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ORANGE COUNTY, CA — “On Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Detail (SVD) investigators arrested Steven Jourdan Castro, 29, of Chino Hills, following allegations he engaged in inappropriate communication with a minor female between September and November 2025. In November 2025,...

An officer was hospitalized Wednesday night after Riverside police say a firearm was discharged during an altercation. The incident happened while the Riverside police officer was responding to a mental health emergency around 6:45 p.m. in the area of University Avenue and Dwight Avenue. During the response, the...

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A convicted felon who shot a Riverside County sheriff's deputy when the lawman attempted to arrest him at the end of a pursuit in Coachella was convicted today of firearm assault on a peace officer and other charges, though jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the most serious ...

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Riverside staged an early-morning walkout yesterday, protesting what they describe as unfair labor practices. The union that is supporting them, Teamsters International, says workers are demanding improvements to working conditions and better pay. Some employees at the DJT6 facility...

Residents in parts of Southern California and Arizona have been advised to remain indoors as unhealthy air pollution levels spread across the region, according to an interactive map from AirNow. Los Angeles, Phoenix Hit by Unhealthy Particle Pollution. The maps show fine particle pollution reaching the “unhealthy”...

Riverside has started two citywide programs intended to help city businesses during the holidays. Riverside Rewards, a digital loyalty program, allows residents and visitors to earn up to five percent rewards for items purchased at participating Riverside small businesses, according to a statement on the city’s...

Southern California has experienced several weeks of warm, dry weather, but that could change by Christmas Eve. “This weather has been very interesting through the month of December,” KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo said Wednesday morning. “We have consistently seen temperatures above the average. We have not seen...

Good evening! We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. The coast will continue to wake up to foggy conditions. Winds will be locally gusty but there are no advisories. A dry pattern will continue for the rest...

A woman in San Bernardino County is in custody for attempting to poison a man she had previously been in a relationship with to death, investigators said. In a news release, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials said deputies responded to the 22200 block of National Trails Highway in Oro Grande, an...

One person reportedly died and six others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on a Southern California freeway over the weekend. Emergency crews responded around 8 p.m. local time on Sunday, Dec. 14, to a collision on the westbound 210 Freeway in the San Fernando Valley, according to CBS News and NBC Los...