Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Sorted by date Results 1 - 6 of 6
RIVERSIDE - Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Larry Ward announced today he will not seek a third term in office. ''It is time for me to step aside after dedicating the last nine years to doing absolutely the best job I could,'' Ward said. The 64-year-old Riverside resident was appointed to the position in 2005, following the retirement of then-assessor Gary Orso. Ward was first elected in 2006, handily beating his opponent in the June primary. He ran unopposed in his 2010 re-election bid. He has worked in county...
At 5:17 am this morning, the CHP was alerted that there was a traffic collision at I-15 S and Mission Rd with four to five vehicles blocking the slow lane. By 5:23 am there were three vehicles on the right shoulder with a green sedan in the slow lane facing the wrong way. Crews are still working to clear the lane and additional tow trucks have been summoned.... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors next week will consider new restrictions on flight schools where foreigners are taught to fly. If approved, the ordinance proposed by Supervisor Dianne Jacob on Sept. 11, 2012, would require flight schools and independent instructors using county-run airports, including Fallbrook Airpark, to certify that they're following guidelines for screening and monitoring students. Part of the idea is to increase contacts between county staffers and flight school operators.... Full story
CAMP PENDLETON - A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled this afternoon for the $456 million hospital at Camp Pendleton. The four-story Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton began operations last month, following three years of construction adjacent Interstate 5. The 500,000-square-foot facility replaced a much smaller medical center. It was the largest Navy project funded by the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and designed to accommodate wounded warriors and the families of Marines and sailors stationed at Pendleton. The... Full story
PERRIS - A man found fatally shot in a car in a rural area west of Perris was identified today as a 39-year-old Hemet resident. The body of Luis Hernandez was found around 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 20000 block of Scheesley Street, near Stephanie Street, in the unincorporated community of Good Hope, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Deputies were called to the area to investigate reports of an unconscious man in a vehicle, sheriff's Sgt. Ray Huskey said. He said the victim had been shot to death, but it was...
RIVERSIDE - Super Bowl celebrants who drink and drive will be targeted in a law enforcement crackdown this weekend aimed at keeping drunk- and drug-impaired motorists off of Riverside County roads. The county's Avoid the 30 task force -- named for the number of participating agencies -- is planning saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints to snare inebriated drivers before, during and after the NFL championship game, according to Riverside police Sgt. Skip Showalter, the Avoid coordinator. ''Motorists can expect all police...