Riverside CA

Michael A. Jackson, who was sentenced to death in 1984 for killing a West Covina police officer while high on PCP the previous year, died in prison over the weekend, California prison officials announced.   The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), in a media release, confirmed in a media rele

Tumbleweed project in California's Kern County is the first major battery installation in the U.S. that can discharge power for up to eight hours at a time, addressing the need for longer-duration storage in the state. On June 1, the Tumbleweed project in California's Kern County became the first major...

Cellphone footage appears to capture the driver of a moving Tesla snoozing behind the wheel on a Southern California highway Sunday. The incident, according to the motorist who recorded the footage and sent it to KTLA, occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton. In the footage, the driver’s he

People do not always understand just how deeply dogs love their owners. To them, that person is not simply part of life. They are home, safety, and the center of everything. That is why it hurts so much when someone shatters that trust. Instead of bringing a devoted dog to a shelter where help is possible, some people

The High Desert hospital that filed for bankruptcy in September and is being managed by Riverside County has been given $3 million from the state of California to help keep it open. Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe recently received the grant from the California Department of Health Care Access and...

A suspect has been identified in a Riverside County homicide investigation in which a homeowner shot and killed an intruder, officials announced. On June 5, deputies from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station responded at about 10:23 p.m. to the 1300 block of Heron Way following reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.

A man wanted in connection with the alleged assault of an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy has been arrested in Murrieta, California, according to law enforcement officials. The arrest ended a search that had involved multiple agencies and followed efforts to locate the suspect after the reported attack on a deputy in Or

For years, Arizona has explored the possibility of turning seawater into drinking water as a way to help offset shortages on the Colorado River. Now, state water leaders say a new partnership with California could move that concept one step closer to reality. This week, Arizona signed a memorandum of...

LOS ANGELES - About 130,000 Californians are being notified that they may have money waiting for them through the state's Unclaimed Property Program, and some Southern California residents may be among them, according to the California State Controller's Office. State Controller Malia M. Cohen said the letters are bein

Riverside County deputies brought a high-stress pursuit to an abrupt end with a spike strip and a PIT maneuver, then rushed in to pull two children out of the stopped car as they took the driver into custody. Aerial video shows a tense, seconds-long scramble as patrol units swarm the disabled vehicle and deputies carry