Riverside CA

Authorities discovered 104 pounds of cocaine being smuggled through an immigration checkpoint in Riverside County. On June 4, U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a silver SUV at the I-15 North immigration checkpoint in Temecula. While interviewing the driver, a K-9 alerted authorities to the possible presence of...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - Defense testimony is slated to last all next week in the trial of an ex-Riverside County sheriff's deputy accused of gunning down a man with whom he was at odds because the victim had been involved with the lawman's then-girlfriend. Oscar Rodriguez, 44, is charged with first-degree murder and...

A Riverside County inmate sentenced to death was allegedly murdered in a state prison by another inmate, which led to a large mob attack on Friday morning, officials say. It happened around 10:30 a.m. at Kern Valley State Prison, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. At that time,...

MENIFEE (CNS) – A motorist suspected of running over and killing a 30- year-old woman in Menifee, then fleeing the scene, was slated to be booked into a Riverside County correctional facility Monday or Tuesday on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and other allegations. Fernando Velasquez Acosta, 41, of...

Loved ones are searching for a missing Southern California girl. Aileen Ramirez-Mendoza,14, was last seen on June 3, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Her last known location was on the 20800 block of Cortner Avenue in Lakewood around 1 p.m. Ramirez-Mendoza, who is an L.A. County resident, is...

Fontana native and blink-182 drummer Travis Barker will be honored during the Saturday, June 7, Fontana Days Run. Barker has been called one of rock’s most influential and versatile drummers. Besides blink-182, Barker has performed with the Aquabats and Transplants, and collaborated with Yelawolf, Asher Roth and...

Friday marks a momentous occasion for travel in Los Angeles County. This evening, the LAX/Metro Transit Center Station will begin providing the best public transportation access to the airport that Southern Californians have ever had. For now, the station will connect to the airport through a free shuttle that runs...

Hello Riverside, and Happy Thursday! This week brought some unexpected beauty—from moody cloud cover to Tuesday’s surprise thunderstorm that ended with a peaceful rainbow over Downtown just before sunset. It’s been a lovely reminder of how magical Riverside skies can be. With warm, sunny days ahead this weekend,...

When you step into the “Archaeology of Memory” exhibit by Chicana artist, curator and theorist Amalia Mesa-Bains at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture (The Cheech) in downtown Riverside, you are transported into a realm of layered memories, filled with familiar scents, rich textures and intimate...

Fires are no surprise to residents in Southern California. After the recent Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, the threat has never felt more real. “They evacuated us pretty quickly because in the past, when there were fires around us,” says Maia Paragas, A resident of Castaic who was evacuated during the Hughes Fire.