Riverside

A man accused of trying to kidnap a teenage girl from Riverside in August was found dead in a Guatemalan jail cell on Tuesday, authorities announced. Henry “Oscar” Mazariegos-Gonzalez, of Riverside, was arrested on April 19 for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting two girls, one 5 years old and the other 12, and kidnapping a 9-year-old boy in the Guatemalan…

Riverside police are looking for a man who allegedly posed for a caricature portrait and then stole hundreds of dollars from the artist. On Dec. 5 at the Festival of Lights event in downtown Riverside, the victim — who has been drawing caricatures for more than 26 years — was approached by a man who asked the artist to draw…

Six residents of a San Francisco Bay Area nursing home have died from the coronavirus

A Southern California nursing home where nearly three dozen residents have the coronavirus was evacuated Wednesday after staff members failed to show up to work while six infected residents have died at a nursing home in the Bay Area. Kris Sanchez reports.

The spread of the novel coronavirus brought most hospital visitations to a halt, leaving many patients alone at a time when family is needed most, but one Riverside man is not letting that stop him from seeing his wife. “I went home and changed my pants,” John Plocher says on his way to see his wife. “I’ve got fresh...

A Riverside rental property where two dogs were found caged inside a padlocked storage shed, starving and lacking water, was the focus of an investigation Tuesday by the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Agency spokesman John Welsh said animal control officers were alerted Saturday night to potentially injured canines in a shed adjacent to a house divided into separate…

A 73-year-old Riverside day care operator accused of molesting three children under his supervision over several years may be responsible for additional assaults, and authorities asked Tuesday for anyone with information to come forward. David Diaz was arrested and charged last week with 11 counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a minor. Diaz made his initial court appearance Friday…

A 7-year-old Siberian Husky who was taken from her owner’s New Mexico residence five years ago and ended up in Riverside will be heading home for a happy reunion with the family that had given her up for dead.

One person was killed and another was injured in a rollover crash that occurred during a police pursuit on the Riverside (91) Freeway early Sunday. Officers attempted to pull over a black 1997 Honda Civic as it was entering the westbound 91 at La Sierra Avenue at 3:31 a.m., according to Riverside City Police Sgt. Erich Feimer. The driver of…

Twinkly pink, white, and red lights are lending the Riverside landmark a true look of love.

One of the nearly 200 Americans evacuated from China because of the new virus says the group was relieved to be quarantined at a military base in Southern California.

Un ex infante de marina sospechoso de enviar y recibir pornografía infantil mientras estaba en el condado de Riverside seguía prófugo el viernes, y las autoridades pidieron la ayuda del público para encontrarlo. Eric Stiegelmeyer, de 24 años, es buscado por presunta posesión y transmisión de pornografía infantil. Se emitió una orden federal para su arresto a principios de...

An ex-Marine suspected of sending and receiving child pornography while in Riverside County was at large Friday, with authorities seeking the public’s help finding him. Eric Stiegelmeyer, 24, is wanted for alleged possession and transmission of child porn. A federal warrant was issued for his arrest earlier this year, according to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback. The police spokesman said…

A Riverside couple awakened by a notification from their security camera stormed out of bed and chased off a man who was apparently trying to break into their truck and other vehicles on a rainy Christmas night. Video from the LaFortune’s security camera and a neighbor’s show a man in a cap and jacket with a backpack walking up...

Tickets are now available to the ball and other special parties during the February festival.

A thief stuffed a total of 30 bags of frozen shrimp down his pants in back-to-back burglaries of a Southern California grocery store, police said Wednesday. The man took the shrimp from a Vons market in the city of Riverside by entering the store three times in a span of 15 minutes on Dec. 14. Each time he went to…

Daniel Sullivan has watched his company grow up alongside the market for home solar energy systems in both San Diego and across California.

One week after the Donut Bar in Chula Vista abruptly closed its doors for good, its owner, joined by two other franchise owners, filed a claim against the Donut Bar brand, saying they were misled about operating costs.

Some of the strongest winds in years fanned several brush fires during the final week of October around Southern California. Some fires continued to burn into the weekend, when winds and temperatures dropped.