Riverside County News
THE PASS: One World Film Festival coming to Pass
Short films bring into focus the lives and cultures of the vastly different, yet amazingly similar people with whom we all share the planet.
BANNING: Councilman Bob Botts resigns
He says the council hasn’t accomplished anything positive for the city since the last election
BANNING: Council postpones hiring consultants for project review
City staff will provide details and timelines about how the Rancho San Gorgonio master-planned community will be evaluated
BEAUMONT: Pass Latino Leadership Council to meet
Leaders will share goals as it seeks to promote minority leadership
CHERRY VALLEY: Father, sons arrested in explosives case
Raid on Nancy Avenue home uncovers an underground bunker and munitions, sheriff's deputies say
BANNING: Council considers experts for housing project review
Because of the city’s small staff, consultants will take the lead in the review of a proposed 3,573-home development
BANNING: Police chief on voluntary paid leave
Chief Leonard Purvis previously had filed a claim against the city alleging misconduct by a councilman
BANNING: Another family gets a Habitat home
The San Gorgonio chapter celebrates another housewarming Monday, Oct. 7, and has an Oct. 11 fundraiser for a Veterans Build project
BEAUMONT: Annual Olive and Wine Faire on tap
Event will feature food, games and lectures
IDYLLWILD: Eerie experience at Idyllwild Ghost Town
The Halloween season attraction is a fundraiser for Idyllwild School
CABAZON: How The Wheel Inn, land of the dinosaurs, became extinct
The most recent operator couldn’t save the ailing, aging diner despite his best efforts
CABAZON: The Wheel Inn is out of business
The most recent operator couldn’t save the ailing, aging diner despite his best efforts
BANNING: Hospital offers $60 mammograms in October
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital is offering the exams in support of breast cancer awareness month
BEAUMONT: Like the original, Oktoberfest brings town together
It’s not just about the beer, but about the camaraderie and family fun, say residents and the event’s longtime “burgermeister”
MOUNTAIN CENTER: Melissa Etheridge headlines animal rescue benefit
The singer-songwriter’s manager and publicist have both adopted animals from Living Free animal sanctuary, which will benefit from festival proceeds
BEAUMONT: Council chambers may be named for late planning commissioner
Lifelong resident Joe Davis served on the planning commission for almost 30 years
MORONGO RESERVATION: Powwow to attract visitors
Morongo Band of Mission Indians hosts its 23rd annual Thunder and Lightning Powwow on Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29
BANNING: Suspect’s bunker had comforts of home
600-square-foot, single-room bunker had a bed, small sofa, refrigerator, stove, electric lights, closet area and maybe even cable TV, sheriff's officials say
BANNING: Man arrested after bunker standoff identified
The Banning man who held off Riverside County sheriff’s deputies for nearly five hours while holed up in a fortified bunker on Wednesday, Sept. 25, was identified Thursday as Rodney Kim Nottingham, 37.
HEALTH: Woman fought breast cancer while pregnant
The young mother had a mastectomy and chemotherapy before giving birth to a healthy boy