‘Energy Summit’ planned today in Palm Springs

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California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom will speak at the Southern California Energy Summit today at the Palm Springs Convention Center. [...] Read More

Supervisor Jeff Stone lays out plans for ‘South California’

Supervisor Jeff Stone

Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone on Tuesday will detail his reasons for wanting the county and a dozen neighboring counties [...] Read More

Supervisor Jeff Stone’s proposal for ‘South California’ gets mixed reviews

Supervisor Jeff Stone

Stone said in a statement late Thursday that Riverside, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Tulare counties should form the new state of South California. Read More

Supervisor Jeff Stone to propose 13 counties’ secession from the state

Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone is proposing that Riverside County lead a campaign for 13 Southern California counties to secede [...] Read More

Riverside County to receive disaster relief funds

President Barack Obama signed a declaration Wednesday that will make disaster relief funds available in Riverside County and other parts of the state hard-hit by December’s rain. Read More

Carrot spill shuts northbound 5 Freeway

Traffic was stopped in all four lanes shortly after the 2 p.m. wreck, as health department and Caltrans bulldozer crews were sent to the scene to clear the foodstuff. Read More