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About 4,000 infants born between 2000 and 2005 in Riverside County may have experienced prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol, according to a recently released report. Read Full Artice...
Harold Courtright can't get enough of Holloway's Marina and RV Park in Big Bear Lake and the people at Holloway's can't seem to get enough of him. Read Full Artice...
Federal wildlife officials are proposing to expand by about 36,000 acres the amount of land they consider essential for the endangered Peninsular bighorn sheep to survive in the mountains above the Coachella Valley. Read Full Artice...
A 14-year-old boy whose bicycle collided with a San Bernardino County sheriff's patrol car in Highland last week has died, officials said.
Justin Ames died at 12:06 a.m. Wednesday at Loma Linda University Medical Center, said sheriff's Sgt. Read Full Artice...
Jurors who acquitted the first veteran tried in civilian court for killings in combat said there wasn't enough evidence to convict him and that the case belonged in a different court. Read Full Artice...
DENVER - Democrat Barack Obama forcefully accepted his party's nomination for president Thursday night, detailing the aspirations and specifics of an Obama presidency in a history-making address that tried to allay questions about his experience and. Read Full Artice...
Inland supporters of Barack Obama pumped their fists in the air, shouted his name and waved campaign signs at a giant inflatable TV screen Thursday night in a San Bernardino park. Read Full Artice...
Raymond Lee Oyler, charged with murder and arson in the deaths of five firefighters in the 2006 Esperanza Fire, wants his death-penalty case tried in another county. Read Full Artice...
An investigation of forged prescriptions led to a suspected mescaline operation at a Yucaipa home, and a bust detectives say is a first for San Bernardino County. Read Full Artice...
BARSTOW - Friends of slain rapper Robert Mastrangelo applauded Thursday after a judge ruled there was enough evidence to send one of his two accused killers to trial. Read Full Artice...
A jury of nine women and three men began deliberations Thursday afternoon in the 2001 killing of Hannah "Honey" Jordan after hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and defense that focused on witness testimony. Read Full Artice...
Thursday's verdict in the case against former Marine Sgt. Jose Luis Nazario in Riverside drew comments of support from military veterans and attorneys. Read Full Artice...
More than 20 Hemet police units swarmed a South Buena Vista Street neighborhood to capture a home-invasion robber Thursday morning, according to a Hemet police news release. Read Full Artice...
Labor Day weekend weather is expected to be about average for this time of year with a chance of mountain and desert thunderstorms on the weekend but drying out by Monday, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Read Full Artice...
The long-running saga of Norco's issues with the Maverick Steakhouse has come to at least a temporary end, after city planning commissioners said they're satisfied with the restaurant owner's efforts to clean up his business. Read Full Artice...
MORENO VALLEY - For adults, there's merit pay and business profits.
For some teenagers, doing math problems can mean economic rewards, too -- everything from gift cards to a new iPod. Read Full Artice...
Green liens are a go for the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, as the board voted 3-0 Thursday to start the program aimed at keeping the lawns of foreclosed properties green. Read Full Artice...
NORCO - The first Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Corona-Norco Settlement House was such a success that the second event is being moved from Corona to Norco.
The second Empty Bowls will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. Read Full Artice...
San Bernardino
Twins plead not guilty in man's fatal shooting
Identical twins pleaded not guilty Thursday in the fatal shooting of a suspected Fontana gang member in San Bernardino earlier this month, officials said. Read Full Artice...
grand terrace
Council appoints acting city manager
Assistant City Manager Steve Berry was appointed acting city manager this week by the Grand Terrace City Council. Read Full Artice...
Blood bank to have auto racer as guest
NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer will be at the San Bernardino donor center of the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties from 7 to 9 p.m. today, signing autographs and encouraging people to donate blood. Read Full Artice...
JURUPA - Darrell Rideaux made his football scholarship to USC pay off in the classroom as well as on the field.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in psychology in 2003. Read Full Artice...
Riverside County
Residents nominated for adoption work
Congressman Ken Calvert, R-Corona, recently nominated Jaci and Eric Hasemeyer as a 2008 Angel in Adoption for their advocacy of adoption and foster care issues in Riverside County. Read Full Artice...
For two Winchester men, helping your neighbor goes far beyond borrowing a lawn mower or cup of sugar.
On Aug. 14, Chuck Donnelly received a kidney from Herb Lamadrid, who lives across the street.
Donnelly and Lamadrid attend the same church. Read Full Artice...
Looking for any kind of edge they can get in today's tight job market, adults around the Inland Empire are returning to school to earn their high school diplomas or general educational development certificates, learn English, gain career skills and more. Read Full Artice...
Riverside County officials are holding a special public meeting next week to discuss proposed changes for the burgeoning Temecula Valley Wine Country.
The meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday is in the theater of St. Read Full Artice...
The first murder defendant extradited from Mexico to face charges in Riverside County was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday afternoon after a trial in the Southwest Justice Center in French Valley, according to the Riverside County district. Read Full Artice...
Multi-media artist Rudelle Fay Hall has a hard time letting go of her artwork.
She had a hard time selling them because she was so attached to them. Read Full Artice...
Lake Elsinore officials will do their best to keep the impacts of the slowing economy away from the services residents count on, Mayor Daryl Hickman said in the annual state of the city address. Read Full Artice...
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