Riverside CA

Tonight’s Roggin Report covered a pretty remarkable collection of problems — and one thing they all seem to have in common: somebody is just trying to get through the day without getting hit, yelled at, overcharged, ignored or turned into somebody else’s viral video.We started with pedestrian safety, and the numbers ar

Cal State LA switched to a modified system as campus officials continue working to address an air conditioning outage.

RIVERSIDE – It’s Wednesday morning and a line of cars stretches around a local food bank, one of several here in Riverside, about an hour east of Los Angeles. The lines have grown considerably in the past year, many here say. The timing coincides with last year’s passage...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - Investigators have identified the final unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the “Happy Face Killer,” 34 years after the discovery of her body near Blythe. The woman, previously referred to by investigators as “Claudia,” was officially identified on Thursday a

After more than three decades, Riverside County investigators have identified the final victim associated with serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, also known as the Happy Face Killer.The victim is 26-year-old Lydia Jane Wade McWhorter, a Texas woman who was found dead August 30, 1992, along Highway 95, about seven mi

A new California bill could change who investigates deaths inside Riverside County jails, and that could have a direct impact on the Coachella Valley.The measure would separate the Riverside County coroner from the sheriff’s department and create an independent medical examiner by July 2027. Both Coachella Valley Assem

USGS digital orthophoto of Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in California. The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has sued Riverside County, claiming officials lured the tribe into spending $12 million on 612 acres near Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, then blocked the very runway access that j

Riverside County is tightening the rules on short-term rentals, and the changes could have an impact on vacation properties in and around the Coachella Valley.County supervisors voted unanimously, 5-0, to make it easier to suspend or revoke a vacation rental certificate. Under the new rules, three citations can trigger

A Chevrolet Camaro veered across Grand Avenue and slammed head-on into a Toyota Camry near Gregory Place in Lake Elsinore Tuesday night, killing both drivers and leaving two passengers with major injuries. The crash happened around 9:12 p.m. in the Lakeland Village area, according to official records. Riverside County

(This story was updated to add new information.) Jaime Castro started the day working with his father, then hung out with his friends later in downtown Palm Springs. It was about 7 p.m. when he got back home. But he wasn’t there the next morning. His father, also named Jaime Castro, wasn’t too concerned yet since his s