Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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RIVERSIDE - A man who ran a drug ring in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that authorities said distributed large quantities of heroin was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison. Salvador Gonzalez-Chavez, 32, of Fontana operated a trafficking network comprised of at least 19 people who brought illegal drugs from Mexico for sale throughout the Inland Empire, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Gonzalez-Chavez pleaded guilty in September to two counts of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.... Full story
RIVERSIDE - More than 500 students from 26 high schools in Riverside County will take on the roles of prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday for the start of the 30th annual county Mock Trial Competition. The event will begin around 6 p.m. at courthouses in Indio, Murrieta and Riverside. A total of five rounds, plus the semifinal and final rounds, are planned this month and March, according to the county Office of Education, which is sponsoring the effort along with the Riverside County Bar Association and the Superior...
RIVERSIDE - Despite one board member's questions about its justification, Riverside County supervisors today approved doubling the fee charged for filing a variety of real estate documents to raise revenue for anti- fraud investigations and prosecutions. In a 3-1 vote, with Supervisor John Tavaglione absent, the board hiked the Real Estate Prosecution Trust Fund fee from $3 to $6 per document. The change takes effect in 30 days. The fees are imposed whenever an individual or business records a deed of trust, notice of...
MURRIETA - A parolee and two juveniles accused of killing a 16- year-old East Hemet boy during a robbery pleaded not guilty today to first- degree murder and other charges. Francisco Roy Zavala, 20, of Hemet, Francisco Siordia, 17, of San Jacinto, and Joseph Venegas, 15, of Hemet are accused in the Jan. 14 slaying of Eric Ronald Sargeant Jr. The defendants appeared with their attorneys today at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Judith Clark, who set a felony settlement...
A power outage in the San Diego Gas & Electric system left about 908 Fallbrook customers without power this afternoon (Tues., Feb. 5). The power went out at approximately 1:47 p.m. According to SDG&E media spokesperson Gina Jacobs, power was restored to half of the customers at around 2:26 p.m., while the remainder went without power until 3 p.m. Jacobs did not have a specific reason for the outage. "It is under investigation," she said. FALLBROOK - At about 2pm, 900 addresses lost power due to a branch outage according to... Full story
The San Diego County Farm Bureau, in partnership with the San Diego County Sheriff's and District Attorney's offices will present a Farm Security tradeshow on Thurs., Feb. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. The event will focus on available security services and products that can be tailored to meet the unique needs of agricultural operations. The goal is to equip farmers and property owners with the best tools and information on how to protect themselves and their property. Vendors will...
SAN DIEGO-SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- Fog shrouded the inland valleys of San Diego County early today. The National Weather Service scheduled a dense fog advisory for the inland valleys until 9 a.m., saying visibility was a quarter-mile or less in parts of Spring Valley, La Mesa, Rancho Bernardo and Escondido. ''If driving, slow down, use low beam headlights and leave plenty of distance ahead of you,'' an NWS advisory said....
