This ex-deputy police chief was California’s highest-paid public employee in 2025
In recent years public compensation in California has drawn increasing scrutiny from taxpayers and policymakers alike. The case of a former Redlands deputy police chief named Travis Martinez illustrates the issue clearly. His total pay reached 1.26 million dollars in 2025, a sum that positioned him as California highes
This Under-the-Radar California Coastal Trail Has Pacific Views Around Every Bend
Coastal hikes usually make you work for the grand reveal. This one keeps handing over ocean views before you have even settled into a proper walking rhythm. The trail follows sandstone bluffs above the Pacific, where every curve seems to rearrange the coastline. Waves roll below. Pelicans pass at eye...
Taylor Farms recall prompts attention for Southern California shoppers
SAN DIEGO — Taylor Farms, a Salinas-based produce company whose products are sold throughout Southern California, has voluntarily removed all iceberg lettuce sourced from a farm in central Mexico from the U.S. market after federal investigators linked it to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the company announced
Feds will pay up to $65 million to keep Colorado River water in Lake...
Persistent drought had left Colorado River system storage at about 36% of capacity.
A 2.3 quake woke Santa Monica, the real threat runs deeper
Just after midnight today, a faint jolt rippled through Santa Monica. The preliminary 2.3 magnitude tremor, centered about 2 miles west of the city at a depth of 4 miles, was too weak for most Angelenos to notice, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But for scientists watching Southern California’s...
Southern California to get brief cooldown before triple-digit heat returns next week
After days of sweltering temperatures, Southern California is expected to get a brief break from the heat this weekend before another warmup sends inland communities back into the triple digits next week. Temperatures in downtown Los Angeles reached 91 degrees Thursday, about 9 degrees above the seasonal average of 82
Fire extinguisher used to vandalize Inland Empire preschool, teen cited
A 17-year-old Inland Empire boy has been arrested after a fire extinguisher was used to vandalize a preschool in Rancho Cucamonga, authorities said Friday. Deputies were called to Olive Tree Day School in the 7600 block of Archibald Avenue shortly before 8:30 a.m. on July 11 after receiving a report of vandalism, accor
New witness accounts revive deadly Inland Empire shooting case
Police hope that new witness information and newly released sketches will help identify two suspects wanted in connection with a fatal 2023 shooting in San Bernardino. Investigators have been unable to locate the two men accused of approaching a vehicle in the 3400 block of North Sepulveda Avenue and opening fire at ab
2-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself After Finding Gun In Sofa, Mom Arrested
2-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself After Finding Gun In Sofa, Mom Arrested
New Mexico troopers arrest sleeping co-driver wanted for homicide during commercial vehicle stop on...
New Mexico State Police (NMSP) arrested a truck driver wanted for homicide through a “coordinated interstate operation.” At 6:30 a.m. on July 16, NMSP received information that a suspect wanted for murder out of San Bernardino, California, was inside of a commercial vehicle traveling west on I-40. The suspect, identifi
