Protestors at the University of California, Riverside reached an agreement with school officials to end the pro-Palestinian campus occupation Friday night. The encampment began on April 29 as protestors occupied the area beside Bell Tower. The movement was led by the university’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. Protestors demanded the university disclose its investments and funding and that it should divest from companies and institutions that are “complicit in the Israeli occupation, apartheid, and genocide” of Palestinians. There were also calls for UCR to sever ties with Israe ..read more

Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a massive cartel bust in Southern California. The operation, nicknamed “Hotline Bling,” was a multi-agency investigation targeting a Sinaloa drug trafficking network operating in the Inland Empire. The investigation began in March 2023 and ended in April 2024. It involved the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Riverside District Office, the Riverside Police Department, and assistance from the United States Postal Inspection Service. During the large-scale operation, agents seized around 376 pounds of methamph ..read more

Over 100 dogs that were rescued from a hoarder in Riverside will now be placed for adoption. On Thursday, officials responded to a fire that ignited in a two-bedroom townhome. Inside the home, 113 small dogs that were being hoarded were discovered by Riverside Animal Shelter Rescue Department workers. All dogs were removed from the home and impounded at an animal shelter. Riverside shelter workers contacted Mission Viejo Animal Services Center for help and seven dogs were transferred to the center's “A Mission for Home” program. The dogs will soon be available for adoption after they are bathe ..read more

Riverside Police Department officers shot and killed a man they say was confronting them with a knife on Thursday. The man, whose identity has not been released, was reported for alleged domestic violence at about 5:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of Chestnut Street, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. After the man in his 50s confronted officers, police attempted to use a less-lethal option at first, Officer Ryan Railsback told the media outlet. The number of officers who opened fire is not yet known, though The Press-Enterprise said multiple shots could be heard. The man was pronounced ..read more

A Fontana man has been arrested six months after he allegedly shot another man's legs in Colton. Roberto Ruiz, 28, was arrested at 2:20 p.m. Wednesday in Fontana, the Colton Police Department said in a news release. Six months prior, on Oct. 1, 2023, Ruiz shot a 24-year-old Riverside man at 2250 W. Mill St., resulting in "severe injuries to his lower body," the release said. That man was treated for his wounds at a local hospital. Police did not say how Ruiz was identified as the shooter, nor what may have preceded the attack. Ruiz faces a charge of attempted murder and is being held at the Gl ..read more

At least one person died after a shooting in a gated Riverside community Sunday in broad daylight, police confirmed. Ryan Railsback, the public information officer with the Riverside Police Department, said officers arrived to the 7600 block of Canberra Way, in the Mission Grove gated neighborhood, just after 12 p.m. on Sunday after reports of a shooting. There, officers found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was transported to a hospital in unknown condition. No identifying information of the deceased victim has been released. On ..read more

A man was arrested after he allegedly kidnapped a woman in Riverside County and made her drive him in her vehicle, police said. Deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department received reports about an apparent kidnapping in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest around 1:16 a.m. Friday. A woman, authorities said, was forced to drive a male suspect from her home to the city of Riverside. The woman managed to escape and contact Riverside police. Maurice Gamble, 32 of Riverside, was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a woman, among other charges, on Friday, March 29, 2024. (Riverside ..read more

A San Bernardino County man who worked as a school bus driver was arrested and charged with possessing thousands of child sexual abuse materials. The suspect was identified as Donal James Seaver, 49, of Hesperia, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  Seaver worked as a school bus driver for a private company and was responsible for a route that transported 10 elementary school students with special needs. On March 7, authorities executed a search warrant at Seaver’s home. During the investigation,  a Samsung tablet was discovered which contained over 10,000 images and 13 videos involving c ..read more

A suspect accused of shooting and killing a Riverside grandfather allegedly snuck out of a hospital after being detained by police just days before the murder. The victim’s family is now demanding answers while wondering how this could’ve happened. The shooting occurred on Oct. 28, 2023, when Michael Rangel, 68, and his family had just returned home from lunch.  Michael decided to step out and water the front lawn of his home on the 8500 block of Harmony Lane around 3:26 p.m. when suddenly, multiple gunshots were fired from a passing vehicle. Officers responded to the home where Michael w ..read more

The Riverside Police Department has identified a 19-year-old Eastvale man as the alleged assailant in a teen's fatal stabbing in Riverside Sunday morning. Around 12:20 a.m. in the 3400 block of Gay Way, officers arrived to the scene of a party, and as the event was ending, they learned two teenagers had been stabbed. One of them, a 17-year-old whose identity is not being released, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and a third teen was also treated for a stab wound, police said. Alexandro Romero is seen in an unda ..read more