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Riverside Co. Middle School Student Pronounced Dead After An On Campus Fight

September 26, 2019 1:12 pmSeptember 27, 2019 12:24 pm

A 13- year boy who attended Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley, California was pronounced dead Tuesday night. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the death Wednesday afternoon. On September 16, the student was involved in a fight on school...

Bill That Would Extend Bar Hours To Face Final Approval For The Third Year In A Row

September 10, 2019 5:15 pm

Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and his pilot-program bill to extend drinking hours at bars in select California cities is set to be voted on again in Sacramento prior to the end of this legislative session. Senate Bill 58 would...

Evacuations In Effect as Firefighters Battle A Fast Moving Brush Fire In Murrieta

September 6, 2019 6:24 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:14 am

RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Neighborhoods are evacuated and schools are closed as the Tenaja Fire in Murrieta, CA grows to over 2,000-acres with 7 percent containment Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to reports of a brush fire around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday near...

The Only Middle School Band In the Nation Invited to Perform at Carnegie Hall is From California

September 5, 2019 2:39 pmSeptember 6, 2019 6:23 am

The Elsinore Middle School Tiger Band from Lake Elsinore, California have earned the right to toot their own horns. The Tigers are the only middle school students in the nation invited to perform in the New York Invitational Music Festival...

Riverside County Agencies Receive Fiscal Responsibility Award, Each With Overtime Exceeding $1 Million Dollars

August 29, 2019 11:04 amAugust 29, 2019 12:21 pm

Eight Riverside County departments with reported excess overtime of $1 million each, were selected for a monitoring report that was reviewed by the County Supervisors on Tuesday, August 27. The same day the audit was released, Riverside County announced they...

Former Mayor of Palm Springs and Two Developers Indicted in Bribery Scheme

August 19, 2019 6:09 amAugust 18, 2019 8:10 pm

A criminal indictment against former mayor of Palm Springs Steve Pougnet and two real estate developers was announced on Friday, August 16 by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin. The original criminal complaint listed felony charges against Pougnet for accepting...

Riverside County Officials Warn Public About Deadly Bacteria in Santa Ana River

August 15, 2019 3:07 pmAugust 16, 2019 7:53 am

Fear of the deadly Shigella bacteria has prompted health officials in Riverside County to close off Downey Park and all access to the Santa Ana River Trails and Recreation areas. The order was made under the direction of the Riverside...