Riverside County News

A rally to protest legislation against pit bulls as they march downtown Riverside on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

It's a girl for Emma Roberts and Evan Peters ! After the couple adopted a beautiful dog named Audrey Hepburn, PETA sent the trio a basket filled with toys, treats, and our " Always Root for the Underdog " tees.

Students at Margarita Middle School work during class in Temecula on May 15. Margarita has been among the best schools in the state, according to annual school rankings.

Southern California prosecutors have charged former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young with three new charges for allegedly trying to burglarize a San Clemente home.

Riverside County Fire Chief, John R. Hawkins has implemented a "proclamation suspending open burning in all state and local areas that fall within the Riverside County Fire Department's jurisdiction.

Authorities Friday said a Mexican citizen remained behind bars in connection with the 2011 murder of a 19-year-old Indio woman whose body was found in a corn field in Coachella.

Drivers received free car washes today after a vehicle towing a trailer crashed into a fire hydrant sending a fountain of water into the sky near the Promenade Mall in Temecula.

Mark Orozco has made it official - he'll run for a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors next year.

Sixteen people were arrested Thursday, May 23, in the latest gang task force sweep in the San Jacinto Valley, mostly targeting people with parole violation and drug possession warrants.

A worker stands between railcars at the Metrolink Eastern Maintenance Facility in Colton.

An investigation was underway today at a house in Eastvale where an indoor marijuana farm and nearly 1,000 plants were found by a sheriff's Special Enforcement Team serving a search warrant, authorities said.

Doug Walker, a retired College of the Desert professor of natural resources and entomology, is one of the volunteers who collects for the Idyllwild Nature Center wildflower show this weekend.

More than 600 marijuana plants were seized in a Norco home that had been converted to a pot-growing operation, authorities said today.

An off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy who allegedly became confrontational with two California Highway Patrol officers when they arrested him on suspicion of drunken driving will be arraigned next month on misdemeanor charges.

When Kevin Moran, his fiancee Sonia Rodriguez, and their son, Emilio Moran lay down to sleep on May 13, it was just another Monday night on Warmington St.

A probationer was arrested today after a narcotics related search warrant was served at a residence in San Jacinto, law enforcement officials have reported.

The University of California, Riverside Graduate School of Education has named a new assistant dean/director of its teacher education program.

Palm Desert police responded to the crash at about 4:30 p.m., Wednesday May 22 to the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road.

This time it involves Assessor/County Clerk/Recorder Larry Ward, who appeared before supervisors Tuesday, May 21, to talk about a tax-break plan offered by supervisors Kevin Jeffries and John Benoit.

Federal grants totaling just over $426,000 were awarded to a pair of Riverside County water agencies that will use the funds to offset the costs of conservation projects now underway, it was announced today.