Rescued horse from Cabazon finds new purpose in law enforcement
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – A horse rescued from Cabazon has found his new calling. After being rescued from a property in August of 2024, the horse, named Maverick, was taken by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. In the months that followed, he was transformed from "severely underweight" to a member...
Remnants of Hurricane Priscilla to bring rain by end of the week
Parts of Southern California, the desert southwest and northern Baja will get a taste of some tropical conditions as a hurricane brews in the Eastern Pacific.
City Hall celebrates golden anniversary with officials spanning five decades
Riverside City Hall celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday morning with a ceremony that brought together the largest gathering of current and former local elected officials since the building's grand opening five decades ago. The celebration took place exactly 50 years to the minute after the original dedication...
Teamsters Local 396 Launches 2026 Sanitation Contract Campaign
Teamsters Local 396 has officially launched its 2026 sanitation contract campaign, as more than 3,000 waste workers prepare to bargain strong new agreements ahead of their contract expiration in exactly one year. After years of strategic planning, Local 396 has succeeded in aligning contract expiration dates across...
Riverside County Considers New Drone Policy for Local Agencies
Riverside County leaders are set to vote on a proposal Tuesday that would establish standardized regulations for how county agencies operate unmanned aerial systems.The Board of Supervisors will consider Policy A-76, which would require every county department using drones to develop its own operational guidelines...
Corona Regional Medical Center to Shut Down Labor and Delivery Services in 2026
Overview: Southwest Healthcare Corona Regional Medical Center in California will close its Labor and Delivery Services on January 20, 2026, due to declining births at the hospital over the last two years. This closure adds to the growing number of maternity ward closures across California. The closure of the only...
Southern California hospital targeted in ‘swatting’ incident, police say
A report of an active shooter at an Orange County hospital turned out to be a hoax and was a “swatting” incident, police say. “Swatting” is defined by the Department of Homeland Security as a “malicious act that can involve placing false emergency calls to emergency responders, often reporting a (false) severe,...
Riverside County Animal Shelters Extend Hours to Better Serve the Community
Riverside County Animal Services is taking a significant step to make its shelters more accessible. Starting last Thursday, the shelters in Jurupa Valley, San Jacinto, and Coachella extended weekday hours, allowing residents more opportunities to view adoptable pets or reunite with lost animals. The new schedule has...
Chino Hills man arrested for gross vehicular manslaughter after fatal head-on crash
CHINO HILLS, CA – A 20-year-old resident of Chino Hills has been arrested in connection with a fatal traffic collision that occurred in the early morning hours of September 28. Deputies from the Chino Hills Sheriff’s Station responded to a crash at 5:48 a.m. at the intersection of Carbon...
22 incarcerated women receive bachelor’s degrees at Cal State LA — 1st all-female class in...
Nearly two dozen incarcerated women received bachelor’s degrees through Cal State LA on Oct. 3, marking the first all-female graduating class as part of a collaborative effort between the university and the California Department of Corrections. The 22 women are incarcerated at the California Institution for Women...

















