Riverside County News
SCHOLARSHIPS: Altura foundation names 28 winners
38 recent high school graduates from Riverside County get $1,000 each, including 10 going to UCR who will be awarded in August
BEAUMONT: LeAnn Rimes performs free concert July 24
LeAnn Rimes will perform at Beaumont’s free summer concert series in Stewart Park on Wednesday, July 24
MOUNTAIN FIRE: Origin found, cause remains unknown
Officials say they are comfortable that they’ve located the origin of the 27,000-acre blaze, but don’t yet know the cause
MOUNTAIN FIRE: Crews nearly double containment of blaze
Fire crews have 49 percent containment of the Mountain Fire and are hoping for some rain on Sunday
BEAUMONT: Library to celebrate Carnegie birthday
Grant from philanthropist helped pay for construction of the facility in 1914
BANNING: Police chase down vehicle theft suspect
Suspect drove onto sidewalk, then ran from police before being captured
BEAUMONT: Electrical fire damages home
Firefighters managed to contain the blaze to the garage
BANNING: Traffic collision kills elderly woman
The Arizona resident was a passenger in a car that was broadsided while leaving a KOA campground, police say
BEAUMONT: Business plans car, bike show
Top-Line Industrial event will benefit charities
BEAUMONT: City Council to appoint planning commissioner
Three men have applied to replace Commissioner Sean Balingit, who resigned last month
BANNING: Officer shoots; no one hit
The gunfire erupted while the officer was chasing an escaped domestic violence suspect, investigators say
BANNING: Warehouse worker stabbed, co-worker arrested
Police said the stabbing followed a workplace argument
BEAUMONT: VFW plans golf tournament
July 21 event will benefit Desert Edge post
CABAZON: Man killed by deputy identified as Yucaipa man
James Ridge, 46, ignored commands to drop his knife, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said
BANNING: Trustees to discuss 2013-14 goals
The school board will hear from staff at each school site as they consider education goals and a teamwork structure
IDYLLWILD: Artists’ show and gallery tour this weekend
Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s Artist of the Year event and exhibition coincides with Lemon Lily Festival weekend
IDYLLWILD: Lily festival unfolds with education, music
The fourth annual Lemon Lily Festival takes visitors back to a pioneer time in mountain history when the flower thrived
BANNING: Teen shot in back
Victim hospitalized after Thursday morning incident on West George Street
DESERT: Deputy shoots, kills knife-wielding man, officials say
The knife-wielding man advanced on a deputy, ignoring repeated commands to drop the weapon, sheriff’s officials say
BEAUMONT: Summer concert series begins
The city brings in topnotch performers, such as Wilson Phillips; the group leads off the series on Wednesday evening, July 10