OC Sergeant Testifies in Case Where Family Court Judge Felt Threatened
An Orange County sheriff’s sergeant testified Tuesday an Orange County Superior Court judge “had the look of fear on her face” as she read emails sent to the courts threatening to shoot up the Family Law courthouse Oct. 13, 2023. Byrom Zuniga Sanchez, 33, formerly of Laguna...
Riverside County man arrested for his 70-year-old father’s murder
Deputies say that the victim's 47-year-old son was arrested for his father's murder early Sunday morning.
California prosecutors order popular fast-food chain to pay $1 Million for business violations
CALIFORNIA – Riverside County district attorney Mike Hestrin announced December 2 that he, along with 37 other county DAs and two City Attorneys, reached a settlement with Panda Express.
Two armed suspects were arrested after a traffic stop in coastal O.C. at 4...
After police officers stopped two vehicles in south Laguna Beach around 4 a.m., they found one subject in possession of a loaded gun, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department. The other motorist was also in possession of a firearm. Both suspects were arrested and their vehicles were impounded. About...
La Quinta Man Dies on Boo Hoff Trail After Difficult Rescue Attempt
A 63-year-old La Quinta man died Tuesday while hiking the Boo Hoff Trail, according to Riverside Cal Fire.Mountain bikers discovered Michael Pavelec unconscious approximately 2.5 miles up the La Quinta Cove path around 10 a.m. Tuesday. The bikers reported the hiker was still breathing when they found him.First...
Riverside County Secures New Funding to Combat DUI Cases — As Experts Continue to...
Riverside County has received new funding to continue its long-running efforts to prosecute DUI cases — a grant officials say has been critical in securing convictions for more than a decade. The announcement comes just days after a man was charged with murder for the DUI crash that killed 14-year-old Liam...
12 Year-Old Riding an E-Bike Injured in Hit and Run
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 11-23-25, 8:47 p.m. LOCATION: Topeka St and North St. UPDATE: According to, PIO, Sergeant Matt Sutter the 12-year-old is still in the hospital with a broken leg multiple abrasions and bruises. Per the investigation the driver ran the stop sign and plowed into the boy on the e-bike no one in...
More Orange County Cities Grapple With E-bike Regulations, Youth Safety
More Orange County city officials are taking a closer look at how to regulate electric bicycles at the local level after public safety concerns that some residents and kids are riding the e-bikes in what they say is an unsafe manner. It also comes after a couple of recent fatalities...
Parent company of Panda Express ordered to pay over $1M for violating California laws
Panda Restaurant Group Inc., the parent company of Panda Express, has been ordered to pay more than $1 million to resolve violations of California’s Hazardous Materials Business Plan laws. The order follows a civil lawsuit filed in Riverside County Superior Court after an investigation into the unlawful handling of...
Mother pleads for help to find 12-year-old Coachella boy reported missing
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) - Daniela Gonzalez, the mother of Aaron Garcia a 12-year-old Coachella boy reported missing on Monday, is pleading for the public's help as the Riverside County Sheriff's Office (RSO) continues to search for him. She said she last saw Garcia on Saturday between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. "He was...
