Monthly Archives: October, 2023

A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply.

Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.

On August 28, 2023, deputies from the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a theft that occurred from a business in the 14500 block of Innovation Drive in Riverside. The victim reported several thousand dollars in tools and equipment were stolen along with vehicles belonging to the business.

The Southwest Sheriff Station is seeing an increase in phone scams that are targeting residents of Riverside County. The most recent incidents have scammed the victims of tens of thousands of dollars. Many of the scams involve the suspect convincing a victim to convert currency into cryptocurrency and send the cryptocurrency elsewhere, which tends to lead out of the country.

Cheers and laughter erupted as Rep. Barbara Lee pitched a $50 per hour federal minimum wage during a labor-hosted U.S. Senate candidate forum Sunday in Los Angeles. Fellow Democrats and primary opponents, Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter supported half that, but still far more than the current $7.25 an hour, with Schiff advocating for $25, and Porter a $20 federal rate and a $25 in California, indexed to inflation.