Riverside County News

Eastvale is hoping to build a second fire station to serve the western portion of the city.

The union that represents Riverside County prosecutors has voted 205 to 7 to endorse Senior Deputy District Attorney Michael Hestrin over incumbent District Attorney Paul Zellerbach, it announced Monday, May 20.

Ironing out Riverside County's fiscal priorities for 2013-14 is among the leading items on the Board of Supervisors' agenda tomorrow, when Supervisor John Tavaglione is slated to lead a discussion about resolving the county hospital's shortfall and assessing the value of merging agencies.

Eleven employees in Riverside County's code enforcement department could be laid off this summer as the department braces for funding cutbacks.

On April 17, 2013, Kaiser Permanente honored Riverside County volunteers who were 90 years old, from left, Dorothy Wood, Claire Eby-Billheimer and Virginia DuPrez.

Paul R. Simon, accused of groping incapacitated female patients while he worked as a nurse at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, speaks with his attorney during his preliminary hearing March 7, at the Southwest Justice Center in French Valley.

Authorities say a Temecula man who apparently shot and killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself has died.

Investigators say officers from the Moreno Valley Police Department responded to a call of a man attempting to commit suicide in a locked bathroom.

Madera is a long ways from Riverside County, but Riverside County supervisors nevertheless have gone on record opposing the Brown administration's deal with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians that would allow the tribe to build a casino off Highway 99 in Madera.

Officials received a call just before noon regarding the horse's condition, according to a spokeswoman for the Riverside County Fire Department.

A statement issued by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department says the officer was dispatched to the 100 block of North Alessandro Avenue following a report of a person making threats against a roommate and her family.

Opponents of the massive warehouse complex called World Logistics Center accuse Moreno Valley officials of using scarce city resources to benefit developer Iddo Benzeevi, whose property was landlocked before.

With less than a month to go before Riverside County adopts a preliminary budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, officials believe they have found ways to close a multimillion-dollar gap between revenue and expenses, the county's financial expert said recently.

Another 12 drivers were cited or arrested for driving without a license or with a suspended or revoked license, Riverside County sheriff's officials said in a news release.

Riverside County property owners and businesses have until Aug. 1 to file for unclaimed property tax refunds, according to Chairman of the board and Fourth District Supervisor John J. Benoit and Treasurer-Tax Collector Don Kent.

UCR ARTSblock has partnered with the Riverside County Philharmonic for their very first chamber music concert at Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts.

A bright afternoon filled with festive sun hats, wine and fancy cakes took a sharp turn for grave when the keynote speaker of the 11th Annual Denim and Diamonds fundraiser for Safe Alternatives For Everyone reminded hundreds of guests, through her story, of what they were there to support.

A 14-day streak of increases ended today when the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire fell two-tenths of a cent to $4.049. The average price in Riverside and San Bernardino counties rose 18.2 cents during the streak, including a half-cent on Friday, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price ... (more)

A rock climber is dead after falling 150 feet while scaling a rock face in the San Jacinto Wilderness near Idyllwild.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday blocked the parole of an inmate who is serving a life sentence for the execution-style killing of a prison guard 36 years ago during a series of armed robberies.