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Articles from the September 24, 2013 edition


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  • Strong winds expected this week

    Updated Sep 24, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Strong winds are in store for the Coachella Valley and the mountains of Riverside County this week, meteorologists said today. ''A trough of low pressure moving inland through the west will bring stronger onshore flow with locally strong gusty west winds for the mountains and deserts for Wednesday into Thursday,'' according to a National Weather Service advisory. ''(The) strongest winds are expected for Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night, with isolated gusts (up) to 65 miles per hour.'' The agency...

  • Gang member convicted of second-degree murder

    Updated Sep 24, 2013

    MURRIETA - A San Jacinto gang member who gunned down a man wrongly associated with a rival gang was sentenced today to 40 years to life in prison. Ade Jessie Warren, 20, was convicted of second-degree murder in the Sept. 8, 2011, slaying of 29-year-old Fernando Villarin, along with a sentence- enhancing allegation of participating in a gang crime in which a gun was used, leading to death. According to the prosecution, Villarino was among a group of men targeted by the defendant in the 400 block of Santa Rosa Street in San... Full story

  • Supervisors Forgo Immediate Action on Wine Country Plan

    Updated Sep 24, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - With too many unresolved issues remaining, Riverside County supervisors today postponed action on the expansive Temecula Valley Wine Country Plan, seeking instead to have elements of the proposal re-examined by the county Planning Commission before another board hearing on the matter, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 3. Supervisor Jeff Stone, whose Third District encompasses the 19,000-acre swath at the heart of the plan, cited multiple concerns, including a basic definition of what qualifies as a vineyard, limits o...

  • County Moves Forward With Ordinance Mandating That Pit Bulls Be Fixed

    Updated Sep 24, 2013

    RIVERSIDE - Expressing general support for the concept, Riverside County supervisors today set an Oct. 8 public hearing to further consider mandating that, with only a few exceptions, pit bulls older than 4 months in unincorporated communities be sterilized for the sake of public safety. ''We tend to see that many owners of pit bulls are not responsible,'' said Supervisor John Tavaglione, who joined his colleagues in a 5-0 vote to move the proposed ordinance forward. The Department of Animal Services broached the issue of... Full story