Articles for Riverside County

After four years, investigators determine motive behind Aguanga mass killings
5 days, 18 hours ago

After four years, investigators determine motive behind Aguanga mass killings

LA Times  

An aerial view of the property in Aguanga, where seven people were shot to death on Sept. 7, 2020. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies found several hundred plants and more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana at the Inland Empire home. Four years ago, six people were shot and killed at a large-scale marijuana operation in the small community of Aguanga in …

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Nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms seized in Riverside County
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms seized in Riverside County

LA Times  

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced the seizure of nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Elsinore home. Law enforcement officials seized nearly $3 million in psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Elsinore home this week and arrested one person as part of an investigation into an alleged “large-scale” mushroom growing operation, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. …

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Riverside County school district latest to be roiled by fight over trans athletes
1 month ago

Riverside County school district latest to be roiled by fight over trans athletes

LA Times  

*Two female students and their parents filed a lawsuit this week alleging that a trans girl unfairly ousted them from coveted spots on the cross-country team. The Riverside Unified School District has become the latest battleground over transgender athletes’ participation in sports after two female students filed a lawsuit this week alleging that a trans girl had ousted them from …

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Man Cleared In Teen's Cold-Case Death After Passing Lie Detector Is Now Named A Suspect
1 month ago

Man Cleared In Teen's Cold-Case Death After Passing Lie Detector Is Now Named A Suspect

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A man who was initially ruled out in the 1979 death of a 17-year-old girl after passing a polygraph test has now been named a suspect in the case, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office in California announced Wednesday. Riverside County District Attorney's Office According to the news release, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Station described …

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He found a girl’s body in the snow in 1979. Nearly 50 years later, DNA shows he killed her
1 month ago

He found a girl’s body in the snow in 1979. Nearly 50 years later, DNA shows he killed her

LA Times  

On Feb. 9, 1979, Esther Gonzalez was attacked and murdered while walking from her parents’ house in Beaumont to her sister’s house in Banning. After authorities picked the case back up recently with the newly available tactic of investigative genetic genealogy, they were able to match DNA found in the semen left at the crime scene with a sample of …

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Republican Rep. Ken Calvert reelected in Riverside County, beating Democratic challenger Will Rollins
1 month, 1 week ago

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert reelected in Riverside County, beating Democratic challenger Will Rollins

LA Times  

Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving Republican member of California’s congressional delegation, will return to the U.S. House of Representatives next year after defeating Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, in a hotly contested race to represent a Riverside County swing district. Calvert’s narrow victory comes amid a decisive rightward shift in American politics, with voters sending President-elect Donald Trump …

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With deportations at the top of Trump’s list, California immigrants ‘prepare for the worst’
1 month, 1 week ago

With deportations at the top of Trump’s list, California immigrants ‘prepare for the worst’

LA Times  

Marcos Sanchez and others listened to representatives from the TODEC Legal Center during a “Know Your Rights” session in Riverside. “It’s all hands on deck right now,” said Luz Gallegos, executive director of the TODEC Legal Center. “If sanctuary cities don’t want to help us, then get out of the way, because we’re coming,” Homan said in an interview on …

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Orange, Riverside county registrars of voters evacuated after bomb threats
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Orange, Riverside county registrars of voters evacuated after bomb threats

LA Times  

The Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana, shown in 2020, was evacuated Friday after a bomb threat. Registrars of voters’ offices in Orange and Riverside counties were evacuated Friday evening after receiving bomb threats, but no explosives were located at either site, authorities said. All staff and members of the public at the Orange County Registrar of Voters …

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Race too close to call for Calvert and Rollins in California’s 41st Congressional District
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Race too close to call for Calvert and Rollins in California’s 41st Congressional District

LA Times  

The highly competitive U.S. House race in Riverside County between Republican Rep. Ken Calvert, the longest-serving GOP member of California’s congressional delegation, and Democrat Will Rollins, a former federal prosecutor, was too close to call on election night. The race between Calvert and Rollins to represent California’s 41st Congressional District, which stretches from the sprawling city of Corona to the …

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Man, 45, accused of molesting girls during sleepovers over the last three years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man, 45, accused of molesting girls during sleepovers over the last three years

The Independent  

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Trump fan Vem Miller reveals what really happened during gun arrest at California rally and why he's in danger
2 months ago

Trump fan Vem Miller reveals what really happened during gun arrest at California rally and why he's in danger

Daily Mail  

Vem Miller accused the Riverside County Sheriff's Office of wanting to be 'heroes' by claiming they likely prevented a third assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Vem Miller said he was the one who notified police that he had firearms in his vehicle outside the Coachella, California Donald Trump rally as he told DailyMail.com his side of the story 'What's coming …

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Sheriff slams 'odd' defamation lawsuit filed against him by man arrested at Trump rally 'assassination scare'
2 months ago

Sheriff slams 'odd' defamation lawsuit filed against him by man arrested at Trump rally 'assassination scare'

Daily Mail  

The Southern California sheriff who accused a man with guns outside a Donald Trump rally over the weekend of plotting an assassination claims it's 'odd' that a lawsuit was brought against him so quickly. Vem Miller, 49, is suing Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco for defamation after he and his deputies claimed publicly that they 'probably' prevented a third assassination …

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‘Where does it stop?’ Warehouse advance in Riverside County threatens rural lifestyle
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Where does it stop?’ Warehouse advance in Riverside County threatens rural lifestyle

LA Times  

Seen from above, the industrial-scale warehouses straddling Interstate 215 where it intersects Mead Valley shimmer like a sprawling lake of white concrete boxes. He described drawing a “big red rectangle” over Mead Valley’s industrial zone, indicating where he believed the boundaries of warehouse development should remain. “It’s going to be a challenge if they cross that line and start marching …

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Man arrested with guns outside Trump rally sues Riverside County sheriff for defamation
2 months, 1 week ago

Man arrested with guns outside Trump rally sues Riverside County sheriff for defamation

LA Times  

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told reporters after Vem Miller’s arrest that his deputies had “probably” stopped an assassination attempt on former President Trump. At a news conference that day, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said that his deputies had “probably” stopped a third assassination attempt on the former president. “Bianco, intentionally, maliciously and with a blatant disregard for the …

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Sheriff who talked of possible Trump assassination attempt in Coachella backs off a bit
2 months, 1 week ago

Sheriff who talked of possible Trump assassination attempt in Coachella backs off a bit

LA Times  

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco put himself into the political spotlight over the weekend when he said his deputies probably had thwarted a third assassination attempt on former President Trump. “I truly do believe that we prevented another assassination attempt.” But on Tuesday, Bianco backtracked slightly from his comments, which helped turn Miller’s arrest into a national story. “Three days …

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Man arrested at Trump rally denies assassination plot, threatens to sue Riverside County sheriff
2 months, 1 week ago

Man arrested at Trump rally denies assassination plot, threatens to sue Riverside County sheriff

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his supporters during a rally at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on Saturday. … That sheriff is going to lose his job.” Bianco told reporters Sunday that his deputies “probably stopped another assassination attempt.” But authorities investigating the armed man arrested Saturday outside a Trump rally in Coachella have found no evidence so far that …

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PICTURED: Trump rally attendee Vem Miller arrested at Coachella with two firearms in his car
2 months, 1 week ago

PICTURED: Trump rally attendee Vem Miller arrested at Coachella with two firearms in his car

Daily Mail  

Vem Miller is a registered Republican who tried to present fake VIP credentials at a Trump rally on Saturday and then found himself arrested on illegal firearms charges. On Saturday, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco claimed Miller was 'probably' seeking to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Vem Miller, 49, was arrested Saturday near Donald Trump's rally in Coachella, California after …

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National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress
2 months, 1 week ago

National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress

LA Times  

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries campaigns with George Whitesides, the Democrat running against Republican Rep. Mike Garcia, at a union hall in Palmdale on Sunday morning. And he decided to come to the Antelope Valley.” Two hours later in Riverside County, House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared at a rally with incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert, seeking to bolster Republican enthusiasm in …

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Man arrested with guns near Trump rally says he had a pass to be there
2 months, 1 week ago

Man arrested with guns near Trump rally says he had a pass to be there

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is introduced during a rally at Calhoun Ranch in Coachella on Saturday. At a news conference Sunday, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said his deputies had likely thwarted an assassination attempt, although he acknowledged “there is absolutely no way any of us are going to truly know what’s in head.” According to Bianco, Miller had driven …

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Tip from New Zealand prompts arrest of California man accused of sexually abusing, filming 8-year-old
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tip from New Zealand prompts arrest of California man accused of sexually abusing, filming 8-year-old

LA Times  

A tip from New Zealand led to the arrest of a Riverside County man suspected of filming pornographic videos of an 8-year-old boy, and authorities are now searching for more potential victims. Child exploitation investigators in New Zealand contacted Homeland Security Investigations on Sept. 2 after they discovered a link containing videos and images of child sexual abuse originating from …

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Another Riverside teen girl arrested as school threats spread ‘like wildfire’
3 months ago

Another Riverside teen girl arrested as school threats spread ‘like wildfire’

LA Times  

Police in Riverside arrested a 15-year-old girl Wednesday who they said made violent threats on social media against Ramona High School. The allegations come in the wake of the Riverside Police Department’s arrest Tuesday of a 13-year-old girl who is accused of making threats against Chemawa Middle School in at least two social media posts. Public Information Officer Ryan J. …

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‘Moonscape’: Airport fire evacuees wait, and hope the blaze spares them
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Moonscape’: Airport fire evacuees wait, and hope the blaze spares them

LA Times  

The Airport fire, which sparked Monday in Orange County’s Trabuco Canyon, has gained ferocity. “I am crossing my fingers, we are OK for now,” said Pavelka as he watched smoke billow over the Santa Ana Mountains near the spot where he has lived for 20 years. California Photos: Fires ravaging California after heat wave After a heat wave struck Southern …

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Fiery three-car crash kills 6, hospitalizes 4 in Riverside County
3 months, 1 week ago

Fiery three-car crash kills 6, hospitalizes 4 in Riverside County

LA Times  

A three-car crash that ignited a small brush fire resulted in the deaths of six people and the hospitalization of four others in Riverside County on Monday. A three-car crash triggered by a driver illegally passing cars on the shoulder resulted in the deaths of six people and the hospitalization of four others in Riverside County on Monday. Shortly before …

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Airport fire in Orange County: Evacuations, road closures, shelters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Airport fire in Orange County: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

LA Times  

A firefighting helicopter battles the Airport fire in Orange County, which has grown to more than 9,000 acres. The Airport fire is burning near homes in south Orange County and Riverside County and has forced evacuations. The fire The blaze started about 1:30 p.m. Monday along the 32200 block of Trabuco Creek Road near a field in Trabuco Canyon for …

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