Investigators were working today to unravel what prompted a retired Ventura Police Department sergeant to go on a shooting rampage inside a famed Orange County biker bar, killing three people and injuring six others before being killed in an apparent shootout with responding sheriff’s deputies. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department identified the gunman Thursday morning
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At least 10 people were shot at Cook’s Corner, a famed biker bar in Orange County Wednesday night. Authorities said three people were killed as well as the shooter. The shooting occurred at about 7:30 p.m. at Cook’s Corner in the 19100 block of Santiago Canyon Road. Video from the scene clearly showed multiple bodies
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A 20-year-old man pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges stemming from the kidnapping and death of a young woman who was attacked at Penn Park in Whittier and whose body was found a day later in Riverside County. Gabriel Sean Esparza of Whittier is charged with one count each of murder, kidnapping
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A resident of San Bernardino County with underlying health problems who tested positive for West Nile virus has become the county’s first WNV-associated death of 2023, officials announced on Wednesday. County officials said there have been seven WNV cases within the county this year. In 2022, San Bernardino County detected four WNV cases, including one
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As we all continue our cleanup of the Coachella Valley in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary, I wanted to take a deeper look at exactly how much water flowed through the valley. I looked into how much water our washes saw from Hilary and how much water they can handle. Credit: Peter Daut The
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As of the latest update, Hurricane Hilary remains a powerful category 4 hurricane. The latest reading have the storm’s minimum pressure as 946mb and has a sustained wind speed of 130mph. The storm is also moving to the north-northwest at 13mph. Hilary has grown and strengthened very quickly. It became a tropical storm, and was
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Southern California rarely sees tropical weather. However, every now and again we get some remnants of a tropical storm, bringing plenty of rain. What’s even rarer though, is a tropical storm making a direct landfall in California. Credit: National Weather Service – San Diego Since records began, there have been two tropical storms which made
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Congressman Raul Ruiz advocated today for the repurposing of Banning Municipal Airport. In 2016, the city of Banning commissioned an Airport Feasibility Study to analyze the future of the airport, according to Ruiz’s office. The study showed a 71% reduction in traffic over the five years prior to 2016, and today the airport holds just
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Currently, Hilary is still over 1,000 miles south of California and several hundred miles off the west coast of Mexico. Earlier today, Hilary became a tropical storm and was formally named. As things stand now, Hilary will almost certainly become a hurricane within the next 24 hours. As of the latest forecast, Hilary is expected
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Former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges including obstruction of justice, wire fraud and lying to federal investigators stemming in part from his actions during an aborted city effort to sell Angel Stadium, according to court documents filed today. “While serving as Anaheim’s mayor, Mr. Sidhu took a series
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Authorities today identified an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot by police on a golf course in Fontana. Alejandro Diaz, 45, of Fontana, was shot at about 3:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Sierra Lakes Golf Club in the 16600 block of Clubhouse Drive and later died at a hospital, according to
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The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors voted unanimously for Jamie Asbury, current IID Energy Department Manager, to serve as the next General Manager of the nation’s largest irrigation district and third-largest public power provider in California. After an extensive recruitment process, which began in January following the announcement of then-General Manager Henry Martinez’s intent
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The average daily high temperature for the Coachella Valley between August 9th and August 25th ranges from 106° to 109°F. The chart below was provided by the Palm Springs Unified School District and lists their guidelines for dealing with high heat index temperatures. The heat index is a measurement of how hot it actually feels
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A now-former Texas sheriff’s corporal was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run in Riverside that killed a man who was trying to put gas in his pickup on the shoulder of Interstate 215, the California Highway Patrol announced today. According to the CHP, Giovanni Ceja, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, was arrested without incident
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Los Angeles City Councilwoman Heather Hutt introduced a motion today seeking to ban cashless retail businesses in the city in an effort to empower residents who may not have bank accounts or denied access to credit. “Cashless businesses create an economy in our city that is not inclusive and accessible for all people,” Hutt said
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Every summer, we have the pleasure of witnessing the Perseid Meteor Shower, often referred to as just ‘the Perseids’. The Perseids are special among meteor showers as it is said to be the best meteor shower of they year. The image below shows the Perseid Meteor Shower as captured by NASA in 2009. Credit: NASA
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A Camp Pendleton Marine has been charged with sexual assault of a minor in connection with a 14-year-old Spring Valley girl found on base earlier this summer, it was announced today. The girl, who has not been identified because of her age, was reported missing by her grandmother on June 13, according to the San
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As part of the Dodgers’ weekend celebration to honor legendary left-hander Fernando Valenzuela and retire his No. 34, the Los Angeles City Council today proclaimed Aug. 11, 2023, as “Fernando Valenzuela Day.” Dodger fans from all across the city — including city staff and workers — filled the Council Chambers to see the beloved
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta today denounced the Murrieta Valley School Board’s decision to implement a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy similar to one adopted in Chino Valley last month that prompted a civil-rights investigation. The Murrieta Valley policy, adopted by the board Thursday night in a 3-2 decision following a lengthy and often-divisive public
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A bill seeking to have judges weigh a defendant’s race and potentially exempt him or her from some sentencing terms to “rectify racial bias” is a “straightforward measure” to correct past wrongs, according to one Riverside County lawmaker, while another characterizes it as an affront to “blind” justice that threatens equal due process of law.
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