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A U.S. Army veteran preparing for surgery at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Loma Linda received an unexpected pre-op performance from his doctor, who played the cello to help ease his nerves. “It was just fantastic,” patient Leon Allan Loyd said. Loyd has a rare disease that required the amputation

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved adding more than $18.2 million to its contract with Axon Enterprise Inc. for body-worn cameras, extending the agreement through August 2031. The post Riverside County supervisors approve $18.2 million increase to sheriff’s body camera contract appeared fir

Nearly a year after multiple wildfires tore through Mountain Center, scars from the fires are still visible along the Palms to Pines Highway.Now, fire crews are working to repair those burn areas and reduce the risk of flooding, erosion and mudslides when heavy rain arrives.The fires forced evacuations and threatened h

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors today approved the extension of a contract, valued at a little over $1 million, with a Palm Springs addiction treatment and homeless assistance facility that has partnered with the Riverside University Health System for the last few years. In a 5-0 vote without comment, the bo

A bill to separate the offices is now on the Governor’s desk.

Investigators have developed new leads in the 2023 killing of a Southern California man but said Friday that they still need the public’s help identifying a suspect. Rancho Cucamonga resident Victor Salazar, 41, was found dead Aug. 18, 2023, near 25th and Center streets, according to a news release from the San Bernard

Two motels near Riverside’s Ward 6 portion of the Magnolia Avenue corridor could be converted into affordable housing for seniors, according to a report shared Monday with the Housing and Homelessness Committee. “Converting these hotels, which are a huge issue in our area, to senior affordable housing is obviously...

A minor tremor struck near La Quinta in Southern California’s Riverside County on Monday, August 31. A 2.9-magnitude earthquake was recorded 22 kilometers south-southwest of La Quinta at 4:04 a.m. on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located at a depth of 9.9 kilometers.

Last week, Coachella became the first city in Riverside County to adopt an ordinance permanently banning data centers. The decision came after months of backlash to a now-cancelled agreement with Coachella Valley Power Services LLC, a subsidiary of Stronghold Power Systems Inc. “This is a lesson for all of us,...

In May 2025, officers with the San Bernardino Police Department were called to the parking lot of an apartment complex, where someone had found a body. Within the next hour, and without leaving the scene, detectives had established that the death was a homicide, identified a suspect, and confirmed that identification w