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Sam Murray lives alone in a one-bedroom apartment off Magnolia Avenue in Riverside.
He catches a city bus to and from work each weekday, cooks and cleans for himself, keeps up with the bills, does the laundry and the dishes and other household chores. Read Full Artice...
Gary Votapka got his initial taste of the banking world in his first job after college, handling small loans for business customers at a Montana bank. Read Full Artice...
A former Marine told a Riverside courtroom he heard gunshots and saw a man lying dead in a pool of blood minutes after storming a house in Fallujah, Iraq.
Cory Carlisle, an infantry point man in the squad led by Jose Luis Nazario Jr. Read Full Artice...
CORONA - An off-duty Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in Corona after a hit-and-run collision was placed on leave while three law enforcement agencies investigate. Read Full Artice...
The city of Menifee is considering what police services to contract from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, the region's longtime public-safety provider. Read Full Artice...
When Sen. Barack Obama takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Thursday night, he will be heralded as the first black candidate to accept a major-party presidential nomination. Read Full Artice...
This week the world is watching Denver, and with good reason. For the first time in our nation's history a major political party is nominating an African-American for president, closing a long and electrifying primary season. Read Full Artice...
High gasoline prices won't keep Colin Wilson, of Corona, cooped up this weekend.
Wilson, 26, the webmaster for a small Riverside mortgage company, spends his work day in a cubicle, so he prefers to spend his holidays someplace with a better view. Read Full Artice...
Pianist and vocalist Buddy Greco has always known what he wanted to do with his life.
"I knew the minute I was born, I've always known my life was going to be in the music business," Greco said. Read Full Artice...
Wrightwood resident Kendra Nicholson manages to combine raising a family, volunteering at her sons' school, serving as an Inland Theatre League judge and being among the busiest actresses in the region. Read Full Artice...
"Tropic Thunder" ruled at the national box office for the second weekend in a row.
In Inland theaters, however, fickle moviegoers moved past the R-rated comedy, turning out instead for the PG-13 "The House Bunny," making it No. 1 in the region. Read Full Artice...
Sam Maloof, going strong at 92, will be honored as Artist of the Year on Saturday at the California State Fair in Sacramento. He will be at the fair Saturday and Sunday and his works will be displayed through Sept. 1. Read Full Artice...
The Stater Bros. Racefest is returning to Auto Club Speedway and will kick off race week on Thursday.
The event will be held in the Opportunity, California FanZone outside the main grandstands at the speedway from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is free. Read Full Artice...
Josh Wise was lounging in his Riverside home, soaking in an episode of "That '70s Show" when his phone rang.
The area code was foreign, the voice was vaguely familiar, but the name, well, Wise knew the name.
"Hey Josh. Read Full Artice...
This week the world is watching Denver, and with good reason. For the first time in our nation's history a major political party is nominating an African-American for president, closing a long and electrifying primary season. Read Full Artice...
Today's Democratic National Convention events include a prime-time speech by Joe Biden, Barack Obama's pick for vice president, and a speech by former President Bill Clinton. Read Full Artice...
DENVER - The sluggish U.S. economy is front-and-center during this week's Democratic National Convention, a marked shift from four years ago when the party emphasized challenging Republicans' handling of the war in Iraq and national security. Read Full Artice...
Ken Sampson was 10 when the Riverside Tripod arrived in 1976.
When he was a college kid in his 20s, he and his pals would go downtown. "There was nothing there, but we were fascinated by the oldness of it." And, of course, there was the tripod. Read Full Artice...
Rumors flew rampant during county supervisor-elect Neil Derry's campaign that he would hire former sheriff's deputies union leader Jim Erwin as his chief of staff.
Derry denied it, saying he hadn't made up his mind. Read Full Artice...
Palm Springs is exercising its eco-friendly ways by considering a ban of plastic shopping bags.
In the name of reusable resources, I say plastic, not paper. Read Full Artice...
The Summer Olympics end today, and what a magical ride it's been!
And to think: Now we have to wait another four years to watch tape-delayed badminton and fencing. Read Full Artice...
It's a fact: Breakfast is easily one of the three most important meals of the day.
But you may not have the strength to change out of your SpongeBob onesie pajamas after trying Jack in the Box's new 700-plus calorie Breakfast Bowls ($2.99, $4. Read Full Artice...
A 16-year-old boy arrested this week on suspicion of raping a 9-year-old girl was charged Tuesday as an adult, police said.
Charles Williams faces felony counts of lewd acts with a child, forcible rape and burglary, said San Bernardino police Lt. Read Full Artice...
A woman suspected of stealing an SUV and leaving the owner's dog inside to die is in custody, and investigators are searching for a second person implicated in the theft, authorities said Tuesday. Read Full Artice...
The death of a Riverside girl who choked on a tooth during a dental procedure in March has been ruled accidental, though the case remains under investigation. Read Full Artice...
A man wanted on suspicion of helping steal an SUV and leaving the owner's dog inside to die was arrested this morning, authorities said. Read Full Artice...
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