Rabbit wildfire 95% contained, burns 8,200 acres in Riverside County
Firefighters continued battling a large brush fire burning near Beaumont in Riverside County on Friday, July 21.
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Firefighters continued battling a large brush fire burning near Beaumont in Riverside County on Friday, July 21.
New ways to extract DNA from century-old bones are helping families find closure.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that the state would be fining the Temecula Valley Unified School District in an ongoing battle over a social studies curriculum that involves gay rights activist Harvey Milk.
Many of the firearms seized were ghost guns and fully-automatic rifles.
Weather conditions described as "dangerously hot" are expected to continue inland through Monday, forecasters with the National Weather Service said.
All evacuation orders have been lifted for residents impacted by the Reche Fire, firefighters said.
Firefighters have gained ground on a brush fire burning near Gavilan Hills east of Perris that had scorched 338 acres.
As temperatures remain at or near triple-digit levels in many areas, dedicated cooling centers have been established in Los Angeles and Palm Springs.
The blaze, which has been dubbed the Snake Fire, has burnt through 30 acres of brush and has a "moderate to rapid rate of spread," according to Riverside County firefighters.
A Mead Valley vegetation fire burns 5 acres in the 19900 block of Seaton Avenue
The Palm Springs dog that won Best in Show at this year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will get another accolade Monday night: He'll be sworn in as the city's first "Canine Mayor."
Dr. Sam Sannoufi was arrested for the second time on Friday after more patients came forward with sexual assault allegations as Riverside police investigated claims that he assaulted a patient during a consultation exam at his clinic in Riverside.
Extreme heat has been predicted for most of Riverside County, with triple digit temperatures expected to settle over the area through next weekend.
Circumstances leading up to the crash are not immediately known, but three people were found inside of a car that crashed in the parking lot of Alta Murrieta Elementary School late Saturday evening.
The Riverside County Coroner's Office identified the six victims of the fatal plane crash near French Valley Airport in Murrieta on Saturday.
