Riverside County News

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.

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.