California doctor indicted for billing $45 million in bogus Botox injections to Medicare
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Prosecutors are accusing a Southern California doctor of filing $45 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for Botox injections that were either medically unnecessary or never provided at all. Violetta Mailyan, 45, is also charged with obstructing the criminal investigation of her...
California, Nevada, Arizona and the Southwest Brace for Multiple Atmospheric Rivers Bringing Heavy Rain,...
CALIFORNIA — A powerful stretch of winter storms is developing across the West as several atmospheric rivers prepare to repeatedly hit California and the Desert Southwest through the end of December. Forecasters warn that this multi-week pattern will bring heavy rainfall, flooding risks, mudslides, debris flows, and...
Southern California officer hit by ‘shrapnel’ after gunfire during arrest, police say
A Riverside Police Department officer was wounded by shrapnel while making an arrest Wednesday evening. As detailed by the Press-Enterprise, the officer, whose identity was not released, was responding to a reported mental-health crisis near University and Dwight avenues just after 6 p.m. At that location, a man was...
Anza, CA – Earthquake Alert: M3.4 Quake Strikes Near San Jacinto Mountains Today
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Anza, CA – Residents across parts of Riverside County and Southern California felt light shaking Thursday morning after a moderate earthquake struck near the community of Anza. According to the U.S....
3rd suspect arrested after man shot and killed in Riverside robbery
A third suspect was arrested in connection with a violent robbery and shooting that left a man dead in Riverside. On Oct. 5, police responded to a parking lot on the 3900 block of Main Street around 12:30 a.m. Officers found the victim, Eduardo Vasquez III, 26, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported […]
RivCo Customs Broker Who Defrauded Clients and Dodged Taxes Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A customs broker who siphoned more than $5 million from businesses that ship goods into the U.S. and who dodged paying at least $1 million in taxes was sentenced today to four years and three months in federal prison. Frank Noah, 64, of Corona, was sentenced Thursday in downtown Los Angeles The...
Photographer’s Guide to Riverside’s Best Holiday Light Displays
Every December, as the sun sets and the sky turns deep blue, thousands of holiday lights flicker to life across Riverside, transforming neighborhoods into winter wonderlands. For Bob Sirotnik, The Raincross Gazette's volunteer community photographer, capturing these displays reveals the joy they bring to the...
Southern California rideshare driver accused of raping unconscious woman
A rideshare driver in Ventura County has been accused of raping a customer, and investigators believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward. In a news release, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said detectives opened an investigation into 35-year-old Simranjit Singh Sekhon, a Bakersfield...
Motorist sought in deadly Southern California hit-and-run
Investigators in San Bernardino County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left an elderly woman dead. In a news release, officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the incident occurred Nov. 6 at the intersection of Primrose Drive...
Puente 13 Gang Takedown: 20 Members Charged in Major Southern California Drug and Gun...
Los Angeles County, California – Federal authorities have charged 20 alleged members and associates of the Puente-13 street gang, accusing them of running a wide-ranging criminal operation involving drug trafficking, illegal gun sales, shootings, and a violent kidnapping, according to the U.S. Department of Justice....
