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| October 7, 2025 |
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TOP STORIES
 WASHINGTON - Senators on Monday failed to strike a funding deal for the fifth time, guaranteeing that the government shutdown will drag on even longer.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from deploying National Guard troops from Texas and California to Portland, Oregon.
ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped its blanket recommendation for Americans to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, instead leaving the decision up to individuals in consultation with their health providers.
Credit card debt is increasingly being blamed for the breakdown of marriages.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - Southern California is coasting though the opening days of October. But some changes are on the horizon.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Riverside planners are pushing ahead with a detailed update of the city’s General Plan.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – An investigation into a fatal officer-involved shooting is winding down.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Newly-sworn Highway Patrol officers are reporting to area offices.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – A new check on the pace of inflation puts the Inland Empire among the top 10 metro areas where it’s rising the fastest.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Another rainfall year could be opening on the dry side.
 FOREST FALLS – (INT) – It’s likely to be weeks before flood-ravaged Route 38 above Forest Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains is reopened to Big Bear.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – A property tax payment scam has surfaced in San Bernardino County.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Getting from here to there in the Inland Empire can be a costly and sometimes unsafe proposition.
 PALM SPRINGS – (INT) - Palm Springs annual Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage has been canceled.
 CABAZON – (INT) – As the search for baby Emmanuel continues, Riverside County prosecutors are setting the record straight.
 COLTON – (INT) – Colton police say that new leads have rejuvenated a 15-year investigation into the death of Timothy Thomas.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) - In the Inland Empire, a $1,500 rental budget is barely enough for 600 sq. ft. of apartment space.
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 SACRAMENTO – California is getting into the fray over President Trump deploying California National Guard troops to Oregon.
 SAN DIEGO – State School Superintendent Tony Thurmond is claiming measurable gains in math and literacy assessment scores.
 EL SEGUNDO - Thursday night’s fire and explosion at the state’s second-largest oil refinery is likely to boost the Southland’s gasoline prices.
 Monthly loan payments weigh heavily on many.
 SAN JOSE - San Jose is the greenest city in America.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – A study found that the more drivers are exposed to aggressive behavior on the road, the more likely they are to drive aggressively themselves.
 California scores comparatively low among the states with the greatest student debt.
 About half of students at California’s public colleges are also working.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – After several weeks of up’s and down’s, gasoline prices may have settled down.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – More California students are being motivated to pursue dual enrollment.
 INDIO - It's months away, but the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival has already sold out.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – Southern California Edison (SCE) electric rates are going up, but not as much as it wanted.
 It’s no secret that Californians are a diverse lot.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) - Another La Nina winter is shaping up for California.
 SACRAMENTO – California voters will weigh in on a growing debate over about redistricting.
 California is on the cusp of an unprecedented demographic shift, with projections indicating a dramatic increase in the older adult population by 2040.
With a dominant effort from Blake Snell, one perfectly executed wheel play and one fortuitous scoop from Freddie Freeman for the game's final out, the Los Angeles Dodgers escaped with a tense, thrilling 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. The Blue Crew takes a 2-0 lead in their National League Division Series. A Riverside motorist killed when his car wound up in a ditch along Goetz Road near the Perris Airport has been identified. Kevin Silvestri, 55, was killed when he swerved to void stopped traffic ahead of him. (INT) Riverside police say a 36-year-old man was ‘experiencing a mental health crisis’ when he fatally stabbed his elderly father. David Rendon surrendered after a 2-hour standoff with police on Bahia Place September 27th. Killed was Crispin Rendon. (INT) Restoration of Palm Springs’ historic Plaza theater is nearing completion and will reopen in early December. It had fallen into disrepair and has been closed since 2014. The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation conducted a multi-year fundraising campaign to provide funds to fully restore the iconic theatre and adapt it to future needs. (INT) Work is starting on a 6,000 foot long underground flood control channel skirting the west side of March Air Reserve Base. It will tie into the Perris Valley Flood Control Channel at a cost of $15.5 million dollars. (INT) Kars-R-Us, Inc is facing restrictions on future fundraising activities. The California Attorney General’s office says that for 5-years Kars raised more than 45-million dollars, about one-third from California donors. $35 million went to Kars and not towards breast cancer screenings. Under the stipulated judgment, one of the operators, Michael Irwin, will be permanently banned from fundraising. (INT) Riverside police are sorting out details of an attempted murder-suicide. It happened Tuesday (September 23rd) at a recycling business near the Riverside Municipal Airport. Police initially said a man shot a woman and then killed himself. Police said the suspect, The suspect, 53-year-old Ruben Zavala Negrete of Ontario, had recently been employed there. (INT) A staffer at a licensed residential treatment facility in San Jacinto is facing felony charges of inappropriate contact with juvenile residents under his care. Sheriff’s investigators allege that Antoine Christopher Sims, 31, had a pattern of predatory behavior. Sims was arrested September 18th in Winchester. (INT) The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which features the world’s largest rotating tram car, is undergoing it annual maintenance and will be shut down until October 13th. Switzerland-based technicians are servicing the controls system. Annual state-permit testing will also be conducted. (INT) Construction is underway on Phase 2B of the Murrieta Creek Flood Control, Environmental Restoration, and Recreation Project. It will extend another mile from Rancho California Road to Via Montezuma to cover the lower two miles of the authorized 7.5-mile corridor. The project construction cost is $44 million. (INT) The City of Riverside will save more than $21 million over the next 15 years because of the recent refinancing of $139 million in sewer revenue bonds. City officials offered assurances that the sewer system remains in excellent condition. (INT) Dust pollution is a growing concern in California due to human activities as well as some natural processes, like drought, which are becoming more intense in a changing climate. The UC Dust Initiative aims to provide a comprehensive summary of dust science in California and a guide to adaptation and mitigation efforts. One of the goals of the dust initiative is to develop an early-warning system, UC says. (INT) A series of small earthquakes has been jiggling the Big Bear area have diminished. They began late Saturday night (October 4th) and appeared to have an epicenter just north of Big Bear. They were felt in the mountain communities, parts of the San Bernardino Valley and into the High Desert. The strongest was M3.5. (INT) Near Hesperia, investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire in a travel trailer that killed a woman and injured a man. The wind-blown fire on Summit Valley Road Friday (October 3rd) consumed the trailer, several storage containers and briefly spread into the surrounding desert brush. Names of those involved were not immediately released. (INT) UC Riverside has kicked off its fall quarter by welcoming its largest group of student residents during move-in weekend. Over 15,000 students and family members assisting them moved in to one of the six campus residence halls over the four-day period. (INT) A suspected mail thief is jailed and a person of interest is being sought. Sheriff’s investigators say the thefts occurred around Lake Mathews, Ontario, Riverside, and Lake Elsinore. A search of Jessica Osburn’s Riverside home turned up evidence of the thefts, authorities said. (INT) In Hesperia, a motorist has been arrested on suspicion of causing a hit-and-run incident that killed a pedestrian in Redlands on September 17th. Loren Jonathan Oajdea was jailed following a short vehicle pursuit. (INT) San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus has ramped up patrols around the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. It’s in response to recent violence aimed at several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities across the nation. Dicus says the measures taken by his staff are being taken out of an abundance of caution, and there is currently no direct threat to the public or the facility at Adelanto. (INT) A former Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was granted probation Tuesday (September 23rd) for killing the father of his girlfriend’s children. In spite of the objections of prosecutors and several pleas from the slain man’s family, Oscar Rodriguez was sentenced by an Indio judge to a one-year jail term and 10 years of probation supervision. Rodriguez was given credit for 194 days of jail custody on his conviction of voluntary manslaughter. (INT) The City of Riverside invites the community to learn more about the proposed Riverside Sports Complex & Entertainment District at a community meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Springbrook Clubhouse. The City is negotiating to revitalize the 56-acre former Ab Brown Sports Complex site, which has been vacant since 2018. (INT) More than 7 in 10 Riverside County public school students in grades 2–12 are eligible for up to $1,500 each in scholarship funds. Families can check their eligibility by visiting CalKIDS.org and entering the child’s 10-digit Statewide Student Identifier (SSID). (INT) California voters give strong support to the University of California and its 10 campuses, according to a new poll. The Institute of Governmental Studies found that two-thirds of voters agreed that the UC system helps students succeed. 71 percent said that its campuses produce important research that benefits communities. (INT) The Auen Foundation, a Coachella Valley-based private grant-making foundation, has pitched in $250,000 to help restore the historic Plaza Theater in Palm Springs. (INT) |
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