Jerry’s SoCal Weather Briefing on Monday, September 28, 2026!
The stretch of clouds over the Southwest associated with Hurricane Polo and remnants of Odalys will all slowly shift to the East. In fact, the Coachella Valley will see lots of sunshine by this afternoon.There remains a chance of a few light showers later today over Eastern Riverside County while the heaviest rain will
Asm. Corey Jackson Announces Launch of 24-Hour Childcare in His District
Assemblymember Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley) has secured $2 million in state funding to launch a proposed childcare special district serving families in Moreno Valley and Perris, paving the way for a system designed to provide childcare 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Moreno Valley-Perris Childcare Special Dis
You wait until you get home to crank the AC in a heat wave,...
As of late September 2026, summer still isn't finished with Riverside, and my old ranch house holds the afternoon heat well into the evening. My heat-wave routine for years went like this: the house sits closed up all day while I'm out, I walk in around five, and I push the thermostat down as far as it will go. The hou
Riverside’s 2026 Wildfire Inspections: What to Have Your Landscaper Clear
As of late September 2026, Riverside’s announced Spring 2026 start for wildfire safety inspections has passed. In Riverside, California, the job now is to find out whether your property is in the inspection area and, if it is, get the yard clearance done before a visit.
Riverside Man Faces Losing Both Legs After Trying to Help Pregnant Woman Escape Fire
Riverside firefighters have not determined the cause of a fire that broke out in a second-story apartment in downtown Riverside, leaving residents injured and some hanging from windows. Brian Jackson was visiting a friend in downtown Riverside when a second-story apartment erupted in flames before dawn, sending injured
You keep the old galvanized pipe because it’s never leaked, but the EPA says...
As of late September 2026, the water in my kitchen here in Riverside still comes into this ranch house through the same gray pipe it did when I moved in, and in all those years it has never dripped. No puddle under the sink, no wet spot along the foundation. For a long time that was my whole inspection: if it doesn't l
A Large Fireball was seen Saturday Night over Riverside County, could be Skydivers
RIVERSIDE, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A large fireball was seen Saturday night over Riverside County, appearing to break apart as it moved across the sky. Its origin remains unknown. The objects have not been officially identified, and it is not yet clear whether the sightings are a group...
You sweep up the mouse droppings in the garage, but California’s Department of Public...
As of late September 2026, the garage of my Riverside ranch house holds the patio cushions, the potting soil, the boxes nobody opens, and now and then a little scatter of mouse droppings on the concrete. For years I handled that like any other dirt: broom, dustpan, trash can, thirty seconds, done. It was the fastest wa
37-year-old suspect arrested after man killed following fight in San Bernardino County
A suspect was arrested after a violent altercation left a man dead with multiple stab wounds in Rialto. On Sept. 20, Rialto Police responded to reports of a fight in a residential neighborhood on the 1200 block of South Verde Avenue around 8:15 a.m. Officers found the victim, Thomas Mike Jesus Leyva, 49, of Rialto, […]
Tropical Showers Hit Southern California Sunday as Moisture From Hurricanes Polo and Odalys Brings...
LOS ANGELES, CA — Tropical moisture from Hurricanes Polo and Odalys starts moving north into Southern California on Sunday. It will bring more clouds, noticeably higher humidity and a chance of showers to parts of the region. An upper-level disturbance moving across California is helping pull that moisture north. Forec

















