Matt Pontes, former Shasta County CEO, tapped as SPI’s first Director of Wildfire and Fuels Management

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Matt Pontes, who announced last month that he was resigning as Shasta County CEO, and timber titan Sierra Pacific Industries announced over the weekend that Pontes will become Sierra Pacific Industries’ (SPI) first Director of Wildfire and Fuels Management. Sierra Pacific Industries is a third-generation, family-owned forest products company based in Anderson, California, and the company […]

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More than 100 children victimized by California man who targeted children as young as 6 online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities on Tuesday announced that a Northern California man was arrested for allegedly posing as a young, pre-pubescent girl on social media and convincing dozens of children to make and send to him sexually explicit photos and videos. At the alleged suspect’s suggestion, many of the videos involved the victims’ siblings, friends and other children known to […]

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Eastvale teacher accused of lewd acts with student arrested, faces multiple charges

EASTVALE, Calif., — Authorities say a teacher at Eastvale’s Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Riverside County has been arrested and faces multiple charges related to lewd and lascivious acts with one of her students and sending sexually explicit photos to that student. Online jail records today showed that the teacher who now stands accused, 30-year-old, Amanda Leigh Quinonez – who also […]

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Out of jail on bail after violating DV restraining order, recently censured SJUSD Board Trustee arrested again

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Details are beginning to emerge after a sitting member of the San Jacinto Unified School District Board of Trustees – who was recently censured by other board members for alleged “unacceptable conduct” – was arrested last Saturday, March 5 on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges. The arrest was related to violating a domestic violence restraining order, […]

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Mom shares details after 19 children, 1 adult injured when SUV plows into Anderson daycare center

ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities say nineteen children and one adult were injured after an SUV reportedly being driven by an Anderson teen plowed into a daycare center on Balls Ferry Road in Anderson on Thursday afternoon, March 3. According to authorities, fourteen of the children were transported by ambulances to area hospitals in the immediate aftermath of yesterday’s accident, while […]

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“She made the whole thing up” – Sherri Papini, whose 2016 disappearance & claimed abduction made worldwide headlines, arrested

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal, state, and local officials yesterday announced the arrest of a Redding woman, 39-year-old Sherri Papini, whose Nov. 2, 2016, disappearance made global headlines and kicked off a frantic, weeks-long search. Officials continued their search until she was located nearly a month later wandering along I-5 in Yolo County on Thanksgiving Day of that year. Papini was […]

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Memorial event celebrates life and legacy of Richard De La Cruz Sr., co-founder of Menifee nonprofit Operation Silver Star

Family, friends, and former co-workers, along with local and state leaders, representatives, and others, came together on Friday to honor the life and many achievements of long-time Riverside County resident Richard De La Cruz Sr.  Richard, who spent nearly 25 years working as a code enforcement officer serving the areas of Moreno Valley, Lake Elsinore, Banning, and Desert Hot Springs, […]

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$2 million bail each for Orangecrest parents accused of ongoing, years-long sexual abuse of son and daughter

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Shocking allegations involving the ongoing and years-long abuse of a brother and sister at the hands of the children’s father and stepmother have emerged after the arrest of a Riverside couple as part of a criminal investigation that began late last year. Officials say the parents, both of whom remain in custody in lieu of $2 million […]

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Video reveals chaotic Beaumont shooting as officials race to save officer crushed underneath overturned vehicle

BEAUMONT, Calif., — Newly released video footage of a deadly officer and deputy-involved shooting that occurred in Beaumont last December is helping to shed light on the circumstances that led to the death of a wanted felon. The video also showed the simultaneous and heroic rescue of an officer – amidst heavy gunfire – who was left trapped and injured […]

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Temecula teacher fired, husband placed on leave from City job, after video of racist rant goes viral

A southern California couple has come under fire after allegations of COVID-19 based racism toward Asian Americans recently surfaced following a verbal altercation that occurred near Fashion Island in Newport Beach over the weekend. Cell phone video of the incident, which was first shared to TikTok but has since been widely circulated on Twitter, Instagram, and other forms of social […]

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