Riverside CA

A driver was hospitalized after an SUV slammed into a utility pole early Thursday morning in San Bernardino. At approximately 12:33 a.m. on August 20, 2026, emergency crews responded to West Foothill Boulevard just east of Macy Street following reports of a traffic collision. Crews arrived to find an SUV...

THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF. (KESQ)- Health experts and advocates highlighted life-saving overdose prevention tools as Riverside County saw a 54% drop in fentanyl-related deaths in its most recent 12-month comparison. Fentanyl-related fatalities in the county fell from 545 to 251 during that period, though officials warn the

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected] . Michael Loupe worked for Cal-OSHA‘s enforcement branch in San Bernardino and faced a litany of charges before he retired. The department spent an estimated $8

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...