An autopsy was pending today for a 55-year-old inmate who died in his cell at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside, but there were no indications of foul play. Reynaldo Ramos of Riverside suffered fatal complications in his cell within Housing Unit 4A of the downtown jail shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to

Surveillance video captured a vehicle crashing through the front of a cannabis dispensary store in Coachella Thursday morning. The crash happened at around 11:40 a.m. on the 84000 block of Avenue 50. Details remain limited, however, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that there were no injuries nor arrests as a result of the crash.

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing. Californians for Safer Communities, a bipartisan group made up of law

A patron enjoying the patio of a local coffee shop had a close call Thursday morning when a car crashed through a wall. The crash happened at around 6:50 a.m. on E Palm Canyon Drive and S Camino Real. Police told News Channel 3 that the driver of the vehicle hit the wall as a

A candlelight vigil honoring crime victims will be hosted by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin in Palm Desert and Riverside, the district attorney’s office announced today. The Palm Desert vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park located at 43900 San Pablo Ave.   The Riverside vigil

Festival season is underway with campers starting to arrive for ‘Coachella Weekend 2’ starting Thursday. Those arrivals impact local hospitals, with tens of thousands of people coming into the desert to party. JFK Memorial Hospital is less than three miles away from the Empire Polo grounds, making it the closest local hospital for festival goers.

The 7th Annual Coachella Valley Business Conference & Economic Forecast takes place Thursday morning at Fantasy Springs. The event is presented by the Riverside County Office of Economic Development and hosted by the Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians at Fantasy Springs. At the conference, county leaders and keynote speakers will gather to discuss business trends,

Michael Barreiro and Leia Ruiz are asking for the community’s help and support after their camera gear was stolen from a staff area at the Indio Polo grounds during weekend one of the Coachella Music and Arts festival. The Orange County couple said the incident has left them without the tools they rely on for