Riverside County News

Blythe residents could face a 200-mile round trip to the nearest court if their in-town courthouse is closed Blythe residents are concerned over a proposal from the Riverside County Superior Court to shutter the one-judge courtroom in their town.

Some Moreno Valley folks think the city used public money to make a favored developer's land more valuable by paving a new road through his tract.

A "burglary in progress" call resulted in the arrest of three teens suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronic equipment around Moreno Valley, Riverside County Sheriff's officials have reported.

A San Bernardino County probation officer has been arrested on suspicion of battery and willful harming of a child after detaining a juvenile who had kicked open the front door of his Norco home.

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A 29-year-old man accused of using an electronic skimmer to steal account information from Chase bank customers at a La Quinta branch pleaded not guilty Tuesday to more than a dozen felony charges.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in the Inland Empire dropped a half-cent Wednesday to $4.035, the fifth consecutive decrease following a 14-day streak of increases.

The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's office said in a statement Tuesday that Jorge Lizarraga suffered from "unexplained injuries" before dying at a hospital.

The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Tuesday, May 21, to authorize an ordinance that would let mature residents living in other California counties transfer the property tax assessments from their old homes to houses bought locally.

The stabbing was reported about 3 p.m. in the 1100 block of Camino Del Sol, said Sgt.

Authorities looking into the death of a 2-year-old child in Thermal are now calling the case a murder investigation, according to Riverside County sheriff's Cpl.

UPDATE [3:24 p.m.] - Two air tankers, a helicopter and 130 firefighters from the county, the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have been sent to the scene, according to Riverside County Fire Department spokesman Mark Annas.

The 11-month-old poodle-terrier mix - found by a Union Pacific crew tied to train tracks in Mecca on April 2 - finally has a home with Jeff and Louisa Moore and their Tibetan terrier Lali.

Quecannon Nihipali, 40, of Corona died at the scene of his injury, which occurred about 5:25 p.m., Monday May 20 west of Main Street, the Riverside County Coroner's Bureau reported.

Riverside County supervisors are expected to sign off today on a proposed settlement to end a lawsuit challenging a county policy mandating that solar power developers pay per-acre fees for projects on county land.

A $4.5 million grant to Loma Linda University School of Dentistry from First 5 Riverside County Children & Families Commission, also known as First 5 Riverside, will provide dental health screenings and treatment to children throughout Riverside County.

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.