Riverside CA

The view to the northwest from Bell Mountain shows heavy smoke from the fire just before sunset in Menifee. (Staff photo) Heavy smoke from a major fire at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County blanketed Menifee and most parts of southwest Riverside County on Monday. The Pipeline Fire was approaching...

Southern California air regulators can move forward with new limits on the sale of certain gas-powered appliances, including water heaters. Despite pushback from businesses and developers, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling last week upheld restrictions on commercial and industrial gas appliances in four

Illegal fireworks lit up the Los Angeles skyline this 4th of July, and it was so bright, the flashes could even be seen from space. NASA shared video of the out-of-this-world view from the International Space Station as it orbited over Southern California. “A celebration so bright it reached all the way to space!” the

COMPTON – A 38-year-old man shot to death during a large block party in north Compton was identified by county authorities Monday. The shooting occurred at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of North Grandee Avenue, between Wilmington and Compton avenues, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported.

A woman reported missing from Piñon Hills in late May was found dead in a desert area just steps from her home more than a month later, authorities announced Monday. Loretta “Kay” Colwell Pilitsis, 55, was last seen near her home in the 900 block of Locust Road before she was reported missing May 25, […]

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced that a recent sting operation on an organized vehicle theft ring led to arrests and the recovery of over $1 million worth of luxury vehicles.  A media release issued by VCSO Monday states that their East County Special Enforcement Unit began their “lengthy and complex” inve

The San Andreas Fault has long been a sort of bogeyman in Southern California life. Worries that eventually “the big one” will hit are always around, but not always top of mind. Bridget Smith-Konter says we should probably make it top of mind. Smith-Konter is a Northern Arizona...

Riverside, CA desperately needs more housing options, as the dream of finding a home feels increasingly out of reach for buyers.

An unlicensed motorist accused of running over and killing a 30-year-old woman in Menifee while drunk, then fleeing the scene, remained at large Monday, with an active arrest warrant requiring any law enforcement agency that encounters him to take him into custody. Fernando Velasquez Acosta, 43, of Menifee, allegedly k

As warned by Southern California shelters and animal experts, the incessant fireworks that occurred during the Fourth of July weekend have startled hundreds of pets, prompting them to escape home. NBC Los Angeles reached out to Southern California county and city governments to get the latest data on Monday with...