Police Say Woman Used Late Grandmother’s Death Certificate to Put Herself on an Unrelated...
Riverside police say a 76-year-old California homeowner was unrelated to Jennifer Renee Lewis but shared a name with Lewis’s late grandmother. Investigators allege Lewis used ... Read More
Man to Stand Trial for Attempted Murder of Eastvale Resident
A High Desert man accused of perpetrating a life-threatening assault on an Eastvale resident will stand trial for attempted murder and other charges. Jaiden Michael Vincent Brown, 22, of Victorville, in San Bernardino County, was arrested earlier this year following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation
Three Riverside County residents plead guilty in $3.5 million COVID loan fraud case
Three Riverside County residents have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges in connection with a scheme that prosecutors say fraudulently obtained about $3.5 million in COVID-19 business-relief loans.Vanessa M. Williams, 37, of Corona; Denise Mata, 36, of Moreno Valley; and Daryl D. Knighten Jr., 34, of Perris e
You leave the fallen oranges under the tree as harmless mess, but University of...
As of late September 2026, the orange tree in my backyard here in Riverside is doing what it does every fall: dropping fruit faster than I pick it up. The ones that land in the shade go soft and split, and for years I treated them as a chore for some weekend, a little mess under the branches and nothing more. That's th
Woman arrested after newborn found inside dumpster in rain, umbilical cord still attached
A Riverside woman has been arrested more than a year after a newborn baby was found inside a dumpster in the rain with its umbilical cord still attached, police announced Friday. The baby was discovered at about 2:30 p.m. on May 4, 2025, after Riverside police received reports of an infant crying inside a dumpster […]
You treat the contract you signed at the kitchen table as final, but California’s...
As of late September 2026, the heat is finally breaking in Riverside, and fall is when the bids start landing on my kitchen table for whatever the summer wore out in my old ranch house. For thirty years my habit went like this: listen to the pitch, sign the paper, write the deposit check, and treat the deal as locked t
Fatal Crash at San Jacinto Intersection
A 54-year-old motorist was killed Friday in a crash at a San Jacinto intersection, though the circumstances remained unclear. Alex Mancia Caceres of Hemet was fatally injured shortly after 2 a.m. Friday at the Ramona Expressway and Seventh Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Daniel Chic
You figure a permit on the HVAC swap only adds cost, but California’s Energy...
As of late September 2026, the first cool nights are on their way to Riverside, and this is when I start thinking about the furnace and the tired AC in my ranch house. For years my habit with a swap was simple: take the quote, let the crew haul the old unit out, and never once ask about a permit. The sticker on the new
You figure no wet spot means no leak, but EPA says to check your...
As of late September 2026, before the Santa Anas start rattling the screens, I do my yearly walk through the house here in Riverside: under every sink, around the base of each toilet, behind the water heater, along the baseboards. No puddle, no stain, no drip I can hear, so nothing's wrong. That's been my leak check in
You light the fireplace to heat the house cheaply, but the Department of Energy...
As of late September 2026, the fireplace in my Riverside living room is swept and waiting, and I already know what I'll do on the first cold night: load it up, get a good blaze going and leave the furnace off for the evening. For years I told myself that was cheap heat. Wood from the yard, a live flame, no gas meter sp
