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| February 27, 2026 |
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TOP STORIES
 NEW YORK - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified that she has no new information regarding Jeffrey Epstein's criminal activities during a deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - Applications for US unemployment benefits rose by less than expected last week, indicating that layoffs remain relatively low.
MENLO PARK, CA - Meta has said it will soon start proactively alerting parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content on Instagram, but experts say the latest move by the company to improve safety for children on social media could do more harm than good for families.
March can still deliver wintry weather, but the month comes with a quieter shift that’s easier to notice by the day: The sun hangs around longer in the evening.
 MORENO VALLEY – (INT) – Six life and safety fire protection violations must be completed before the Moreno Valley Mall can reopen.
 A ‘primary’ suspect is jailed on suspicion of deliberately running down four people outside a Redlands bar.
 RIALTO – (INT) – Rialto police say a motorist they were chasing causing a fatal crash had a history of thirty arrests and convictions.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Forecasters are on the same page in their outlook for the closing days of February.
 MT. BALDY – (INT) – Wintry weather has prompted the US Forest Service to close several hiking trails around Mt. Baldy.
 RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Frito-Lay, the snack company that makes Doritos and Cheetos, is laying off 247 employees.
 BIG BEAR - The volume of visitors to the snowy San Bernardino Mountains is likely to remain heavy.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) - Riverside and three other counties have won a 10-point-2 million dollar civil lawsuit against Credit One Bank.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – Employment levels in San Bernardino County have surpassed 1 million for the first time.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – Drug-sniffing detective dogs have a new cousin.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Freeway 91 through central Riverside will be getting some long-playing attention.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – March Air Reserve Base (MARB) is getting some upgrades for a new tenant.
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HOLLYWOOD - Paramount emerged as the victor in the months-long battle for Warner Bros.-Discovery.
 SAN FRANCISCO – (INT) – It’s anyone’s guess how California voters will decide the primary race for governor.
 HOLLYWOOD - “GOAT” and “Wuthering Heights” are closely contending for the No. 1 spot.
 LOS ANGELES – Actor Eric Dane‘s final interview before his death is now streaming.
 TRUCKEE - Eight of the nine missing skiers who were caught in an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range have been found dead, officials said.
 Community college degree programs more popular
 SACRAMENTO - A deadly, drug-resistant fungus has been reported in 27 states, including California.
 Off-roading is now off-limits on routes spanning 1 million acres of the Mojave Desert.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – The State Department of Water Resources is increasing to 30% allocations of State Project Water.
 California is neither here nor there in the state-by-state ranking of personal credit scores.
 There are an estimated 49.2 million tobacco users in the US.
 SACRAMENTO - The DMV says that approximately 325,000 Californians will be required to replace their Real ID licenses.
 SAN FRANCISCO – (INT) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has established the 2026-2028 Cost of Capital.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – California has documented an 18 percent surge in injuries involving e-bikes.
Upbound traffic on Riverside’s Box Springs Grade was delayed Friday morning (February 27th) because of a 4-vehicle crash that killed one person. The incident occurred just after 5am on the southbound 60-215 freeway near Martin Luther King Boulevard. Earlier on the Hi-Desert, the California Highway Patrol responded to a fatal, fiery crash on Route 247 north of Lucerne Valley. (INT) Proposed truck routes through Moreno Valley are about to get a going over. A public workshop on March 4th will help the city council comply with a state law while prioritizing community health, safety, and quality of life. The laws are intended to reduce air pollution, improve public health, and protect sensitive land uses such as homes, schools, parks, and hospitals. The workshop is at 6pm in the City Hall Council Chambers. (INT) Three adults and a 17-year-old youth have been accused of fatally assaulting, stabbing and robbing a man earlier this month in San Bernardino. Police did not say how they connected the quartet to the slaying of Jorge Luis Flores-Sigala, age 24. Sigala was found February 8th covered in blood on North E Street, police said. (INT) The ‘Help Wanted’ sign is out at the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA). Fifty community bus drivers are being hired to operate the mid-size bus fleet. The RTA is offering an hourly pay of $26.27 plus benefits of health, dental and vision insurance coverage, CalPERS retirement, paid holidays and sick days and basic life insurance. A hiring event is planned on Saturday, March 7, at the RTA Hemet facility (INT) Rod Goldman, Director of Operations for the Victor Valley Transit authority, has been appointed the agency’s Chief Executive Officer. Goldman has more than 38 years of leadership and operational experience in public transportation. He succeeds Nancie Goff who is retiring. (INT) A final count showed that 7-point-1 million passengers used Ontario International Airport (ONT) in 2025. ONT offers more than 90 daily non-stop flights to thirty major destinations. (INT) The San Bernardino Police Department has received 1-million dollars in federal funds to support a crime prevention program, specifically to expand its technology. The program will enhance its ability to monitor and respond to incidents more effectively, deter criminal activity, and assist in solving crimes. (INT) San Bernardino is among the five worst cities in the US for an active lifestyle. The personal-finance company WalletHub compared the 100 biggest cities across 35 key metrics. The data set ranged from the average monthly fitness-club fee to the city’s bicycling score to the share of physically inactive adults. (INT) Improvements are coming to the Loma Linda VA Healthcare system. It was announced Thursday (February 26th) an assortment of infrastructure improvements starting with the renovation of the medical support area. The VA has pledged to reduce the backlog of veterans waiting for benefits by 60 percent. (INT) Redlands police said Thursday they have sidelined a prolific burglar who has been active in the downtown area since last December. Nicholas Jesse Ontiveros, 38, was attempting another break-in when he was caught with burglar tools and a surveillance camera that had been ripped from a wall on East Citrus Avenue. Police said Ontiveros has been linked to five burglaries. (INT) The Pilot Company has confirmed that two of its employees were injured, one fatally, in a Tuesday night explosion and fire in Colton. The fire involved cylinders of compressed hydrogen inside a truck-trailer. The victims were reportedly working on the tanks, but the cause of the fire is under investigation. (INT) The largest Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair since 2016, is Friday, February 27th, at the Riverside Convention Center. The event features 367 projects from 530 students who have advanced to the county competition. (INT) Clearing weather will enable street crews to shift to pothole repair. Recent rains have impacted asphalt-lined streets across the Inland Empire. In San Bernardino County, motorists can report potholes and other street repair issues directly to Public Works on the SeeClickFix app. (INT) Bloomington is taking a step forward in improving its quality of life and improving public health. 1-million dollars in federal funding will help the community transition away from septic sewer systems to a modern infrastructure. (INT) Chino’s Euclid Avenue Bridge project is under environmental review. The project calls for elevating the existing bridge over Chino Creek, widening Euclid Avenue from two to four lanes, and adding bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The existing bridge will be repurposed as a wildlife crossing. (INT) Metrolink’s Perris Valley Line is getting an upgrade. The Riverside County Transportation Commission has approved construction of a second passenger loading platform at the Perris-South Metrolink Station. 12-hundred feet of new track will be constructed to allow two passenger trains to board and deboard at the same time. (INT) |
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