Riverside Unified School District restores welding instruction at John W. North High School
John W. North High School celebrated the opening of Riverside Unified School District’s first Welding & Fabrication Technologies program with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 6, creating a new Career Technical Education pathway to prepare students for high-demand careers in the skilled trades. Welding & Fabrication Techn
Beaumont Man Accused of Causing Child’s Death Heads to Trial
Pretrial motions got underway Friday ahead of jury selection for the trial of a Beaumont man accused of causing the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter, whose remains were found in an apartment with him and the woman after they had overdosed on drugs. Tyler Lawrence Finley, 30, was...
Car Bursts Into Flames After Fontana Freeway Crash
A driver escaped without injury after a sedan crashed and became engulfed in flames early Thursday morning on the 10 Freeway in Fontana. At approximately 1:07 a.m. on August 20, 2026, officers were alerted to a traffic collision on the westbound 10 Freeway at the Etiwanda Avenue off-ramp. Arriving units...
Riverside Foster Parent Accused of Abusing Children
A 68-year-old Riverside man who reportedly fostered approximately 90 children is facing 10 felony counts after police accused him of sexually abusing four children over a period spanning more than a decade.Police say Edward Sepulveda is accused of sexually abusing three girls and one boy between 1998 and 2013. One alle
Sheriff’s ask for publics help finding missing man
Cabazon, CA (KESQ) -- The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is asking for the publics help to locate a missing 33 year old man. Sheriff's say Cristian Nieto Valenzuela, 33, was last seen on Tuesday, August 11th, in the Cabazon Area. Valenzuela is listed at 6 foot tall, around 190 pounds and has black hair and The
Riverside County launches “Flock Fridays” to explain license plate cameras
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is launching a new social media campaign aimed at explaining how Flock Safety cameras are used.The campaign, called “Flock Fridays,” will focus on what the department says are facts and misconceptions surrounding the technology.Flock cameras are automated license plate readers
State audit reports show deteriorating state prison costs exceed $1 billion
There are a total of 31 state prisons that are overseen by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Up in the city of Chino, the California Institution for Men is one of the longest running prisons in the state. But since opening in 1941, the prison's infrastructure is...
California death row inmate convicted of killing O.C. store manager dies in prison
A man sentenced to death for fatally shooting an Orange County store manager during a botched robbery nearly 30 years ago has died in prison, state corrections officials announced Friday. Daniel C. Frederickson, 63, died Wednesday while incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino, according to the Calif
Rialto Expands Police Surveillance Network With $1.25M Axon Deal, 100+ Intersection Cameras
More than 100 cameras are expected to be installed across Rialto’s intersections following the City Council’s July 28 approval of a $1.25 million amendment to the police department’s existing Axon contract. The amendment adds body-worn and patrol vehicle cameras and over 100 hardware devices to integrate publicly and p
Riverside County Lands $25M Federal Grant to Widen Gridlocked SR-91
Riverside County's transportation commission has landed a $25 million federal grant to help pay for a $178 million overhaul of one of Southern California's most congested freeway stretches, where more than 300,000 vehicles squeeze through the Riverside-Orange county line every day. The money will go toward the SR-91 Ea
