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Sometimes playfully referred to as the "Endless Empire" due to encompassing two of the country's largest counties by acreage, the core Inland Empire portion of the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan statistical area surrounding its major cities is the primary economic engine for the two-county region.

Coachella Valley Repertory announces the student cast and crew members for its 2023 Youth Outreach Production, OPHELIA LIVES! These annual productions are produced through CVRep’s Community Outreach Programs. OPHELIA LIVES! was written by Gillette Elvgren and deals honestly and openly with issues that affect today’s teens, such as suicide, depression, self-esteem, substance abuse, cutting, etc.

On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 3:32 a.m., Moreno Valley Sheriff’s deputies located a stolen vehicle traveling westbound on Sunnymead Boulevard and Indian Avenue.

Army Veteran Tanya Bradsher was confirmed by the Senate as VA’s deputy secretary. In this role, Deputy Secretary Bradsher will help lead the Department of Veterans Affairs as it continues to deliver more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before in the nation’s history.

On September 11, 2023, at approximately 12:59 p.m., Southwest Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to a trespassing incident at a hotel in the 27000 block of Jefferson Avenue in Temecula, resulting in the arrest of a fugitive wanted on multiple felony warrants.