A Corona family says they are heartbroken and outraged after learning that the woman convicted of killing their youngest son could soon be released from prison after serving just two and a half years of a nine-year sentence. Benjamin Montalvo was killed in July 2020 while riding his bike with friends near his alma mater, … Read more
A preliminary magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Monday evening just five miles north-northeast of Indio Hills, rattling communities across Southern California. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit just before 6 p.m. at a depth of nearly 2 miles. Officials said the epicenter was about 14.5 miles north of Coachella and 16.6 miles northeast … Read more
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a mother of four who was killed when a speeding driver caused a fiery multi-vehicle crash in San Bernardino. On Jan. 14, Laura Teniz, 57, was on her way to work at a Denny’s restaurant, where she worked as a manager, when the deadly crash occurred. Earlier that … Read more
Community members are rallying to support a Los Angeles gardener and his family after he chose to self-deport following a detention by federal immigration agents. Alberto Cabral, 73, came to the U.S. from Mexico at age 15. He worked as a landscaper for decades, serving clients in Westwood, West Hollywood, and the Hollywood Hills, and … Read more
A Southern California man has been convicted of molesting multiple children over a period spanning nearly 30 years. Martin Herrejon Vieyra, 58, of Santa Paula, was found guilty of eight felony charges on Jan. 12, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said two of the victims were targeted for extended periods. One … Read more
Two inmates labeled as “suspected assailants” are under investigation following a fatal attack at a Central California prison, according to officials. The California Department of Corrections said late Saturday that it launched an investigation into the alleged homicide of an incarcerated person at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, located in Fresno County. CDCR officials … Read more
A stabbing near the end of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Leimert Park sparked a large police response Monday afternoon, with officers forming a skirmish line as crowds gathered in the area. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded at about 1:58 p.m. to reports of a stabbing near Stocker … Read more
San Bernardino County detectives announced an arrest in a 2001 murder cold case, nearly 25 years after a woman was found dead in Hesperia. The investigation began on April 14, 2001, when Suzanne Sites-Fenton, 32, was reported missing by her husband after failing to return home from a night shift at the Mervyn’s store in … Read more
San Bernardino County homicide investigators are searching for the gunman responsible for the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Victorville. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Friday, January 16, near Glen Canyon Lane and Burwood Avenue, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies arriving at the scene found the victim, Jeremy … Read more
Three men were hospitalized early Sunday morning after being struck by gunfire in northwestern Miami-Dade County, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO). Shortly before 4:30 a.m., deputies responded to a ShotSpotter alert near 2400 NW 55th Street in Brownsville. While en route, they were informed that one man with a gunshot wound had been … Read more