Winchester: Festival’s silent auction benefits local charities

By Rich Linton, on December 12, 2011, at 8:42 am
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It may have been the bright sunshine and warmer temperatures or the need to head to the malls for seasonal [...] Read More

Riverside: Christmas tamale festival aids youth

By Rich Linton, on December 10, 2011, at 8:02 pm
RPD officer Neely Nakamura prepares spicy green tamales, a recipe she learned from her mother for the Riverside Christmas Tamale Festival in Dec. 2011. (File: Rich Linton/SWRNN

Riverside Assistant Chief Chris Vicino and CHP Area Commander Tom McCreary shared an enviable task Thursday evening at the Riverside [...] Read More

Santa chugs into inland stations tonight (video)

By Rich Linton, on December 10, 2011, at 9:38 am
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The 19th annual “Spark of Love Toy Drive” ramps up its season tonight with the arrival in the Inland Empire [...] Read More

Daughter of slain cruise ship victim reads letter in court

By Rich Linton, on December 9, 2011, at 8:40 am
Carmel Buckhout, and Francis Longstreet, daughter and father of Shirley McGill, seen shortly after the sentence was delivered in the Robert J. McGill murder trial.(Rich Linton/SWRNN)

Before yesterday’s life prison sentence was handed down to Robert J. McGill for murdering his wife during a 2009 cruise, [...] Read More

RivCo: Commission denies permit for Liberty Quarry

By Rich Linton, on December 7, 2011, at 11:54 am
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Months of meetings and deliberations, public opinion from several municipalities including the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, coupled with more [...] Read More

Menifee: City hosts first Christmas tree lighting ceremony

By Rich Linton, on December 7, 2011, at 5:00 am
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For the first time since the fledgling City of Menifee incorporated, a very proud mayor and city council flipped the [...] Read More

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