Riverside County

A woman and a 2-year-old boy were fatally hit by an SUV while walking home from school in Riverside. The woman, 53-year-old Eligia Morales, is being hailed as a hero for throwing the young boy's 6-year-old sister out of harm's way.

Eight people were injured after a vehicle crashed into a building at a school in Perris. 

Riverside police investigators are searching for answers after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash overnight.

Two drivers lost their lives in a horrific wrong-way crash on the 215 Freeway in Riverside early Tuesday morning, police said.

A small earthquake struck Monday near Palm Springs.

Police in Riverside are investigating a possible child abduction after two boys, ages 5 and 6, were reported missing during a supervised visit with their biological mother. 

A Riverside man experiencing homelessness was arrested after he allegedly attacked a 7-Eleven store clerk and threw a brick through one of the store's windows, police said.

A man wanted in Riverside County for dozens of sex crimes against minors was found in Mexico this week, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.

Monoclonal antibody treatment has been difficult to get for many COVID-19 patients. One clinic in Moreno Valley is trying to get the treatment to more patients.

The Riverside County District Attorney on Tuesday announced an arrest in the 1994 cold case murder of Desert Hot Springs woman Cheri Huss.

Fifteen-year-old Javier Gonzalez died after being hit by a pickup truck while driving his bike in Riverside. Police are still searching for the driver.

Anuj "Mike" Patel was charged Wednesday with collecting money from elderly people who were falsely told they had warrants out for their arrests.

A dad of a teen fighting for his life at the hospital is wondering why anyone would shove his son toward a moving Tesla after a fight over a skateboard.