Remains found in Southern California in 1981 identified using DNA
Investigators have identified a man whose remains were found near Ojai more than 40 years ago. Partial skeletal remains were found by hikers near mile marker 43.5 of Highway 33 in February 1981, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Investigators determined the man was in his late 20s or 30s and...
Seeing more wildlife in your yard? Climate change may explain why, UCLA study finds
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
California Man Sentenced to 33 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy
Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - A California man has been sentenced to 33 years in federal prison for leading a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering organization operating between California and South Dakota.
Riverside County Receives $970,000 Grant To Strengthen Drug-Impaired Driving Prosecutions
Riverside County is receiving a major financial boost in its ongoing effort to crack down on drug-impaired driving. The Board of Supervisors has approved a 970,000-dollar grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, slightly higher than last year’s award. The money will continue funding the District Attorney’s...
AAA Warns Of Major Thanksgiving Traffic Across Southern California
AAA is urging Southern California drivers to prepare for significant delays as Thanksgiving week brings some of the heaviest traffic of the year. According to new data from INRIX, a national traffic analytics firm, major congestion is expected to hit beginning Tuesday and continue through midweek as millions take to...
Average RivCo Gas Price Drops For 13th Time in 14 Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Riverside County dropped Monday for the 13th time in 14 days, falling two-tenths of a cent to $4.63. The average price has dropped 13.8 cents over the past 14 days, including 1.2 cents Sunday, according to figures from the AAA and the Oil Price...
Hospital’s struggle to stay open continues
In an attempt to preserve its only hospital, several Blythe citizens are trying to dissolve that institutions’s five-member governing body and transfer its responsibilities to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. That proposal is a response to the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing in September by the Palo Verde...
Probationer Accused of Running Over Man Near Lake Mathews
A multi-convicted felon accused of intentionally running over and injuring a man near Lake Mathews was behind bars Monday. Brian Charles Paul, 48, of Riverside was arrested last week following a three-month investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Paul is charged with assault with a deadly weapon...
Street Racer Heads to Trial for Fatal Accident
A 23-year-old motorist who allegedly fled from California Highway Patrol officers trying to catch him for illegally racing on an Inland Empire freeway and collided with a big rig, fatally injuring the trucker, will stand trial for murder and other offenses. Modesto Daniel Carpio of San Jacinto allegedly killed...
A ride-hail driver crashed on a SoCal freeway. D.A. says they were set up...
Four people pleaded no-contest to felony insurance fraud and assault after being accused of staging a freeway crash to get an insurance payout, officials say.
