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 judge today denied a defense attorney's request to hold additional hearings on where to place a 13-year-old boy who fatally shot his neo-Nazi dad, ruling that it was too late to re-open the case. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Roger Luebs said the Juvenile Court had lost jurisdiction over Joseph Hall when the youth's conviction was appealed last fall. ''The judge did not even let me get into the merits of the case,'' Joseph's attorney, Punam Grewal, told City News Service. ''He said right off the bat...
LA HABRA - A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck at 9:09 p.m. tonight, centered one mile east of La Habra, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, causing some water main breaks in Fullerton, but little significant damage. The earthquake was felt in at least seven Southern California counties -- Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura. The quake was at a depth of around one mile and followed by about 20 aftershocks, two greater than magnitude 3.0, Caltech seismologist Robert Graves. There were no...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County Water Authority officials warned locals today about people claiming to be employees and asking to come inside to test the water for contamination. The agency said it received 15 reports of scam artists attempting to mislead homeowners recently by telling them their water is polluted and offering to test it. Water authority officials said there were no contamination problems within its service area, and the CWA and its 24 member agencies are not responsible for fixes in homes. If a CWA employee...
RIVERSIDE - A Riverside man accused of repeatedly stabbing a California Highway Patrol officer who prevented him from hurling himself off a freeway overpass must stand trial on attempted murder and other felony charges, a judge ruled today. Javier Hernandez Rios, 47, could face life in prison if convicted of attacking Officer Dane Norem and several other people, including two off-duty law enforcement officers. Following a four-hour preliminary hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice, Superior Court Judge Larrie Brainard...
RIVERSIDE - A dearth of winter rain and tinderbox conditions in many parts of Southern California is prompting Cal Fire to return crews to 24- hour operations, it was announced today. Beginning Monday, the agency will activate peak staffing at fire stations in Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties. ''Even with rain (this month), our fire activity has remained 200 percent over average statewide,'' Cal Fire Chief Ken Pimlott said. ''The rain has been great, but it has not been enough to make up for our dry winter...
RIVERSIDE - Firefighters and other public safety officials from throughout Riverside County today will test their ability to swiftly and effectively respond to a massive chemical spill triggered by a train derailment. The Countywide Hazmat Operations Group -- CHOG -- will drill all morning long outside the city's Emergency Operations Center at 3085 Lawrence St. According to Riverside Fire Department Division Chief Mitch Wesche, 80 personnel will be on hand to simulate responding to a ''rail car/chemical identification scenari... Full story
SANTA ANA - A former Marine convicted in the shooting death of a fellow serviceman in a dispute over stolen drug money lost his bid to have the state's high court review his case, court papers show. The California Supreme Court on Thursday declined to take on Christian William Carney's appeal of his Dec. 20, 2011, first-degree murder conviction in the death of 20-year-old Stephen Serrano, who was driven to a secluded area of San Clemente and shot in May 2008. The Fourth District Court of Appeals, which rejected Carney's... Full story
