4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (439+ words) Q: John Lapke of Temecula wants an explanation of what Caltrans is doing on the 215 Freeway near Alessandro Boulevard in Riverside. "They replaced several sections but left some areas that are desperately in need of repair. Why spend the money to…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (179+ words) As the sun rose Sunday, April 5, the faithful celebrated the good news of Easter on a Riverside mountaintop. They once again hiked up Mount Rubidoux for a service commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Mount Rubidoux Easter Sunrise Service…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (255+ words) Organizers of the Riverside Tamale Festival are planning their 13th event to enjoy food and have fun " but also to raise money for their cause. The celebration will be Saturday, April 18, at White Park in downtown Riverside. Scheduled for 11 a. m. to 7 p. m. , the…...

1+ week, 2+ day 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day 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…...

2+ week, 3+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ 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…...

3+ week, 2+ day 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, 2+ 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, 3+ 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…...