Attorney general announces new state e-crime unit
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced a new state e-crime unit designed to investigate and prosecute multijurisdictional cybercrimes. Prior to formation of the unit,...
Fee-free day June 8 in national forest
Saturday, June 8 will be a fee-free day at all national forests, in celebration of an annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun....
Supervisors and Sheriff respond to grand jury
On Tuesday, July 26, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors (Board) voted on staff recommendations in response to a May 11 grand jury report on the administration of prison health care. On May 24, the Board directed staff to prepare the Board’s response to the grand jury’s recommendations regarding Riverside County Mental Health Detention. The Sheriff’s Department filed a separate, but largely concurring, response. Both the Board’s and Sheriff’s responses found many points of agreement with the findings. Differences were generally the result of funding and intra-departmental organizational issues.
Riverside County employees, SEIU members, strike
On Tuesday, Jan. 31, about 1,400 of the 5,800 county employees, members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721, walked off the...
Grants to improve traffic safety
To improve traffic safety across California, the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency approved 274 state and local applicants to receive about $87 million in...
Don’t mail ballots for next week’s election after tomorrow; drop them at polls or...
To ensure that ballots reach election officials in time to be counted in Tuesday’s election, voters should not return their ballots by mail after tomorrow...
Structure fire in Anza destroys garage, two cars and trailer
According to a Riverside County Fire press release, a structure fire completely destroyed a metal frame three-car garage as well as the two vehicles and a horse trailer inside, as well as a Connex trailer next to the structure on Wednesday night in Anza. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Hestrin to challenge Zellerbach for DA office
Assistant District Attorney Michael Hestrin has announced his intentions to challenge Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach in the next election. Just three...
Health department urging flu vaccines
Dr. Ron Chapman, state health officer and director of the California Department of Public Health, recently urged Californians to get immunized from influenza to...
HUSD Superintendent Lowder and Trustee Sanborn talk education
Last week, both Lowder and Sanborn talked about the trend toward increasing class sizes as a result of less money to hire teachers. “I don’t expect class size to go back [to 20 students per teacher] anytime soon,” Sanborn lamented.