2 people injured, over a dozen displaced after fire rips through several homes in...
Over a dozen people were displaced after a fire ripped through several homes, injuring two people, in Banning Sunday afternoon.
Fire prevention efforts underway in Malibu amid hot temps across Southern California
Wildfires in Southern California, including the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County and the Oak Fire in Riverside County, are growing amid hot temperatures. Fire prevention efforts are underway in Malibu, where surfers continue to find debris from past fires in the ocean. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - Hot...
🍊 Sunday Gazette: August 3, 2025
Hello Riverside, and Happy Sunday! One of the greatest privileges of publishing The Raincross Gazette is sharing the unique and special stories of Riverside and the people who make it shine. Today, we’re featuring a young Riversider who’s been bringing smiles—and a little refreshment—to her neighborhood.
Alicia Cox’s Coastal Power Move
How One Working Mom Is Turning SoCal Beaches Into a Bold Hospitality Frontier. On most mornings, Huntington Beach is a slow burn. Sunlight hits the surf as early risers shake off sand from towels and baristas start pulling espresso shots a block inland. But just steps from the boardwalk, something else is happening....
Riverside County Animal Shelter offering free adoptions in August in new superhero initiative
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ)-- Riverside County Animal Shelters are offering free adoptions for the month of August, in a new push to find homes for pets. The shelter system is hosting an Unleash Your Superpower - Adopt a Hero event all month long. From August 1st to the 31st, adoption fees are $0 for all The post...
Cable Thief Now In County Jail Facing Stiff Charges
On Tuesday July 15th, 2025, just before 10 in the morning, deputies in the town of Perris, in Western Riverside County, began investigating the grand theft of fiber optic cables from Nuevo Road and Pico Avenue. Thieves had cut the cables and stolen them, causing internet outages that triggered calls...
Anaheim, CA – Two Injured in Pickup Truck Crash on I-5 S/Brookhurst St. Off-Ramp
Anaheim, CA (August 1, 2025) – A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 South at the Brookhurst Street off-ramp resulted in injuries on August 1 in Orange County. The incident occurred when a red pickup truck collided with a white Kia Sedona near the off-ramp, leaving debris scattered across the lanes. Emergency services,...
On alert for heat, smoke and air quality issues.
Smoke from the Oak fire near Riverside is filtering into the Valley from the pass, so you will see (and smell) smoky hazy conditions particularly in the West Valley as NW winds drive the smoke in our direction. Currently, air quality is in the good or moderate range, but we will continue to track this as smoke may be...
Family euthanize beloved dog after being shot by officers in Santa Ana
A distraught family in Orange County is demanding answers after they say their dog was shot multiple times by police officers last month. The owner of the dog says officers were responding to the home for a family dispute on July 30 when an officer shot their dog, Max, at least three times.
Shooting in Coachella kills one adolescent, two others in critical condition
An apparent shooting early Saturday morning in Coachella left one person dead and two others critically injured, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded at 3:45 a.m. to a home in the 49-000 block of Corte Molino after receiving a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. They...