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A 54-year-old motorist was killed Friday in a crash at a San Jacinto intersection, though the circumstances remained unclear. Alex Mancia Caceres of Hemet was fatally injured shortly after 2 a.m. Friday at the Ramona Expressway and Seventh Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Daniel Chic

As of late September 2026, the first cool nights are on their way to Riverside, and this is when I start thinking about the furnace and the tired AC in my ranch house. For years my habit with a swap was simple: take the quote, let the crew haul the old unit out, and never once ask about a permit. The sticker on the new

A section of railway in San Clemente, as well as other portions in coastal Orange County, have repeatedly shut down for landslides, coastal erosion and rockfalls. Another stormy winter is coming.

A stabbing report in Stanton set off a fast-moving law enforcement response Thursday that stretched across two Orange County cities, ending with a crash and an arrest in Anaheim, according to NBC Los Angeles. Authorities investigated two separate scenes tied to the same case, one in Stanton and one several miles away i

A 22-year-old Orange County resident was booked on suspicion of murder after a man was chased down and stabbed to death in Stanton, authorities said Friday. Deputies responded to a report of a man chasing another man with a knife near Beach Boulevard and Chapman Avenue in Stanton at about 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, accordi

As of mid-September 2026, here in Riverside, the foundation beds around my old ranch house are due for fresh mulch before the first rain, and my reflex is the one I've had for years: haul in a few bags of bark and bank it right up against the stucco, thick enough that it looks finished and holds water for whatever is p

As of late September 2026, before the Santa Anas start rattling the screens, I do my yearly walk through the house here in Riverside: under every sink, around the base of each toilet, behind the water heater, along the baseboards. No puddle, no stain, no drip I can hear, so nothing's wrong. That's been my leak check in

As of late September 2026, the fireplace in my Riverside living room is swept and waiting, and I already know what I'll do on the first cold night: load it up, get a good blaze going and leave the furnace off for the evening. For years I told myself that was cheap heat. Wood from the yard, a live flame, no gas meter sp

As of late September 2026, the gas wrench sits in the earthquake kit in my Riverside garage, and for years my plan was simple: the moment the shaking stopped, go out to the meter and crank it off, whether the quake cracked a wall or just rattled a coffee cup. Plenty of us here in California carry that same plan around.

Three Southern Californians pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of $3.5 million through a scheme targeting COVID economic relief loans. The U.S. Attorney’s Office identified them as Daryl D. Knighten, Jr., 34, of Perris, Vanessa M. Williams, 37, of Corona, and Denise Mata, 36, of Moreno Valley. The crimes occur