Missing Calif. teen charged with murder in shooting, burning of his friend

CA teen charged with shooting friend, burning body

Tests confirm charred remains found in S. Calif. backyard are those of missing 17-year-old boy

Charred remains are those of missing Calif. teen

Openly lesbian Episcopal priest is elected assistant bishop in Los Angeles

Lesbian Episcopal priest elected LA assist. bishop

Lesbian priest could become second openly gay bishop in national Episcopal church

Woman may become 2nd openly gay Episcopal bishop

Los Angeles Episcopal diocese could elect first openly gay bishop 1 day after first woman

LA Episcopal diocese may elect first gay bishop

Los Angeles Episcopal diocese elects first woman bishop, gay candidate making strong showing

LA Episcopal diocese elects first woman bishop

LA election for Episcopal bishops includes 2 gay candidates

LA Episcopal bishop vote includes gay candidates

Kidnapper who held Riverside victim for $140K ransom in casket-like box gets life sentence

Kidnapper who held victim in casket box gets life

7 people charged in California for alleged $17 million securities and mortgage scam

7 charged in alleged securities and mortgage scam

Soboba Indian chairman arrested on charges of bribery, false tax returns

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A leader of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians has been charged with conspiracy and bribery relating to tribal casino and real estate ventures.

Raw sewage stink forces Ohio high school to dismiss students shortly after arriving

RIVERSIDE, Ohio — A high school in Ohio had to dismiss students shortly after they arrived for the day because a plumbing problem filled the building with the smell of raw sewage. School district officials said the odor was from a restroom vent pipe that became disconnected at Stebbins High School in the Dayton suburb of Riverside.

Calif. man who held woman in makeshift casket is convicted of kidnapping, faces life in prison

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California man accused of kidnapping a woman, holding her in a makeshift casket and demanding $140,000 ransom has been convicted and faces up to life in prison.

2 Southern California sisters get 6 years in federal prison for tax fraud

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Two Southern California sisters have been sentenced to six years in federal prison and ordered to pay $14 million in restitution for their role in defrauding the IRS.

Complaint: 1981 murder of tribal leader, others in Calif. was hit job

LOS ANGELES — An unsolved 1981 triple murder that spawned decades of conspiracy theories was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation, state authorities said Thursday in a felony complaint.

California AG issues arrest warrant in 1981 triple homicide in Riverside County

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The California attorney general’s office has issued an arrest warrant in a 28-year-old triple homicide case in Riverside County.

Retired police sergeant pleads guilty to 2 ‘Grandpa Bandit’ bank robberies in Calif.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A retired police sergeant has pleaded guilty to robbing two banks in holdups that earned him the nickname “The Grandpa Bandit.”

Fugitive relative of convicted CA arsonist who killed firefighters accused of jury tampering

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The brother-in-law of a Southern California man convicted of setting an arson wildfire that killed five federal firefighters has been charged with felony jury tampering.

Bail granted for LA man whose mom-murder conviction was tossed after more than 26 years

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge has granted bail to a Los Angeles man who spent more than 26 years in prison for the killing of his mother.

Calif. man sentenced to death for arson murders of 5 firefighters

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A convicted arsonist was sentenced to death Friday for setting a Southern California wildfire that killed five federal firefighters struggling to defend a rural home from raging, wind-driven flames.

California man sentenced to death for arson murders of 5 US firefighters

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A convicted arsonist was sentenced to death Friday for setting a Southern California wildfire that claimed the lives of five federal firefighters as they struggled to defend a rural home from raging wind-driven flames.

Judge refuses to shut down slum Calif. migrant camp despite owner’s inability to make repairs

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A migrant encampment on tribal land with squalid living conditions was ordered to stay open by a federal judge Thursday even though its owner said he wouldn’t be able to pay for repairs.

Nourishing leftovers: Gleaning bears fruit for food banks, poor families hurt by recession

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A growing army of needy people and volunteers are descending on farms, fields and backyards across the nation in search of leftover produce that might otherwise go to waste.

Federal judge upholds $100M Mattel verdict over Bratz dolls, appoints receiver for MGA

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal judge upheld a $100 million jury verdict Monday for Mattel Inc. in a lengthy legal battle over rights to the Bratz doll, a rival to Mattel’s Barbie.