Santa Ana School District Lays Off 262 Employees
Classrooms in the Santa Ana Unified School District are expected to get a little more crowded next semester as 262 employees are getting laid off while officials grapple with declining enrollment and a $154 million budget deficit. [Read: Santa Ana School District to Lay Off Nearly 300 Teachers and Staff]
Keeping it Real: Remember This About Chad Bianco
Overview: A Grand Jury report has revealed that Riverside County’s Larry D. Smith jail facility could have prevented the death of 24-year-old James Dennis Hirt on Christmas Day 2024, had staff followed established policies and procedures. The report also highlights issues with the county’s jail facilities, including...
Jurupa Valley Sets Up DUI Checkpoints
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Jurupa Valley station will conduct a DUI checkpoint at an undisclosed location within the city later this week. The checkpoint will be held from 10 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday. The location was determined based on data of impaired driving-related crashes, involving...
Inland hospitals make list or best maternity care providers
Four Kaiser Permanente hospitals in the Inland Empire have been recognized for their maternity care by Newsweek magazine. The health care provider’s Fontana, Moreno Valley, Ontario and Riverside Medical Centers all made the online publication’s America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025 list, according to a statement....
Two Arrested in Carlsbad Elder Fraud Cases Totaling Over $140,000 in Losses
CARLSBAD, CA — “With help from the @fbi.sandiego Elder Justice Task Force and the @sddistatty ’s Office, we arrested two suspects in separate elder fraud cases totaling over $140,000 in stolen cash and gold bullion. In the first case, a Carlsbad resident was scammed after a fake...
Hiking With T: Be Creative, and Find Cooler Trails—Like Those at the Box Springs...
Are you looking for cooler places to hike during the summer months?. This is the time of year when we must be creative to find those cooler places to hike. We can take advantage of our local preserves and canyon trails, which often offer shade; some even have running water nearby. Some of the most popular trails to...
Average OC Gas Price Drops For Fifth Consecutive Day
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped 1 cent Tuesday to $4.814, one day after a run of 11 increases in 12 days ended with a decrease of one-tenth of cent. The average price is four-tenths of a cent less than one...
Inland region added jobs in April
The Inland Empire posted a 4.9 percent unemployment rate in April, essentially unchanged from the previous month, but above the 4.6 percent recorded exactly one year earlier, according to a report. That compares with a five percent for California and 3.9 percent for the nation during the same period, the...
Orange County DA Faces Misconduct Allegations in Civil Trial
Orange County DA Todd Spitzer faces a civil trial over allegations of misconduct and retaliation. Former prosecutor Tracy Miller accuses him of protecting a supervisor accused of harassment and mishandling murder cases. Spitzer denies the claims, calling them politically motivated.
Federal prosecutors attempt to Neutralize California’s sanctuary policies
In an attempt to “neutralize California’s sanctuary state policy,” federal prosecutors plan to file arrest warrants instead of detainers as part of Operation Guardian Angel, a program that seeks to protect Americans from criminal illegal aliens incarcerated in county jails. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central...