Law enforcement officials seized more than 720,000 fentanyl pills in San Diego County last week, which were discovered inside a man’s vehicle in Alpine, the California Attorney General’s Office said today. The driver’s arrest and seizures of the drugs happened Friday as part of a joint operation conducted by federal and local law enforcement.
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A former Los Angeles police officer suspected of fatally shooting a developmentally disabled man and critically wounding the victim’s parents at the Corona Costco won’t be retried, officials said today. Following a hearing Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, all charges were dismissed and allegations stricken against Salvador Alejandro Sanchez, 33, of Corona,
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Disneyland employees who dress up as characters or perform in parades and other attractions announced today they are moving to unionize. The employees — known as cast members at the Anaheim theme park — announced they were working to join the Actors’ Equity Association union, which represents professional actors and stage managers on Broadway and
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The top 4 candidates in California’s Senate race to fill the seat held by the late Dianne Feinstein will face off in a live debate tonight. Locals watched and shared their perspectives. News Channel 3 – What issue stood out the most and impacts the Coachella Valley the most? David Weiner (Chair – Desert Stonewall
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Federal investigators spent their first full day in the desert 75 miles northeast of Barstow and are picking up the pieces of a helicopter today that took off from Palm Springs and crashed killing six people, including an executive of a Nigerian bank, his wife and son, and the former chair of the Nigerian Exchange
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Super Bowl celebrants planning to consume alcohol or use recreational drugs before, during or after the big game this weekend should stay off Riverside County roads unless they’re sober, or they may face serious consequences, authorities said today. Saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints are scheduled around Super Bowl 58, pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods confirmed Wednesday he will make his first PGA Tour start since the Masters at the Genesis Invitational next week at Riviera, a tournament he hosts. Woods posted on social media that he was “excited to be a playing host” when the PGA Tour’s next signature event with a $20
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Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 09:49 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 15:58 ET By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews are searching for five US Marines after finding their military helicopter in Southern California’s Pine Valley, the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said Wednesday. The CH-53E Super Stallion had been “reported
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Three boys got caught in fast-moving water within a Moreno Valley storm channel today, leading to a rescue operation that resulted in the quick recovery of two and the delayed recovery of their companion. The water emergency was reported at 4:25 p.m. in the area of Cottonwood Avenue and Dilbeck Drive, according to the Riverside
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the wettest storms in Southern California history unleashed nearly 400 mudslides in the Los Angeles area after dumping more than half the amount of rainfall the city typically gets in a season in just two days, and officials warned Tuesday that
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By Ashley R. Williams, Christina Zdanowicz, Rob Shackelford and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving across California — bringing widespread power outages, mudslides and life-threatening flooding as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Follow our live coverage here. This is what’s happening: • Rare high flood risk persists: A
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By JAVIER ARCIGA AND ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Nearly every day since September, hundreds of migrants from China, Colombia and other countries have wiggled through openings in the border wall with Mexico and walked dirt trails to surrender to U.S. agents and seek asylum. Some days, more than 1,000
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Authorities today identified a 19-year-old man who drowned in the lake outside SoFi Stadium during a sold-out dance music concert. The man was identified as Mirai Ashley Shepard, of Chula Vista, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported. Shepard was observed entering the lake at 9:27 p.m. Friday, while musician and
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An investigation was underway today after an inmate and eight officers were injured at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe during a fight involving at least 200 people earlier this week. The prison’s Investigative Services Unit were escorting an inmate at around 10 a.m. Wednesday as part of a contraband investigation, according to California Department of
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A 28-year-old parolee who hid in a women’s restroom at a Riverside hospital and recorded visitors as they used the facility will be sentenced later this month after admitting misdemeanor charges. Sergio Eduardo Quezada, an undocumented immigrant, on Wednesday admitted two counts of unlawfully concealing a camera to capture video in violation of privacy laws
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A lawsuit filed by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and two dozen other prosecuting agencies statewide against Tesla Inc. over environmental violations was settled under a $1.5 million agreement that requires changes in the company’s operations to safeguard public health, it was announced today. The settlement was certified last month by San Joaquin
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News Channel 3’s John White is going in-depth on the primaries for U.S. Senate in California. New campaign finance data is out today, revealing how the candidates are prepared for the primaries and the general election, should they be one of the two top finishers in March. You can do your own research here: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/CA/2024/
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Covered California announced on Wednesday that those looking for health insurance through the state-operated marketplace now have until midnight of Feb. 9, 2024, to enroll. The previous deadline was set for the end of January, but due to increased demand and recent difficulty getting ahold of Covered California representatives, the open-enrollment period has
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California residents don’t have to pay for and pass a background check every time they buy bullets, a federal judge has ruled. The Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez took effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta asked Benitez on Wednesday to delay the
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A former Texas lawman pleaded guilty today to fatally hitting a man stranded on the shoulder of Interstate 215 and fleeing the scene, and he was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison. Giovanni Ceja, 31, admitted the second-degree murder charge under plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In
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