Morning Briefing: Pelosi’s final campaign; Riverside’s ‘Wildflower Trail’; D4vd probe
Good morning! Here's what you need to know today. Temperatures are continuing to climb as we wrap up the month. Areas of patchy dense fog closer to the coast will dissipate through the end of the morning. Our coastal communities will feel temperatures close to five degrees above average, while...
Riverside County man seen on camera getting punched by deputy
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. - A Riverside County family is outraged after their loved one was punched and beaten with a baton by a Riverside County Sheriff's deputy. The incident, which was caught on camera, happened Thursday morning. The Sheriff's Department said Charles Beal was arrested on a drug-related warrant....
Grisly Details Revealed on How Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Remains Were Found, as D4vd Is...
Rising alt-pop artist D4vd, legally known as David Anthony Burke, has been officially identified as the primary target of a Los Angeles County grand jury investigation into the death and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Newly unsealed court documents, obtained following a legal battle in Texas,...
Police Arrest Woman for Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Mechanic’s Liens in LA, BH and RivCo
A 58-year-old woman suspected of recording a series of mechanics liens on properties in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and Riverside County, some as high as $24.6 million, has been taken into custody, police announced Friday. Rita Ortiz was booked Thursday on suspicion of filing a false document stemming from an...
Driver Killed After Slamming Into Semi in Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – On February 27, 2026, at approximately 5:06 AM, CHP Riverside units. responded to a call of a crash involving two vehicles, a 2010 Ford Ranger and a 2024. Freightliner Cascadia, on southbound Interstate 215, north of Central Avenue. The. preliminary investigation revealed the driver of the...
Alvord Unified Approves Layoffs Citing Decreased Enrollment, Budget Instability
In an effort to reduce spending amid county concerns of budget instability, the Alvord Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted February 12 to lay off up to 123 employees by the fall semester. “District enrollment has steadily declined while staffing levels have remained comparatively high,” the...
Overturned big rig shuts down 5 Freeway interchange in Orange County
An overturned big rig is currently blocking the interchange between the eastbound side of Highway 22 and the northbound side of the 5 Freeway in Orange County Friday night. The crash happened around 4:43 p.m., roughly five miles south of Disneyland. Crews are actively working to clear the big rig from the freeway....
Fullerton officer cleared in fatal beanbag shooting outside McDonald’s
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has determined that a Fullerton police officer acted lawfully in a 2024 encounter in which a man died after being struck by less-lethal beanbag rounds outside a McDonald’s. In a legal review released Feb. 19, 2026, prosecutors concluded there is no evidence of criminal...
Veteran high school coach who left longtime post set to make over $200k taking...
One of the top high school coaches in the state of California recently decided to step away after building a consistent winner to take over a complete rebuild. Jeff Bailey had led Yorba Linda HS (CA) since the school opened in 2009, winning 179 games and punching their ticket to the postseason 18 times, winning 11...
Riverside County hospital to expand
Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar will open a seven-story tower in March. The seven-story structure will expand the medical facility’s supply of licensed acute care beds from 120 to 202, according to a statement on the hospital’s website. Cost of the expansion was not disclosed, and an exact...
