A jury is slated to be seated Monday for the retrial of a convicted felon accused of gunning down a 39-year-old San Jacinto man after the victim slapped him during an argument.
This week, a 51-year-old Riverside County man was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for his lead role in an operation that saw large quantities of methamphetamine trafficked from Mexico into the Inland Empire, prosecutors announced.
Members of the Soboba Tribal Council unanimously agreed to support the Riverside County Professional Firefighters Benevolent Fund in the aftermath of the Aug. 6, 2023 mid-air collision of two helicopters that were suppressing a fire in the community of Cabazon.
Riverside County supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved the allocation of $796,680 in federal relief funds to support a Hemet youth program aimed at encouraging participants to pursue fire service or related careers.
California's representatives serving in the U.S House appear nearly united in response to the wave of protests at U.S. college campuses — including in Riverside County — that have erupted amid Israel's actions in Gaza.