News headline from the Riverside Sheriff’s Department:
On Thursday, March 3, about 4:00 p.m., deputies from the Perris Police Department responded to the Perris Valley Airport regarding a reported fatality involving two skydivers.  Initial reports indicate the skydivers’ parachutes/canopies had collided and became entangled.
Officers responded and discovered both skydivers were pronounced dead at the scene by […]

Riverside’s Easter Egg-Stravaganza will offer three blocks of family fun — including kids’ activities, pictures with the Easter Bunny, crafts and storytelling — from noon to 4 p.m. April 16.
On Main Street, between University and Mission Inn avenues,  there will be activities including a Water Wars; cookie decorating at the Mission Galleria Café; and artisan […]

State budget crisis will mean fewer classes - fewer students and more tuition.
Related news: Steve Clute: Public Education: The Character is at Risk.
California community-college students brace for budget cuts: Lack of tax extensions means an additional $14 billion in cuts.

NASA’s Messenger spacecraft delivers its first photos of Mercury and the first images ever taken from the rocky planet’s own orbit.

A small earthquake happened in Big Bear City.  It was detected Thursday, March 31, at 4:34 p.m.
The quake was 3.1 in magnitude, according to the USGS.
A second quake in the same region followed at 4:35 p.m., it was 2.5 in magnitude.
There have been no reports of damage.

News headline from the Riverside Sheriff’s Department:
As part of California’s first Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, law enforcement will be holding zero tolerance days for cell phone use and texting. A ticket for violating either the hands free or no texting law costs a minimum of $159, and subsequent tickets cost $279.

Law enforcement […]

Microsoft officially filed a complaint with European Union regulators claiming Google is using its dominant position in Internet search advertising to block competition.

Carrie Thomas, 23, managed a Shakey’s Pizza.

Two of Ian Anthony Roderiquez’s sons are still hospitalized; 16-year-old Richard died at the scene.

Riverside Jack in the Box torn down: Click below to watch video.

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The Jack in the Box restaurant on Central Avenue is gone, but not for good. The restaurant has been a fixture near the Riverside Plaza since 1969.
The company demolished it in March […]