Orange County judge approved a record-setting $233 million settlement in the Disneyland minimum wage class action lawsuit, Cast Members have begun receiving their back pay. Before we get into the latest news, let’s recap how we got here. The initial class-action lawsuit was...
Year-End Paychecks for Nearly 78,000 Local School Employees Processed by OCDE
The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) is preparing to process year-end payroll for about 77,800 employees in Orange County’s school districts and community colleges. This process is managed by OCDE’s Business Services division, which works with district payroll teams and the Information Technology division...
Hanley Investment Group Negotiates Sale of 110,485-Square-Foot Shopping Center in Corona, California
Corona, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Sierra del Oro Towne Centre, a 110,485-square-foot shopping center located in Corona. Ralphs and Dollar Tree anchor the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Anytime Fitness, Chase Bank,...
Mead Valley Man Charged with Murdering Dad, Robbing
A man accused of fatally assaulting his 70-year-old father in the victim’s Mead Valley home and robbing three other people on the same day was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and other offenses. Juan Manuel Gonzalez, 47, was arrested Sunday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation...
Missing 12-Year-Old Coachella Boy Found Safe in Los Angeles area
Authorities say a 12-year-old Coachella boy reported missing earlier this week has been found safe.The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Aaron Garcia was located in the Los Angeles area. Officials say he was discovered safe and unharmed and is now on his way home to reunite with his family.Garcia had...
