Voters across Riverside have been sent ballots for an election that’s being handled entirely by mail.   For Riversiders who live in Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 6 they will vote for candidates for Riverside City Council, in addition to deciding Measure A.
Measure A:  Mayor Rusty Bailey explains why he supports a “yes” […]

On May 20, about 4:30 pm, units from the San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a reported recreational vehicle on fire in the parking lot of Newton’s Outpost on Highway 395 in Hesperia.
First units arrived to find a full-size motorhome with an attached Harley Davidson motorcycle parked within fifteen feet of the Newton’s Outpost […]

UCR’s ARTSblock will host the Riverside County Philharmonic on May 21 for an evening of chamber music at the Culver Center of the Arts.
Selections will include Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and String Sextet in D minor “Souvenir de Florence” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and […]

A moderate earthquake happened near Rancho Palos Verdes at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday.
It was 4.0 in magnitude, according to the USGS.
Rancho Palos Verdes is 7miles from San Pedr0.
There have been no reports of damage.

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Riverside native David Gilliland pushed teammate David Ragan across the finish line in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the legendary Talladega Superspeedway.
The second-place finish, in a race that saw an hours-long rain delay and multiple crashes, ties Gilliland’s best Sprint Cup performance.
“To get a 1-2 finish at Talladega, it’s a dream come true,” Gilliland […]

10,000 acres charred Southbound Highway 101 at Camarillo Springs Road, in Camarillo.

Thursday morning fire destroyed two homes in the area of Jurupa Road near Van Buren and Hill Place in Riverside County.
Two other homes were damaged by the wind-driven fire.
Related news: Video of fire and health warning issued for Inland Empire.
Fire officials report that the fire damaged a boat and 10 vehicles.boat were also destroyed.
While […]

News headline from the Riverside Police Department:
On Monday, April 29, 2013, at about 12:37 a.m., police and fire responded to the area of 14th Street and Sedgwick Avenue after reports of a traffic collision.  The officers discovered that a 2005 Chevrolet truck had struck a 2009 Saturn. According to witness statements the […]

A small earthquake happened Sunday.  The epicenter was Indio, according to the USGS.
The quake happened at 12:14 p.m. on Sunday.  It was 3.5 in magnitude.
The epicenter is nine miles from Coachella, and 17 miles from Palm Desert, California.
There were no reports of damage.