Suspect Accused of Killing Acquaintance Outside Riverside Supermarket Arraigned
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A 27-year-old man accused of fatally shooting an acquaintance in front of a Riverside grocery store pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges. Edgar Rivera of Moreno Valley was arrested last month following a Riverside Police Department investigation into the slaying of...
Man to Stand Trial for Allegedly Shooting Woman
A Hemet man accused of gunning down a 30-year-old woman during an argument at their shared residence must stand trial on first-degree murder and other charges, a judge ruled Friday. Koron LeKeith Lowe, 28, allegedly killed Asasha Lache Hall of Hemet in 2022. Following a preliminary hearing at the Banning...
Inmate Dead After Suffering Medical Emergency in Riverside County Jail
BANNING (CNS) – An inmate being held at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning died after suffering a medical emergency, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday. Deputies from the correctional facility were alerted of an inmate having a medical emergency in the transportation area...
Changes to medical examiner page may signal movement in Celeste Rivas Hernandez case
For weeks, KTLA has been following the case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the missing Lake Elsinore teenager who was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla linked to rising singer D4VD. We have been waiting for the final autopsy report to be released on case number 2025-14252, the official case number with the Los […]
Undercover police sting leads to conviction of OC man in years-long child molestation case
A 60-year-old man, Jason Valentine Esparza, was convicted on numerous felony counts of child molestation involving children as young as four. He was arrested after being lured to a motel by an undercover Huntington Beach police detective posing as a female babysitter. The crimes are suspected to have spanned several...
60-foot pine tree collapses onto home in La Habra Heights
A roughly 60-foot pine tree uprooted and fell onto a home in La Habra Heights Friday morning as heavy rain and saturated soil continued to create hazardous conditions across Southern California, officials said. The call came in around 7:32 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. When firefighters...
Storm System Impact Southern California Thursday into Saturday; Rain and Snow Maps
Southern California Weather Force Raiden Storm has issued the zoom in maps for predicted rain and snowfall. These maps are extremely easy to read, and feed a different code than many. Those of you that have been with me for years will have missed these maps.
California’s reservoirs surge after back-to-back storms
Statewide, reservoir storage is now about 114% of the historical average, marking a significant improvement in water availability.
LIVE UPDATES: Heaviest rain hits Southern California as storm sweeps region
Southern California continues to get soaked as a powerful storm brings rain and snow to the region on Friday. “The heaviest rain is happening now,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said at 4 a.m. “We’ll see it through about midday, and then most areas will be getting at least a pause or some breaks in the […]
Man sentenced to 15 years for violent armed robbery spree targeting Southern Calfornia pharmacies
A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in an armed robbery crew that targeted pharmacies across Southern California. Aaron Carter, 40, of Fontana, was sentenced to 180 months in prison and was ordered to pay $103,200 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Carter was a member of...
