Tag: Riverside County

Riverside County Animal Services is extending one of its most popular adoption specials until Dec. 4. The Black Saturday Special gives would-be adopters the chance to find their perfect pet for free all week – the first time Animal Services has offered the post-Thanksgiving promotion for a full week. Participating shelters include the Coachella Valley Animal Campus in Thousand Palms and the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley.

Millions of us will be traveling to visit friends and family over the holidays. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, San Jacinto Station, encourages everyone to have a holiday game plan that includes a designated sober driver.

Recently, the donkeys at UCR have taken over everyone’s fascination in the Riverside area. Many have become obsessed with spotting these animals this year during the early months of fall quarter. The donkeys have always been present around Riverside, but they have lately become the newest talk of the town as many students changed from online to in-person classes. With more people on campus, a greater cult following has increased for the donkeys resulting in an official Instagram page, @donkeysatucr, whose first post was on Oct. 24 of this year.

Riverside County children between 5 and 11 years of age can get the Pfizer vaccine at one of various vaccine clinics operated by Public Health and community partners.

Friday morning, 38-year-old Amber Chapman was killed in a three-vehicle accident on Sanderson Avenue. The collision transpired around 6:50 a.m., between Gilman Springs Road and Ramona Expressway. Officers arrived to the scene just south of Beaumont shortly after.