City of Riverside looking to crack down on tobacco shops near schools, homes
The city is Riverside is looking to regulate tobacco shops that are operating too close to schools and homes as officials fear the businesses are creating an unwanted cloud of problems. The new push targets unregulated stores with the goal of putting them into complicance, according to Riverside councilmember Sean...
You Won’t Believe What’s Inside This Rustic Barn In Southern California
Sometimes the best treasures are hiding in plain sight, disguised as something completely ordinary. The Motte Historical Car Museum in Sun City proves this point spectacularly, sitting there in its rustic barn exterior while secretly housing one of the most impressive automotive collections you’ll find anywhere in Southern California.
RivCo man suspected of possessing tens of thousands of synthetic drugs
PERRIS, Calif. (KESQ) - A 49-year-old man suspected of selling illicit drugs out of his Perris home, where authorities seized tens of thousands of pills, was arrested today on suspicion of narcotics trafficking. The Perris man was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in the predawn hours Thursday after he was taken into custody in The post RivCo man suspected of possessing tens...
Local Veterinarian Honored as Volunteer of Year
PALM SPRINGS —Dr. Douglas Kunz, a veterinarian for 45 years in Palm Springs whose volunteer work is making a difference for pets on both the west and east ends of the Coachella Valley, was honored by Supervisor V. Manuel Perez as Volunteer of the Year in the Fourth Supervisorial District.
Woman leads police on a wild 1-hour stolen truck chase in SoCal
A woman led Southern California law enforcement on a tense, hour-long freeway pursuit this morning after stealing a fully loaded traffic management truck from the Hollywood area, driving it at high speeds across multiple counties before being taken into custody after spike strips shredded her front tires down to the bare rims.
Black Teen Sues California Cop Accused Of Slamming Her On The Ground, Causing Concussion...
In today’s episode of Police Be Lying Everyday, And Every Day, Police Be Lying, a high school student from San Bernardino, Calif., is suing a police officer for violently slamming her on the ground, and then lying about the circumstances under which he did it. According to NBC 4 Los Angeles, 18-year-old Erin Marie Cowser announced […]
Friends mourn Southern California woman found dead while backpacking in Big Sur
Loved ones are remembering the 37-year-old Southern California woman whose body was found in the wilderness near Big Sur.
Tijuana River sewage is making the air toxic and sickening thousands in California
SAN DIEGO — The smell of rotten eggs permeates Steve Egger's Southern California home, especially at night, as the nearby Tijuana River foams up with sewage from Mexico before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. Egger, 72, says he and his wife have frequent headaches and wake up congested and...
California Mexican chain accused of being a ‘ponzi scheme’
A lawsuit also calls the quality of the chain's taquitos into question.
3 victims identified in wrong-way crash on I-10 in Coachella
Three people killed in a crash on Interstate 10 in Coachella this week were identified Thursday, April 16, by the Riverside County coroner. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened after a 71-year-old man driving the wrong way on the freeway slammed his Toyota Camry head-on into a Honda Accord. The three people killed were the Honda driver and her...
