12+ hour, 35+ min ago  (345+ words) A reader who goes by Jay O wrote a few weeks back, asking about the history of the Riverside Soda Works, so it seems like a good time to take a look at this once-thriving business. In the late 1800s, soda…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1142+ words) Leonard Stock kept seeing innocent bystanders injured by the vehicle pursuits he'd watch on police reality shows. "I remember cringing," he said. One night, Stock recalled, "I went to sleep and woke up in the middle of the night with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (108+ words) Cities are staging Easter egg hunts. Stores are selling chocolates. And costumed Easter Bunnies have shown up at malls. At Riverside's Notre Dame High School, they're sharing the biblical story behind the upcoming holiday. Students on Tuesday, March 24, staged a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (589+ words) A California appeals court on Tuesday afternoon, March 24, dealt a setback to Attorney General Rob Bonta's effort to pause an investigation that led to the seizure of more than 650,000 ballots in Riverside County. According to online court records, a three-judge…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (850+ words) On Friday evening, March 13, as the sun began to set, people ready to start the weekend filtered into downtown Riverside for the restaurants, bars, clubs and entertainment venues. As parking started to disappear, more began to take advantage of a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (970+ words) Gardening writer Jeanette Marantos died Feb. 7 at age 70 while on assignment in Riverside. She was born in Riverside, too, on March 13, 1955, and spent nearly half her life here. Riverside was her native soil. "We attended the same United Methodist Church…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (345+ words) Riverside County now has three confirmed measles cases in what public health officials are calling "a localized outbreak" of the highly contagious and potentially fatal virus. The new cases, reported Friday, Feb. 13, involve an adult and child in western Riverside…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (674+ words) Homeless advocates, residents and students are continuing to press the Riverside City Council to reconsider its rejection of $20.1 million for a proposal to turn a motel into homeless housing as time runs out and potential lawsuits loom. RELATED: Homeless advocates…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (191+ words) A recycling system capable of simulating a free-flowing fire hose " without wasting water " is now part of the Riverside Fire Department's arsenal. "Pump Pod is a closed system, which recaptures and re-circulates the full-flowing water used during firefighter training, saving…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (188+ words) A celebration of culture and prosperity in the new year " the weekend-long Riverside Lunar Festival kicked off Saturday, Jan. 24 in downtown Riverside. The 14th annual festival, celebrating the Lunar New Year, came alive along Mission Inn Avenue, between Lime and Orange…...