Riverside Amazon Walkout Raises Question: Can Workers Afford Housing Where They Work? “Absolutely Not.”
An early-morning walkout at Amazon’s DJT6 delivery station in Riverside on Dec. 16 thrust a basic question into the center of the region’s holiday shipping rush: Can the workers who move the boxes afford to live anywhere near the jobs that depend on them?. For Maricruz Delgadillo, 26,...
Quarantine Changes for California and Texas
Federal and state agriculture officials recently made changes to huanglongbing (HLB, also known as citrus greening disease) and Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) quarantines in California. They also removed a Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Texas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health...
California cheerleading coach facing 165 years in prison
Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A former California cheerleading coach is facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting multiple minors. Erick Joseph Kristianson was convicted this week in Orange County of molesting...
Home sales at 3-year high across California as prices drop
Buyers are taking advantage of falling prices to push California home sales to their highest level in over three years, the California Association of Realtors announced Tuesday.
3 Hospitalized After Mysterious Odor Reported in Riverside
The City of Riverside Fire Department responded to a report of a medical aid. The reporting party stated that an unknown odor from a bag outside the facility had made employees sick. The first-arriving company reported three patients experiencing symptoms related to the unknown odor outside the building. The patients...
Jurupa Felon Charged for Alleged Illegal Gun Manufacturing
A 37-year-old convicted felon accused of possessing a modified assault rifle and other prohibited items in connection with an alleged home-based gun parts manufacturing operation in Jurupa Valley was charged Wednesday with felony and misdemeanor offenses. Marco Antonio Ponce De Leon was arrested Saturday following a...
Chino Hills Man Arrested for Alleged Grooming of Pacifica High School Student
ORANGE COUNTY, CA — “On Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Steven Jourdan Castro, 29, of Chino Hills, following allegations he engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor female between September and November 2025. In November 2025,...
Officer injured after gun goes off during altercation in Riverside
An officer was hospitalized Wednesday night after Riverside police say a firearm was discharged during an altercation. The incident happened while the Riverside police officer was responding to a mental health emergency around 6:45 p.m. in the area of University Avenue and Dwight Avenue. During the response, the...
Felon who shot deputy in Coachella convicted of assault on peace officer
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A convicted felon who shot a Riverside County sheriff's deputy when the lawman attempted to arrest him at the end of a pursuit in Coachella was convicted today of firearm assault on a peace officer and other charges, though jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the most serious ...
OC officials seek help identifying skeletal remains of man found off Santa Ana River...
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - Orange County officials sought the public’s help with identifying a man whose remains were found near Yorba Regional Park. Neurologists Begs Seniors: Avoid These 3 Foods Like the PlagueNeurologists Daily |. What we know:. On Oct. 11, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said a hiker...
