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| October 19, 2025 |
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TOP STORIES
 President Donald Trump has said the US will return two people who survived a strike on what he called a "drug-carrying submarine".
Millions of people took to the streets Saturday for “No Kings” marches opposing President Trump.
WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to Washington hoping to convince President Trump to supply his country with Tomahawk missiles, but Trump said at the top of their meeting that he hopes that won't be necessary.
WASHIGNTON - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks. Iris scanners, facial-recognition apps, phone-hacking software and cellphone location data are among the agency’s recent technological purchases.
RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Opponents of President Trump’s ‘authoritarianism’ took to the streets today.
PALM SPRINGS – (INT) – The “World’s Toughest 6K” was entered by more than 900 runners and walkers.
 Perfect autumn weather will hold through the weekend and into next week.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) - UC Riverside is ranked among the top 15% of universities in the world.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – The father of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro has admitted murdering his still-missing son.
 CORONA – (INT) – A Perris man has been shot and killed when he was confronted by an off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy.
 JOSHUA TREE – Uncertainty over the government shutdown has been especially unsettling in in the Joshua Tree National Park.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Riverside planners are pushing ahead with a detailed update of the city’s General Plan.
 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.
 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.
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LOS ANGELES - Three cases of a severe and rare virus strain have been detected in Los Angeles County.
 Ace Frehley, the legendary Kiss guitarist and vocalist, has died at age 74, his family said Thursday.
 LOS ANGELES - Diane Keaton’s family has revealed pneumonia to be the cause of the legendary performer’s death.
 LOS ANGELES — The man arrested on suspicion of deliberately setting the Pacific Palisades blaze has been hit with three arson-related charges.
 SACRAMENTO - The Trump administration’s firing of federal employees has reached California.
 California is the second-most energy-efficient state.
 They are two of the West Coast’s most destructive generators of huge earthquakes.
 California becomes the first state to phase ultraprocessed food out of school meals
 California scores comparatively low among the states with the greatest student debt.
 INDIO - It's months away, but the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival has already sold out.
 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.
Sheriff’s investigators in Jurupa Valley say alcohol and/or drugs were a factor in a collision Thursday (October 16th) that killed a motorcyclist. Daniel Melgar, 23, of Ontario died at the scene on Market Street just south of 24th Street. (INT) 14-hundred more Riverside County students will gain entry to California State University (CSU) campuses this fall compared to high school graduates from the previous year. It’s the result of CSU’s first-ever direct admission pilot program. SB 640 expands access and opportunity to eligible students. (INT) The City of Moreno Valley recently introduced its new AI-powered virtual assistants, Mo and Val. They are a dynamic digital concierge team available 24/7 on the City’s website. Mo and Val are designed to make interacting with the City faster, easier, and more accessible. (INT) More than 2 million vote-by-mail ballots for the November 4th Special Election are enroute to voters across the Inland Empire. To be counted, completed ballots must be received by the Registrar of Voters offices or any vote center within Riverside and San Bernardino counties no later than the close of polls at 8 p.m. on Election Day. (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) 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) 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) A grinding head-on crash in Highland has killed two people and injured a third. Identities of a man and woman have not been made public by the coroner. Three vehicles were involved in the crash Wednesday (October 15th) on Baseline Street. Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the cause. (INT) Chino police are seeking witnesses to a hit-and-run incident in which a pedestrian was killed. Cody Genis, 30, of Chino Hills, was crossing an on-ramp to the Chino Hills Parkway when he was struck by a vehicle that fled into the early morning darkness. (INT) Despite a lean rainfall year, Diamond Valley Reservoir near Hemet is still about 95% full. With this and other surface and groundwater storage, the Southern California MWD is on track to end the calendar year with a record 3.9 million acre-feet of water in storage. (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) 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) 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) 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) |
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