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Andrew Stephan Hutchings, a 67-year-old Long Beach man, pleaded guilty Monday in Orange County to what prosecutors describe as a carefully plotted real estate scam that stripped four homes from their owners and generated about $2 million in losses. Court filings paint Hutchings as the coordinator who used forged purcha

Yes, that’s right. On July 2, Santa Ana police officers and agents of the Orange County Probation Department did a probation compliance check on a probationer living at the La Casa Motel at 8822 Garden Grove Blvd. near Magnolia St. in Garden Grove. According to the SAPD, the probationer...

Riverside police have released a photo of a 62-year-old man in custody who is suspected of sexually abusing multiple victims over a period of 25 years.

Only days after the Shore Fire sent thick columns of smoke into the Inland Empire and temporarily closed portions of State Route 60, wildfire preparedness has once again become a priority conversation throughout Moreno Valley. While firefighters continue their work across Southern California's fire-prone landscapes, lo

A fast-moving vegetation fire prompted evacuations and a massive firefighting response in southwest Riverside County on July 7, 2026. At approximately 3:00 p.m., Cal Fire/Riverside County crews responded to a reported brush fire near Tenaja Road and Sierra Elena. Firefighters initially found approximately five acres bu

Most people assume living in California means spending a fortune every month, but Hemet is quietly proving that wrong. Tucked into the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, this city of nearly 90,000 residents offers a cost of living that feels almost impossible for the Golden State. From affordable rent...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A convicted felon accused of gunning down a 44-year-old Mecca man and wounding his friend was charged today with first-degree murder and other charges. Adolfo Suarez Lopez, 50, of Indio was arrested last week following a Riverside County Sheriff's Department investigation into the slaying of Albe

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Riverside County recorded 38 reported hate crime events in 2025, placing it among the 10 California counties with the highest number of reported incidents, according to the California Department of Justice's annual Hate Crime in California 2025 report. The report shows Riverside County docume

A valuable wildfire-fighting resource designed to help helicopters refill in seconds now sits in an unexpected spot, right behind an Inland Empire neighborhood and near a high school. The Rancho Cucamonga Fire District added a HeloPod at the Banyan Fire Station off Milliken Avenue and Banyan Street, near Los Osos High

Two Orange County teenagers suffered life-altering injuries during a fireworks accident on the Fourth of July and family members are demanding answers.