Riverside County man suspected of killing wife, shooting son arrested by deputies

Officials with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department have arrested a man suspected of killing his wife and injuring his son in a double shooting Sunday morning in Eastvale.

Brutal heat wave continues in Riverside County

Brutal temperatures and a heat advisory urging caution are expected to continue through Monday in Riverside County, according to the National Weather Service.  

Fire breaks out in Cleveland National Forest near Corona

A wildfire erupted Thursday on a mountainside in the Cleveland National Forest just south of Corona. 

Virtual classrooms open for fall term at Riverside Unified School District

Fall classes began Monday in the Riverside Unified School District, with all students meeting teachers virtually because of the governor's prohibition against in-person instruction based on coronavirus case counts in Riverside County and other counties.  

Two of the six hikers missing in Idyllwild over the last five months have been found

The good news is that two of the six people missing from the area of Idyllwild over the last 5 months in Riverside County have been found safe, though we don't know much about the discoveries. 

Dog lost during Apple Fire reunites with his owner

A Riverside County Animal Services worker reunited a Banning man with his dog that a firefighter rescued in the Apple Fire.  

OC firefighters rescue little dog lost during Apple Fire, reunited with owner

Tears of joy after a lost dog was rescued from the Apple Fire by Orange County firefighters has been reunited with his owner, officials said Tuesday.

Cherry Valley siblings recall 'Apple Fire' closing in on their home

Two siblings in Cherry Valley were faced with trying to protect their home when the Apple Fire closed in on their property.

Unhealthy air quality expected in parts of Inland Empire due to wildfires

Air quality will be unhealthy through Sunday night in parts of the San Gorgonio Pass, the Coachella Valley and eastern Riverside County, due to the massive Apple Fire burning north of Cherry Valley, authorities said.

Authorities issue warning to never leave pets, children alone in hot cars

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department issued a warning on social media after a small dog was left alone in a very hot car on Tuesday.

Fire damages Salvation Army building, spreads into field in Perris

A fire that erupted on Tuesday afternoon adjacent to a Salvation Army facility in Perris damaged the building and spread into a field alongside Interstate 215, burning several acres before crews began making headway.

Riverside shelter seeing an increase of abandoned animals

At the start of the pandemic, shelters saw their animals adoptions soar. But now they're seeing a high rate of abandonment. 

Three additional suspects arrested in murder of Coachella Valley couple

Three more people are in custody in connection with the deaths of a Coachella Valley couple who went missing more than three years ago, bringing the total to six suspects, authorities said.

7-year-old remains in coma, suspect accused in 'random' attack charged with attempted murder

Attempted murder and other charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused in an apparent random attack on a 7-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs, which rendered the child comatose.

Police: 7-year-old boy attacked in Desert Hot Springs, possibly randomly

A man accused in an apparent random attack on a 7-year-old boy in Desert Hot Springs, leaving the tot hospitalized in critical condition, was in custody Monday on suspicion of attempted murder.

Convicted sex offender who targeted children leaves Lake Elsinore

Cary Jay Smith, the convicted sex offender who was recently released from a state psychiatric hospital and had briefly relocated to Corona before coming to Lake Elsinore, has also left that city, officials said Sunday.