A Riverside motorcycle accident near the intersection of Jurupa Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard killed its rider, according to a report posted on instantRiverside.com.Rialto resident, Michael Martinez, 57, was in a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 pick-up truck when he collided
Police say that former San Diego Chargers safety Terrence Kiel has died in a car accident. Police Sgt. Alan Hayward says the 27-year-old Kiel was driving alone in a Chevy Sedan at about 10:15 last night in San Diego's upscale
Investigators say an equipment malfunction is to blame for a the skydiving death of a 51-year-old man in Riverside County. Keith Colwick of Fallbrook died at a hospital Friday morning about two hours after jumping out of a plane at
Cooler temperatures and marine fog allowed firefighters in Big Sur to gain some ground Saturday on an obstinate wildfire, while a blaze expanded in Santa Barbara County where forecasts called for hotter weather.
Police say a 56-year-old Whittier man is dead and his 34-year-old son is behind bars on suspicion of murder charges. The 34-year-old will appear in court Monday. The man's father, identified as Joe Anthony Valverde, collapsed minutes after the two
Police say a Cal State Bakersfield fraternity fireworks booth was robbed at gunpoint Friday night but they were able to catch the suspect who accidentally shot himself in the leg following the heist. Bakersfield police Lt. Mike Cantrell says the
Most Democratic presidential challengers typically write off Orange County as a Republican stranglehold. Senator Barack Obama, of course, is not the typical candidate and to that end, he will campaign in Newport Beach next week seeking votes and cash for
Police say a man was found stabbed to death in Bellflower Saturday morning. The victim died at the scene. His name was withheld pending notification of his family.
A man whose body was found in the Bay Thursday afternoon has been identified by the San Francisco medical examiner's office as 48-year-old Edward Howell of San Francisco.
The state attorney general has charged a former San Jose police officer with felony drunken driving more than three months after police failed to test her for intoxication after a car accident.
That trip to Europe? The large screen TV? The room addition!!? They are all closer in sight this week as gas prices continue to fall in Los Angeles. Fall being relative, of course. The average price of a gallon "fell"
Cool, damp weather early Saturday helped crews gain ground on the huge wildfire that wiped out this coastal retreat's holiday tourist trade, allowing some personnel and gear to be shifted to a growing blaze farther south Nearly 2,000 firefighters were
1.3 million Number of honeybee hives trucked around the country each year. 1,600 Number of native bee species in California. 74 Number of native bee species in East Bay alone. 660,000 Acres of almond trees needing pollination in California. 1/3
Jack Cust hit a two-run homer and Joe Blanton pitched seven solid innings to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Despite advance efforts by police and firefighters to remind the public how dangerous illegal fireworks are, and that on this Fourth of July, people caught using them in Oakland would be fined $1,000 dollars — plenty of people took to
Alameda, which just might host the longest Fourth of July parade in the world, was sitting curbside Friday on its best folding chairs. Nobody wanted to miss a single twirler, trumpeter, council member, beauty queen, flag bearer, unicyclist or prancing
The Briggs School District held its promotion ceremony for the Class of 2008 on Friday, June 13. Leading the class were valedictorians Erica Jazmin Preciado and Sunderlin Douglas Jackson, and salutatorian Taylor DeZavala. Promoting with honors were Taylor DeZavala, Sunderlin
