OP/ED: …Of Facebook and censorship

Here is a short personal account of Facebook and censorship:   A lot of people don’t realize that in addition to covering breaking stories along with crime, accident and public safety news for Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS), I also cover community interest stories, business events and news, and state and national headline news, […]

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Guest Writer Spotlight: Has social media become a catalyst for the spread of racism?

By Melissa Cartew   A few years back, no one would have imagined how social media would evolve to be what it is today – a powerful tool of interaction. People relied on one–on–one encounters or by calling via phones. Today, most communications are done online through emails and chats on social media platforms like Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, Twitter, Telegram, […]

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UPDATED: Riverside man officials say used social media, gifts to lure young victims released on bail

UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 11, 1:30 a.m. RIVERSIDE — A man arrested for allegedly using social media and promises of gifts to lure at least one underage Riverside girl into performing unlawful sexual acts and is being investigated by San Bernardino Police Department for similar crimes has been released from a Riverside County jail after posting $75,000 bail. Following a two-week long investigation, Riverside Police detectives […]

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Video shows suspect enter Hemet restaurant and steal food before fleeing business

HEMET – An unidentified male entered a Sonic restaurant on Jan. 30, stealing food from behind the employees’ food preparation area, before forcing his way back out of the restaurant and threatening to assault an employee. The subject’s actions were caught on an employee’s cell phone camera and later shared on Facebook. See video below. The shocking incident began when […]

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