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Riverside County becomes first to adopt Homemade Food Law May 14, 2019
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San Diego Synagogue – Stop hate filled ugliness Guest Opinion By DR. GLENN MOLLETTE May 3, 2019
Imperial County continues efforts to foster industrial hemp cultivation April 28, 2019
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A loaded firearm found during a traffic stop May 14, 2019
2019 Homeless Count in Riverside County May 4, 2019
Motorcycle safety requires awareness by all May 4, 2019
Charges filed against Apple Valley mother and sister May 3, 2019
Update on Imperial County services affected by ransomware attack on computer systems April 28, 2019
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Rape arrest after one-and-a-half years in a relationship with a minor May 14, 2019
Search & Rescue Remains of missing hiker, Susan Schmierer found near the Amboy Crater Nat’l Landmark May 3, 2019
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif – Riverside County is the first county in California to opt into a new state law allowing entrepreneurs to set up home kitchen-based businesses. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 14 adopted an ordinance to allow permitting of microenterprise home kitchen operations. The measure passed with the necessary four-fifths vote of the Board.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif – On Thursday, April 25, District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced that the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has filed a civil law enforcement action against four individuals and two law firms for violating California’s Unfair Competition Laws by filing fraudulent lawsuits against small business owners in Riverside County.
BLYTHE, Calif – On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at about 11:07 p.m. the Blythe Police Department received a 9-1-1 emergency call reporting heavy smoke coming from a residence located at 248 East Barnard. The Blythe Police Department and Blythe Fire Department responded and found that home was fully engulfed in flames.
Hate showed its ugly face again last Saturday at Congregation Chabad in Poway, California, a community about 22 miles north of San Diego. Suspect John Earnest a 19-year-old student at California State University San Marcus, wearing sunglasses, pointed his automatic rifle at Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein. "I couldn't see his eyes. I couldn't see his soul," said Goldstein. Earnest who had just shot 60-year-old Lori Kaye a close family friend proceeded to shoot at Rabbi Goldstein and shot off one of the Rabbi's index fingers and severely wounded the other index finger.
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif – Despite a recent advisory from the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) notifying local growers that the IID will not provide water delivery service for industrial hemp cultivation, Imperial County officials will continue the quest of seeking available legal avenues to promote and encourage the crop’s advancement within the County.
NEEDLES, Calif – On Sunday, May 12 at 11:11 a.m., deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff - Colorado River Station/ Needles Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 300 block of D Street in Needles. One of the passengers in the vehicle was identified as Enrique Lovato (age 35 a transient of Needles).
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif – After 747 volunteers fanned out last January with a mobile app for this year’s annual Point-In-Time (PIT) homeless count, the results are in. The 2019 count of people who are homeless in Riverside County shows a 21 percent increase compared to 2018. In all, volunteers counted a total of 2,811 individuals who are homeless compared to 2,310 in 2018.
SACRAMENTO, Calif – Warmer weather leads to more motorcycles on California roadways and emphasizes the need for all motorists to share the road. During May, recognized as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will work together to promote roadway safety for motorcycles through education and awareness projects.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif – The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office has reviewed the case involving Jackee Contreras (age 29 of Apple Valley) and Jennifer Contreras (age 29 also of Apple Valley). As a result of the investigation, the District Attorney's Office filed one count of Murder, each against Jackee Contreras and Jennifer Contreras.
AMBOY, Calif – On Sunday, April 28, 2019, Search and Rescue personnel from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department located and recovered the remains of 65-year-old missing hiker Susan Schmierer, in the desert wilderness area east of the Amboy Crater National Landmark. Susan was reported missing along with her husband William Schmierer on June 13, 2018, when US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rangers found the Schmierers’ vehicle abandoned at the Amboy Crater Trailhead parking lot during a routine check of the site.
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