RivCo Supervisors Tap Into Reserves as Fiscal Year Draws to a Close
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday authorized the allocation of about $60 million in reserves to cover unanticipated revenue shortfalls in Riverside County government to keep the budget balanced as the current fiscal year comes to a close. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on the Executive...
Pedestrian Dies Crossing 91 Freeway
An autopsy was pending Tuesday on a 28-year-old man who was hit by two vehicles, suffering fatal injuries, after he walked into traffic on the Riverside (91) Freeway. Elias Hernandez Vasquez of Riverside was killed at 1:30 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound 91, nearly a quarter-mile west of Tyler Street, on the west end of R
Opinion: Garden Grove chemical tank crisis is a warning California can’t ignore
The ongoing chemical tank emergency in Garden Grove is more than a localized industrial scare. It is a warning about how aging infrastructure, hazardous industrial materials, dense neighborhoods and emergency preparedness challenges can collide across Southern California. The crisis began at a GKN Aerospace facility af
Coastal O.C. traffic stop leads to jail time due to use of a false...
If you are riding around with someone making poor decisions, there is a decent chance your evening might not end the way you planned. Last night, police officers conducted a routine traffic stop on a vehicle after observing several vehicle code violations, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department. What...
Waterkeepers Petition Water Board To Require Stormwater Permits For Commercial Facilities Polluting Chino Creek
The region’s biggest source of copper and zinc pollution operates entirely beyond the reach of enforceable clean-water mandates. June 1, 2026 (Ontario, Calif.) — Today, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Inland Empire Waterkeeper, and Orange County Coastkeeper filed a petition with the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Co
22-year-old arrested for double shooting in coastal Orange County
A late-night shooting in Huntington Beach left two men hospitalized and a local resident behind bars. Christian Irwin, 22, of Huntington Beach, was arrested by patrol officers early Monday morning and is now facing severe felony charges for his alleged involvement in the violent incident, according to the Huntington Be
Skydiver Killed in Horrific Freak Accident Is Identified
Facebook/Pascal Pierre Petetin A skydiver who died in an accident in Southern California has been identified as a tourist. Pascal Pierre Petetin, 57, of Punaauia, Tahiti, died following an apparent midair collision involving a group of experienced skydivers on the afternoon of May 28. Petetin was jumping with two frien
Two Perish in Stanton Collision
Two women were killed in a collision in Stanton and an investigation is underway Tuesday. Deputies from the Stanton Station of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department responded around 8 p.m. Monday to Cerritos and Magnolia avenues regarding a collision. When they arrived at the scene, the deputies learned a woman in her
Riverside apartment complex changes hands
A 184-unit multifamily development in Riverside has been sold. PCCP, a national real estate finance and investment management firm, and Alliance Residential Co., a rental residential real estate developer based in Scottsdale, Az., bought the property at 9179 Indiana Ave. for $65.3 million, according to a statement rele
Walmart buys Riverside cold-storage operation
Walmart Realty has purchased a cold-storage facility in Riverside. A subsidiary of Walmart Inc, Walmart Realty paid $223 million for the 507,000-square operation at 1001 Columbia Ave., according to a statement. The seller was State Street Corp., a U.S. multinational financial services and bank holding company based in
