Riverside CA

Riverside County Got It Right: The People and Public Safety Prevailed [Opinion]. This week, Riverside County stood strong—together. A misguided attempt to create a politically appointed citizen oversight committee over the Sheriff’s Department was decisively rejected after clear and unified opposition from residents...

Starting Aug. 1, a state rent control law will limit annual increases to 8%. The region’s ceiling on rent hikes has been 8.9% over the last year.

As summer crowds flock to Southern California’s coastline, lifeguards are reporting a sharp increase in stingray injuries, particularly in Seal Beach. According to Seal Beach Marine Safety Chief Joe Bailey, lifeguards typically treat about one stingray sting per day. Recently, however, that number has climbed to...

CALIFORNIA has been rocked by two earthquakes that struck within minutes on Thursday morning. The shaking began with a preliminary 4.4 magnitude earthquake and was quickly followed by a significant aftershock. The first quake was centered in San Bernardo County and hit at 9:32 am local time, according to the US...

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - A woman drowned in a swimming pool Thursday afternoon at a home in the 74000 block of Chicory Street in Palm Desert. Riverside County Sheriff's deputies say they were called out to the home just after 4:00 p.m., with a report of a woman in the pool who was not The post Woman drowns in...

Social media lit up Wednesday after sheriff’s vehicles were spotted outside Sunny Sands Elementary School in Cathedral City, with some posts speculating that federal immigration agents were involved.The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that was not the case.According to the department, its emergency...

FONTANA, Calif. (KESQ)- At approximately 9:32 a.m., a 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred near Fontana California, with movement being felt in several regions including the Coachella Valley. Residents in the Coachella Valley have reported feeling tremors, described as a rumble. Three other quakes have been reported...

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ) - Residents near Avenida Ximino and Baristo Road in Cathedral City saw a heavy presence of Riverside County Sheriff law enforcement in their neighborhood Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff's Office reports that shortly after 12:00 p.m., members of the Emergency Response Team and Gang Task...

A push for public oversight of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, which has been embroiled in scandal, failed Tuesday.

A drunk driver who killed a Riverside County correctional deputy and his 19-year-old daughter nearly three years ago was sentenced on Thursday.