MORENO VALLEY (CNS) - A motorist was killed Monday in a head-on collision just north of Moreno Valley that was triggered when a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol.The fatality happened about 12:20 p.m. on Redlands Boulevard, about a quarter-mile south of San Timoteo Canyon Road, the CHP reported.According to the agency, a motorist...
BANNING (CNS) - Jury selection got underway Monday for the trial of a convicted felon accused of gunning down a 21-year-old Beaumont woman during a botched kidnapping.Samuel Jesus Acosta, 34, could face life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted of the March 2017 slaying of Jasmine Zuniga.Acosta, who's being held without bail at the Smith Correctional...
MURRIETA (CNS) - A 21-year-old man accused with another man of operating an indoor marijuana grow in Wildomar that contained hundreds of plants and caused major damage to the property pleaded not guilty Monday to felony and misdemeanor charges.Rene Robert Luna of Wildomar was arrested along with James Everett Hill, 40, of Riverside after a Riverside County sheriff's raid...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Felony charges could be filed tomorrow against a 49-year-old woman suspected of slashing a Hemet police officer trying to take her into custody after she flew into a rage outside a mobile home park.Misty Marie Wagner was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer and drunk and disorderly conduct. She's being...
RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football WriterBELLFLOWER (AP) — On a typically perfect Southern California afternoon, bright sun and blue sky, the stars are out at St. John Bosco Prep football practice.
The quarterback built like Jameis Winston? Five-star prospect, heading to Clemson. That chiseled linebacker with the square jaw? Four star, committed to Ohio State. That super-fast receiver? Four...
MARTHA IRVINE
AP National Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — With the echo of African drums, Fairfield Avenue comes alive.
Men, women and children, drawn to their front porches by the pulsing beat, witness an impromptu parade led by 60-year-old Hasan Smith. A long line of well-wishers follows him to the home that he helped rebuild — the first home he has ever...
Two years ago in Dallas I met an 85-year-old woman and her 65-year-old son. Both were very hungry with almost no food in their fridge or in their cupboards. After they had paid their bills, their meager monthly income from Social Security was dwindling. For lunch, the mother wanted boiled cabbage with lima beans and collards, but the son...
I’ve spent a good part of my life building things. I’ve built retaining walls, businesses, ministries and a garden that died. During that time of success and failure I’ve learned the single most important truth about building anything great.It takes a great team to build anything great.There’s no getting around it. Oh, there are individuals who get the glory...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Drive safe and sober during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend or face the consequences, the California Highway Patrol said today.The agency will initiate its annual Thanksgiving "maximum enforcement period" beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, when all available officers will deploy to catch drunk or drug-impaired drivers, speeders and other traffic violators.The MEP will conclude on Sunday night,...
CATHEDRAL CITY (CNS) - A 47-year-old Hemet woman died Monday after the vehicle she was driving smashed into a cement median in Cathedral City, authorities said.Officers responded just after midnight to the scene of a car crash on Dinah Shore Drive, east of Cathedral Canyon Drive, the Cathedral City Police Department reported, where they found a single vehicle had...