Arsonist Sentenced for Starting Devastating Line Fire
Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 35, from Norco, has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for starting the destructive Line Fire and the smaller Bacon Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains. The Line Fire, which began in September 2024, consumed nearly 44,000 acres, damaged multiple structures, and forced thousands of...
Riverside DA: Case Remains active, details sealed in baby Haro investigation
CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) Prosecutors say the case involving baby Emmanuel Haro remains active, but they are not releasing new details as they prepare for upcoming court hearings. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office confirmed this week its investigators are “actively involved” but emphasized their focus is...
Riverside restaurant’s liquor license suspended after underage employee’s death while intoxicated
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has suspended the license of a Riverside restaurant embroiled in a deadly underage drinking case. El Patron Downtown Riverside has been banned from selling alcohol for 45 days after ABC investigators determined a manager knowingly served alcohol to a 19-year-old...
Multiple Big Rigs Burn at Truck Yard in Fontana
On September 27th, 2025, at about 3:30 AM, San Bernardino County Fire responded to a reported truck fire at 15664 Slover Ave in Fontana. Units arrived at the scene and located two semi trucks on fire to the rear of the property. After gaining access through multiple gates, fire crews...
Getty celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 11
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Getty will host its fourth annual family festival celebrating Southern California’s vibrant Native American cultures on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Getty Center. The theme for this year’s “Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day” event highlights libraries and...
Man who started Line Fire sentenced to 16 years to life in prison
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KESQ) - The 34-year-old who started the destructive Line Fire last year near Highland has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco, was officially sentenced on Wednesday in San Bernardino. He had been convicted of seven counts related to the Line...
3.2-magnitude tremor rattles Southern California overnight, geologists says
A 3.2-magnitude earthquake shook parts of Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The about 10-mile deep quake hit about 2 miles southeast from Warner Springs in Northern San Diego County at 2:07 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, according to the USGS. About 100 people from as far away as San Diego and Bonita...
Corvette Driver Injured in High-Speed Pursuit Crash
California Highway Patrol, Riverside Office was in pursuit of a yellow Corvette for speed. The pursuit started North bound I215 and Box Springs in Riverside. Reached well over a hundred miles an hour on the freeway. The Corvette was traveling at a high rate of speed on Dulles Drive when...
No criminal charges in Palm Springs parade motorcycle crash
The Riverside County District Attorney's Office will not file criminal charges in connection with the Festival of Lights Parade crash that injured at least 10 people in December 2024 in Palm Springs, the office told The Desert Sun. "The investigation did not show that this was a criminal matter, and it is instead...
Police Responded 11 Times To Teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Home Ahead Of Tragic Death
Before her disappearance and tragic death, 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s home in Lake Elsinore, California, was the subject of repeated police visits, new reports show. According to TMZ, Riverside County sheriff deputies were called to Rivas Hernandez’s house 11 times between February 2024 and April 2025. A...
