State confirms Riverside attorney to regents board -- P-E

The state Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Riverside attorney Bruce D. Varner as a member of the University of California Board of Regents.

Executive appointed to governor's panel -- P-E

Riverside resident Rita Norton has been appointed to the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities by Gov. Schwarzenegger.

Outgoing Riverside County sheriff wants his top aide to succeed him -- P-E

In letters to county supervisors, outgoing Riverside County Sheriff Bob Doyle on Wednesday endorsed his top executive, Undersheriff Neil Lingle, to succeed him.

Riverside County DA undaunted by ad he calls gang threat -- P-E

Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco pledged Monday to seek more court injunctions like one he has filed against a Riverside gang that he believes threatened him in a newspaper advertisement over the weekend.

Corona business leaders vent crime concerns -- P-E

Gang graffiti, burglary, customer-identity theft and workers' compensation fraud were among the top concerns identified by Corona business leaders Monday at a chamber luncheon with Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco.

New information released on Riverside County, Indio income levels -- The Desert Sun

Indio’s median income level last year was $45,143, less than Riverside County’s median of $53,508, according to new poverty and income information released by the Census Bureau today.

Home construction plummets 53 percent -- The Californian

The pace of home building in Riverside County, the epicenter of California's recent housing boom, has slowed to less than half what it was a year ago, a report released Monday by the California Building Industry Association shows.

Riverside memorial honors CHP officer killed in 2003 -- P-E

A CHP motorcycle officer killed in a crash in 2003 was memorialized Monday outside the CHP Riverside office on the fourth anniversary of his death.

Riverside responses to 911 calls from cell phones speed up -- P-E

City of Riverside callers who use their cell phones to dial 911 should get a faster response now that those calls are being answered by the city's public safety communications center instead of the CHP. 

Riverside elementary school handles safety concerns -- P-E

Riverside Unified opened its newest elementary school Monday with a campus supervisor, strict visitor check-in rules and orders to keep the campus locked during school hours.

Scheme targeted elderly, jury told -- P-E

The case against D.W. Heath & Associates unfolded in a Corona courtroom Monday as prosecutors reviewed brochures, print ads and promotional videos they contend were used to misrepresent the safety and the nature of investments, many of which quickly turned sour, and the company's credentials as financial advisers.

Riverside Humane Society different from Animal Services agency -- P-E

People still confuse the Riverside Humane Society with the Riverside County Department of Animal Services, humane officials said.

Moreno Valley sues county over property taxes -- P-E

The city of Moreno Valley is suing Riverside County, claiming that the county has taken away more than $3 million in property tax revenues and jeopardized plans to build a new city library.

Vigil set to honor troops, end war -- P-E

Members of MoveOn.org Political Action in Riverside will hold a candlelight vigil between 5 and 8 p.m. today to persuade Congress to vote to end the war in Iraq and honor soldiers who have died or been injured there.

Trio of proposed buildings too close to Santa Ana River, some say -- P-E

Riverside County's Planning Department is recommending approval of a three-building industrial project in the Pedley area that is expected to generate an estimated 200 jobs.

Council candidate taking questions on radio program -- The Desert Sun

Palm Springs City Council candidate Lee Weigel will be on News Talk 920/1140 AM from 6 to 7 p.m. today.

Alligator in the desert? -- P-E

The alligator -- scooped out of a pool in Cathedral City over the weekend -- is in good health and will be turned over to the California Department of Fish and Game, according to veterinarian Susan Powell.

Opinion: Exit-test evasion -- P-E

Weakening the state's high school exit exam instead of addressing why students fail the test gets priorities exactly backward, and the Legislature should reject this flawed approach.

Opinion: Court's ruling means all valley cities should release salaries -- The Desert Sun

The public has the right to know how government spends its tax dollars, and a ruling Monday by the California Supreme Court now backs up that statement 100 percent.