Riverside County
RIVERSIDE: Figures in mortgage fraud case charged
Seven people allegedly involved in a massive Riverside County real estate fraud scheme that bilked victims out of more than $140 million, triggered the foreclosure of more than 200 houses and caused home values to plummet in several neighborhoods have been charged with numerous felonies,…
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:35 pm | Loading…
REGION: Parents get information at gang summit
If a parent is looking to see who the best person is to keep their child out of a gang, they simply need to look in the mirror.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:15 pm | Loading…
REGION: Ramona man admits faking status as retired Marine general
A Ramona man who portrayed himself as a retired Marine Corps major general is admitting he was never an officer and has apologized.
Nov 18, 2009 | 6:50 pm | Loading…
REGION: Benoit received money from figure in San Jacinto case
After initially saying he did not receive a contribution from a key figure in the San Jacinto campaign money-laundering case, Sen. John Benoit, R-Palm Desert, acknowledged Wednesday that a Temecula woman gave money to his 2008 state Senate campaign through her bookkeeping business.
Nov 18, 2009 | 6:50 pm | Loading…
WINCHESTER: Man dies after crashing into wall
WINCHESTER---- A 65-year-old Winchester man was found dead Wednesday after his car crashed into a cinder-block wall, authorities said.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:15 pm | Loading…
OCEANSIDE: Treasure of another kind
A sand dollar lies on the beach Wednesday as Darryl Siegfried hunts for treasure of another kind with his metal detector near the Oceanside Pier. Forecasters say the next few days should be good for all kinds of outside activities, with temperatures anticipated to be in the high 70s on Th…
Nov 18, 2009 | 6:50 pm | Loading…
REGION: Developer said to have orchestrated campaign donations
A developer secretly gave more than $150,000 to a San Jacinto city councilman and his wife, and arranged for their former home to be purchased for about $90,000 more than market value, according to affidavits released Tuesday in connection with the indictment of five public officials.
Nov 17, 2009 | 9:55 pm | Loading…
REGION: County courts closed Wednesday
The Southwest Justice Center in French Valley, along with all county courthouses in California, will be closed Wednesday.
Nov 17, 2009 | 5:35 pm | Loading…
REGION: Public invited to 'firewise' landscape workshop
Residents of northern San Diego County and southern Riverside County are invited to attend a free landscape workshop this weekend in Rainbow that will show people how to cultivate lawns and gardens that are beautiful but, at the same time, protect homes against wildfires.
Nov 17, 2009 | 11:20 am | Loading…
REGION: Menifee woman killed in Riverside crash
A 21-year-old Menifee woman died in a weekend crash in Riverside, coroner's and California Highway Patrol officials said Monday.
Nov 16, 2009 | 9:10 pm | Loading…
REGION: Fence company sued for unpaid wages; failure to pay prevailing wage
A class-action lawsuit seeking unpaid wages for scores of area workers is colliding with a bankruptcy court filing in Riverside.
Nov 13, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…
REGION: Local woman publishes book on plants
Marvin Trotter is a big fan of the Santa Rosa Plateau, and her favorite flower at the popular nature park and science research area near Murrieta is the chocolate lily.
Nov 13, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…
REGION: Local districts reject charter school
Three area school districts this week rejected a proposal from a group hoping to launch a statewide online charter school.
Nov 13, 2009 | 6:25 pm | Loading…
WINCHESTER: Man pleads guilty to raping hospital patient
A Winchester man trained as an emergency medical technician pleaded guilty Friday to raping an incapacitated woman while she was a hospital patient, authorities said.
Nov 13, 2009 | 9:25 pm | Loading…
REGION: San Jacinto city officials indicted
A Riverside County grand jury has indicted nine people, including four San Jacinto City Council members, on charges of bribery, perjury, money laundering, tax fraud and filing false campaign-contribution reports in what District Attorney Rod Pacheco called the worst case of government cor…
Nov 12, 2009 | 10:25 pm | Loading…
