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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On Monday, March 11, 2013, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department Southwest Station responded to a report of trespassing and vandalism at the unmaintained dirt road extension of Pauba Road, just south of the intersection with SR 79 South, in the unincorporated Rancho California area of Temecula. This property belongs to The Dorland Arts Colony, and has historically been mistaken for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) controlled land and utilized by the public for target shooting. Noise complaints and high...
RIVERSIDE -- The Riverside County Board of Supervisors signed off today on the release of more than $2.5 million in state grants for the District Attorney's Office, which will use the funds to investigate fraud, provide assistance to crime victims and expand services in underserved communities. The D.A.'s office was awarded three grants, the largest of which -- $1.48 million -- came from the Department of Insurance's Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud Program. The funds, which must be spent in the current fiscal year,...
RIVERSIDE - An 18-year-old Moreno Valley woman accused of pimping out a 14-year-old runaway girl for sexual services pleaded not guilty today to human trafficking and other charges. Kayla Corithian Jackson was arrested Thursday at a Moreno Valley motel where she was allegedly keeping the victim, whose name has not been released. Along with the trafficking count, Jackson was charged with felony pimping, pandering and compelling a child to perform lewd acts. She faces more than a dozen years behind bars if convicted. Jackson...
RIVERSIDE - A Hemet man who claimed he was trying to stop his girlfriend from killing herself when he allegedly abducted and severely beat her was acquitted today of multiple felony charges. Angel Isaiah Hernandez, 26, could have faced life in prison if convicted of kidnapping, torture, mayhem and domestic violence in connection with an alleged attack last March 7 on a woman identified only as K.F. A Riverside Superior Court jury deliberated about a day before finding him not guilty. The woman testified that Hernandez...
FALLBROOK - There is a member-of-the-public vacancy on the board of directors for the newly formed Fallbrook Public Utility District and Rainbow Municipal Water District’s joint-powers authority. The JPA is like a structural umbrella over the two water districts that will enable both districts to save money by sharing equipment, resources and employees. Anyone interested in filling the seat should prepare a written statement of qualifications that includes the reason the applicant wants to serve on the board. The statements s...
RIVERSIDE - The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted today to eliminate two vacant executive positions and modify the salaries of five others to save the county around $500,000 in the current fiscal year. ''This is a sign of restructuring at the government level to reduce executive management salaries in keeping with our economic conditions,'' Transportation & Land Management Agency Director Juan Perez told City News Service. The board voted to permanently chop two TLMA deputy director positions -- both of...
RIVERSIDE - Riverside County supervisors today authorized the disbursal of more than $1 million in state and federal grants to the sheriff's department in support of operations targeting drug dealers, domestic abusers and human traffickers. A total of three grants were awarded for use in the current and next fiscal years. The largest award -- $617,474 -- originated from the U.S. Office of Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program. The money will be used to fund operations carried out by three... Full story
RIVERSIDE - Three Marines were convicted today of first-degree murder and other charges in the slayings of a young sergeant and his bride during a home invasion robbery at the couple's French Valley residence. Jurors must now decide whether to recommend a death sentence or life in prison without the possibility of parole for Kevin Darnell Cox, 25, Emrys Justin John, 23, and Tyrone Miller, 25. A fourth defendant is awaiting trial. An eight-woman, four-man jury deliberated less...
Boy Scouts Troop 731 holds a food drive on Jan. 2 in front of Major Market. This is the second consecutive year they have done this as a service project during the holiday season....
SAN DIEGO – The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has issued a Boil Water Order and Public Notification for the Faubus Horse Farm, located at 4141 State Route 76 in Fallbrook effective immediately. This public water system serves 10 residences and a horse boarding facility. The drinking water system has tested present for total coliform bacteria and absent for E. coli. Total coliform bacteria can come from soils and other sources in the environment and can indicate a problem with the water...
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors went on record today (March 12) against the possible sequestration-related closing of the control tower at the Ramona Airport, which serves as a firefighting air base. Sequestration cuts would result in the scaling back the number of air traffic control towers, and the Ramona tower is among those that could be affected, according to Supervisors Dianne Jacob and Ron Roberts. It is the only San Diego County airport that could fully support Cal Fire's aircraft, and leaving...
SAN DIEGO - Northrup Grumman will receive more than $71 million from the U.S. Navy to produce six additional unmanned helicopters, the San Diego-based company announced today. The new contract is for next-generation Fire Scout unmanned helicopters, which have better range, endurance and payload capacity over the currently used unmanned helicopters, according to the defense contractor. With the new contract, Northrup Grumman is building a total of 14 Fire Scouts for the U.S. Navy, with plans to deploy the unmanned helicopters...
ANZA - One person suffered minor injuries today in a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Anza. The blaze was reported about 4:20 a.m. in the 43700 block of Chapman Road. The 1,500-square-foot trailer was ''heavily involved'' with fire when crews arrived, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said. Paramedics evaluated one person for minor injuries, Hagemann said. Two people were displaced by the fire. The cause of the blaze was under investigation....
ANZA - The Board of Supervisors of Riverside County will receive a petition on Friday, March 15, calling for changes to some county building codes for residents of Anza, Aguanga, and the surrounding rural areas. With over 250 signatures of local residents, the petition, drafted by local citizen’s group AVPORT (Anza Valley Property Owner’s Rights Team), seeks to change certain county rules that put an undue burden on rural land owners. AVPORT reviewed an array of recent Code Enforcement actions against property owners sin...
