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An impeachment inquiry initiated this week to probe alleged graft and fraud tied to President Joe Biden will root out a "culture of corruption" that has existed for some time, one Inland Empire congressman asserted, while others viewed the investigation as a "baseless attempt" to undermine the chief executive by kowtowing to "extremists."

Riverside County’s elections chief has been placed on paid administrative leave with less than six months to go until California’s 2024 primary. News of Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer’s leave surfaced after the Board of Supervisors met behind closed doors Tuesday, Sept. 12, to discuss her job performance.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that he would sign a landmark climate bill that passed the state’s legislature last week requiring major companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, a move with national and global repercussions.

On September 19, 2023, 22-year-old Bryan Corona, of Moreno Valley, was located and apprehended in Guadalajara, Mexico, with federal assistance from members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Inland Regional Apprehension Team (IRAT).

On September 19, 2023, about 2:47 pm, deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to a major injury traffic collision on Hovley Lane East and Washington Street.