City of Riverside looking to crack down on tobacco shops near schools, homes
The city is Riverside is looking to regulate tobacco shops that are operating too close to schools and homes as officials fear the businesses are creating an unwanted cloud of problems. The new push targets unregulated stores with the goal of putting them into complicance, according to Riverside councilmember Sean...
Frozen lasagna dispute shows how arbitrary California tax law can be
Whether a food is deemed hot or cold determines if it's subject to CA sales tax. It's not as simple as it sounds, though.
You Won’t Believe What’s Inside This Rustic Barn In Southern California
Sometimes the best treasures are hiding in plain sight, disguised as something completely ordinary. The Motte Historical Car Museum in Sun City proves this point spectacularly, sitting there in its rustic barn exterior while secretly housing one of the most impressive automotive collections you’ll find anywhere in Southern California.
Goodbye mall, here’s the future
It was over a half-century ago when the Westminster Mall opened as the largest enclosed shopping mall in all of Orange County. On Wednesday the last vestiges of what was once a retail metropolis came down to began clearing the land for what could again be a mecca for spending and strolling.
Support sought for family of California deputy who died during Baker to Vegas race
A GoFundMe has been created to support the family of Levi Vargas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputy who died while participating in this year’s Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay, a road running race that travels through Pahrump. “Amanda [Vargas’ wife], their pug Penny, and...
Pet of the Week: Meet Perla
Veronica Perez from Riverside County Animal Services stopped by NBC Palm Springs with a very special guest, a beautiful tan and black German Shepherd named Perla. At just over two years old and 89 pounds, Perla is as gentle as she is gorgeous, and she proved it by settling right in and soaking up all the studio attention.Perla has been at the Riverside County...
3 victims identified in wrong-way crash on I-10 in Coachella
Three people killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Coachella this week were identified Thursday, April 16, by the Riverside County coroner. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened after a 71-year-old man driving the wrong way on the freeway slammed his Toyota Camry head-on into a Honda Accord. The three people killed were the Honda driver and her...
Historic plaques yanked from wall at Orange County arts complex
Authorities are trying to locate two historical plaques that were stolen from a public arts complex in Santa Ana, apparently by thieves looking to sell the metal for scrap. The theft occurred last weekend at the Grand Central Arts Center, located at 125 N. Broadway. One plaque commemorated the dedication of the building in 1999. […]
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco ‘Embarrassed’ by Deputy Scrolling Through Dating App
A California county sheriff says he’s embarrassed over a video that appears to show a SWAT deputy scrolling through a dating app during a police standoff. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told CBS L.A. he is “shocked,” and “angry.” It happened last Wednesday, during a standoff with an armed suspect after a pursuit in Jurupa Valley. Aerial footage showed a deputy looking through what...
Calif. Treasurer Fiona Ma to Deliver Keynote at OC’s 111th Genocide Commemoration
ORANGE COUNTY — The Armenian National Committee of America – Orange County is honored to announce that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma will deliver the keynote address at the Orange County community-wide observance of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The commemoration will take place on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the OC Armenian Center, 5305 W. McFadden Ave, Santa Ana...
