Gunfire Erupts When Riverside Cops Apprehend Transient
A confrontation between a suspect and Riverside police officers near downtown led to gunfire and injuries, though the exact circumstances were still unknown Thursday. The possible officer-involved shooting occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday in the area of University and Kansas avenues, according to reports. As...
An Orange County police department gets creative to fight porch pirates
As one in four Americans, or 64 million people, has had a package stolen at some point, nine million adults have had a package stolen in just the last three months.
Coastal Leaders Unite to Oppose New Offshore Drilling Plan
A broad coalition of Tribal leaders, elected officials, business owners, environmental advocates, fishers, and coastal residents gathered in Costa Mesa this week to voice strong opposition to the federal government’s proposal to expand offshore oil and gas drilling along California’s coastline. According to a...
Leaders and members of alleged cult-like California religious group charged with murder
The leaders and two members of an alleged cult-like religious organization in Southern California were charged with murder in connection with the deaths of a 4-year-old boy and a missing 40-year-old man. The Hemet-based religious group called “His Way Spirit Led Assemblies” has been at the center of an ongoing...
Police arrest man suspected of multiple Riverside County armed robberies
Police believe the man was connected to two armed robberies that happened in Banning in a week's span.
Amazon workers walk off job
Workers at an Amazon facility in Riverside walked off the job Dec. 16. The middle-of-the-night walkout at the warehouse-distribution facility at 20901 Krameria Ave. is the latest attempt by Amazon workers to pressure the retail giant into providing better pay and working conditions, according to multiple reports. The...
Elderly victims in gated SoCal desert community out $100K, sheriff says
A 38-year-old man from Riverside County arrested earlier this week is accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from elderly victims over the course of several years, investigators announced. On Aug. 20, deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office’s Palm Desert Station responded to the 100 block of Gold...
Felon Who Shot Deputy in Coachella Convicted of Assault on Peace Officer
INDIO (CNS) - A convicted felon who shot a Riverside County sheriff'sdeputy when the lawman attempted to arrest him at the end of a pursuit inCoachella was convicted Wednesday of firearm assault on a peace officer and othercharges, though jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the mostserious allegation....
Woman who killed O.C. minister in DUI crash had fentanyl, meth, and pot in...
Santa Ana – Orange County prosecutors have filed upgraded charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated against Amber Kristine Calderon, a 43-year-old Long Beach woman, after toxicology results confirmed the presence of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in her system when she drove onto the shoulder of...
In Orange County, Getting Help Means Being Watched
I live in Orange County with two kids. We receive SNAP, and we work. We’re just constantly one expense away from trouble. The first time I brought my kids to a food pantry — set up in a community center parking lot — I heard someone say, “Don’t they already get benefits?”

















