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Coachella Valley Rail is on Track

RIVERSIDE COUNTY. – The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) has awarded an $80 million contract to HDR Engineering to conduct a Tier 2 environmental study, a crucial step in advancing the Coachella Valley Rail Project (CV Rail) to the next phase. The study will include the preparation and delivery of an...
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Officials issue warning as harmful insects spread across US region: ‘Highly vulnerable’

Infestations can spread silently. Officials issue warning as harmful insects spread across US region: 'Highly vulnerable' first appeared on The Cool Down .
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Early Joshua tree blooms in Southern California are surprising researchers

Joshua trees in Southern California are blooming three months earlier. While these desert plants usually flower from February to May, researchers reported an unusually early “bonus bloom” starting in late November 2025, pending field confirmation. This early activity continued through January 27, 2026, surprising...
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Southern California airport at risk of next mid-air crash, NTSB says

(FOX40.COM) — An airport in Southern California that sees hundreds of flights annually could be the site of the next mid-air collision, a high-ranking transportation official warned this week. At a hearing Tuesday discussing the mid-air crash between an airline and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., last year...
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3 arrested in shooting death of 17-year-old at Hanford apartment complex, police say

Three people were arrested in Southern California for the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Hanford on Friday.
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San Bernardino to upgrade public safety surveillance tech

More than $1 million in federal funding will bring additional surveillance cameras and upgrades to the city’s public safety technology, officials said. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, presented the city with a ceremonial $1.03 million check for the Police Department during a media conference Wednesday. The...
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Moreno Valley woman charged with manslaughter in 22-year-old’s death

A woman accused in a deadly 2025 shooting in Moreno Valley has now been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter following a lengthy investigation, Riverside County authorities said. Teesha Lucas, 47, was taken into custody Jan. 29 after prosecutors filed charges in the death of Xavier Cox, a 22-year-old man...
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Popular nationwide coffee chain closing over 2 dozen locations

California-based Peet’s Coffee is closing more than two dozen locations – including two reportedly in Southern California. The Los Angeles Times reports that Peet’s locations in Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach will shut down in the coming days, along with several others across the region. In a social media post,...
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Large cache of illicit items seized by federal officials in upscale SoCal community

Federal officials seized a large cache of illicit items, including identification documents, access devices and dozens of firearms, from a convicted felon in an upscale Southern California community. The Homeland Security Task Force Los Angeles Financial team conducted a search warrant in the Calabasas-Hidden Hills...
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Southern California man could get life in prison after conviction in couple’s fentanyl OD...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the day of the conviction. A Long Beach man faces a possible sentence of life in prison after he was convicted Friday of selling cocaine laced with fentanyl that killed an engaged couple in 2023. Stephen Johnson, who is also known as “Stephen Jo,” was convicted on […]

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