The meat processing company JBS is closing a packing facility in Riverside and will lay off 374 employees, according to a notice from the California Employment Development Department.
The closure comes as a limited cattle supply has led to record-high beef prices this year.
The Riverside facility, operated by JBS subsidiary Swift Beef Co., prepares meat for sale in U.S. grocery stores but does not slaughter animals, JBS spokesperson Nikki Richardson said.
The affected employees will be given opportunities at other JBS plants, including relocation support, Richardson said. Employees who choose not to relocate will be given a 60-day notice period before their employment ends.
The price of beef has soared in recent months as ranchers have cut their herds due to a drought across pastureland and a parasite known as screwworm, which forced a halt to U.S. imports of Mexican cattle. Last month, meat processing giant Tyson Foods closed one if its largest beef-processing facilities in Nebraska.
JBS said production handled at the Riverside plant will be transferred to other company facilities without interrupting customer supply or service.
The transition is expected to be complete by early next year, the company said.
“JBS is committed to supporting impacted team members through this transition,” Richardson said in a statement. “The company remains focused on delivering high-quality products and dependable service while strengthening its operational footprint to meet evolving market demands.”
The Riverside plant closure is part of a broader company strategy to optimize and simplify its operations. Shares of JBS were down less than 1% in midday trading Monday and have remained flat this year, rising about 2% since January.
The company, which has a U.S. headquarters in Greeley, Colo., also has facilities and offices throughout Europe and Australia.
The landscape is shifting in California’s oil industry as well, with Valero Energy Corp. planning to shut down a major refinery in the state by spring 2026.
Last year, Chevron moved its headquarters from San Ramon, Calif., to Houston, citing challenging business regulations in the Golden State. This year, the last factory that turned sugar beets into sugar in California shut down, leading to the elimination of hundreds of jobs in the Imperial Valley.
According to a Chapman University economic forecast released this month, California’s job growth totaled just 2% from the second quarter of 2022 to the second quarter this year, ranking it 48th among all states.
The state lost jobs consecutively from June to September. Also, next year the state is expected to add 62,000 jobs.
California also experienced a net population outflow of more than 1 million residents from 2021 to 2023, with the top five destinations being states with zero or very low state income taxes: Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Florida, the report noted.
When viewers first see her, Rose, a Native American woman in her 60s, is inside her second-hand shop in the town of Derry, Maine, in 1962.
She speaks with another character about the woman’s son. The scene ends with Rose staring after the woman with an unreadable expression.
The role of Rose in “It: Welcome to Derry” is more than the next acting gig for UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero.
It’s another important step by a Native American actor in a Hollywood that has seen few significant Native characters in movies and TV shows.
UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero portrays Rose in “It: Welcome to Derry,” an HBO Max series. (Courtesy of Brooke Palmer/HBO)
UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero, left, is seen with Taylour Paige in “It: Welcome to Derry,” a new HBO Max series. (Courtesy of Brooke Palmer/HBO)
Kimberly Guerrero, a UC Riverside professor, plays Rose in “It: Welcome to Derry.” (Courtesy of Brooke Palmer/HBO)
UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero attends the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO Max series “It: Welcome to Derry” at Warner Bros. Studios on Oct. 20, 2025, in Burbank. (Courtesy of Araya Doheny/Getty Images for HBO)
UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero attends the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO Max series “It: Welcome to Derry” at Warner Bros. Studios on Oct. 20, 2025, in Burbank. (Courtesy of Araya Doheny/Getty Images for HBO)
Kimberly Guerrero, a UC Riverside professor, seen Aug. 3, 2023, has a role in “It: Welcome to Derry,” a series on HBO Max. (Courtesy of Stan Lim, UC Riverside)
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UC Riverside professor Kimberly Guerrero portrays Rose in “It: Welcome to Derry,” an HBO Max series. (Courtesy of Brooke Palmer/HBO)
For example, a 2023 USC study found that 1% of roles in top-grossing films over a 16-year period had Native American characters. Less than a quarter of them were speaking roles.
Guerrero said that, looking back at cinema through the decades, there was little Native representation — and what there was wasn’t written by Native Americans or directed by them.
Guerrero, an actor, screenwriter, producer, director and UCR professor of acting and screenwriting, is doing her part to change that.
Guerrero plays Rose, a reoccurring character in the HBO Max series that is a prequel to Stephen King‘s 1986 horror novel “It,” which has been translated to film.
She said it was a powerful opportunity for her to stand in Rose’s shoes.
The character has lived in her ancestral home in Maine all her life and is deeply linked to the history and songs of her people, Guerrero said.
“Somebody that is so intimately and powerfully connected to the land, to the water, to the air, to those who have gone before her and understanding her place in the world,” Guerrero said. “… There was an ease with playing her.”
At this point, viewers have seen the creature It, later known as Pennywise the Clown, a shape-shifting monster that has been on earth for millennia and feeds on humans in 27-year cycles. Rose, a member of the local tribe, is living through her third encounter with the creature.
Guerrero, born in Oklahoma in 1967, is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and of Salish-Kootenai descent, a 2023 UCR news release states.
Guerrero’s most well-known role came in the 1990s as Jerry’s Native American girlfriend on “Seinfeld.” In 2020, things changed when she played Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller in the Gloria Steinem biopic “The Glorias.” In 2021, she played Auntie B. in Reservation Dogs, a TV show about four Native American teens in Oklahoma.
Guerrero’s love of acting started well before she appeared on television. And she noticed the lack of diversity in the industry well before then as well.
As a child, a moment that stood out for Guerrero was watching “The Brady Bunch” at a time when the portrayal of her people was very much “cowboys and Indians,” she said.
In a popular story arc, the Brady family visits the Grand Canyon and meets a Native American boy, Jimmy Pocaya, played by Michele Campo, she said.
“It was just so liberating for me as a kid who didn’t really see anybody that looked like me on television,” Guerrero said.
The character was cool, she said, and talked like a normal kid. It was something she’d not seen before.
The study examined speaking or named characters in movies to understand how Native American roles were portrayed on screen. It found that less than one-quarter of 1% of all speaking roles went to Native American characters and that Native American roles did not exceed 1% of roles available in the 16 years studied.
During that time, there was one film in which a Native actor had a leading role. Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of all Native American speaking characters were inconsequential to the plot, and a third filled secondary roles, the study found.
When Native American characters did appear, more often than not they were male, at 77%. Women characters comprised 23%. In 1,581 movies of the 1,600 examined, there were no women with speaking roles. Sometimes their characters didn’t even have names.
Many shows have moved away from leaning into blatant stereotypes and characters are more well-rounded and better represented. But it is still not perfect, he said.
Shows such as “Reservation Dogs,” a 2021 comedy series “blew the lid off it” and there has been a surge in Native film companies, directors and actors in the past 10 years.
Guerrero entered the industry in the 1990s after graduating from UCLA. Coming out of college, she said casting agents didn’t know what to do with her. She filled a particular “niche” as a Native American woman.
Things had progressed and characters were given more depth when she came into the industry, Guerrero said. One huge “watershed moment” came after the 1990 film “Dances with Wolves,” starring and directed by Kevin Costner. The film employed Native American actors such as Graham Greene and Rodney Grant.
“There was some really cool things happening,” Guerrero said. “The Indigenous people that I was playing were really kind of fleshed-out human beings.”
Things were moving in a positive direction, she said. At the end of the 1990s, things changed.
“Then, all of a sudden, the door closed so hard, so profoundly,” Guerrero said.
Guerrero went back to school in the 2010s. She attended UCR, earned a master of fine arts and became a professor in 2017. Guerrero said a pivotal moment was the 2016 Standing Rock protests that fought against an oil pipeline through Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lands in North Dakota.
Millions of people watched the standoff in real time. Suddenly, it was not about explaining that Native people belonged in contemporary settings and that let the proverbial horse out of the barn, she said.
“I think you have a global audience that wants to see more Indigenous representation and not just, like, slotted into shows where we kind of make sense,” Guerrero said.
The Stephen King universe is influenced by Native history, Guerrero said. The author’s influence from growing up in Maine has given a foundation to many of his tales, something she said was an exciting part about being on the show.
“I think it’s a perfect time, you know, in Native American Heritage Month just to gently … kind of reflect on the world and the people and the cultures and the beautiful rich stories that were here before America was America,” Guerrero said.
“And that is part of American history.”
Episodes of “It: Welcome to Derry,” are being released on Sundays through Sunday, Dec. 14.
When it comes to Proposition 50, Marcia Owens is a bit fuzzy on the details.
She knows, vaguely, it has something to do with how California draws the boundaries for its 52 congressional districts, a convoluted and arcane process that’s not exactly top of the mind for your average person. But Owens is abundantly clear when it comes to her intent in Tuesday’s special election.
“I’m voting to take power out of Trump’s hands and put it back in the hands of the people,” said Owens, 48, a vocational nurse in Riverside. “He’s making a lot of illogical decisions that are really wreaking havoc on our country. He’s not putting our interests first, making sure that an individual has food on the table, they can pay their rent, pay electric bills, pay for healthcare.”
Peter Arensburger, a fellow Democrat who also lives in Riverside, was blunter still.
President Trump, said the 55-year-old college professor, “is trying to rule as a dictator” and Republicans are doing absolutely nothing to stop him.
So, Arensburger said, California voters will do it for them.
Or at least try.
“It’s a false equivalency,” he said, “to say that we need to do everything on an even keel in California, but Texas” — which redrew its political map to boost Republicans — “can do whatever they want.”
A reasoned attempt to even things out in response to Texas’ attempt to nab five more congressional seats. Or a ruthless gambit to drive the California GOP to near-extinction.
It all depends on your perspective.
Above all, Proposition 50 has become a political ink-blot test; what many California voters see depends on, politically, where they stand.
Mary Ann Rounsavall thinks the measure is “horrible,” because that’s how the Fontana retiree feels about its chief proponent, Gavin Newsom.
“He’s a jerk,” the 75-year-old Republican fairly spat, as if the act of forming the governor’s name left a bad taste in her mouth. “No one believes anything he says.”
Timothy, a fellow Republican who withheld his last name to avoid online trolls, echoed the sentiment.
“It’s just Gavin Newsom playing political games,” said the 39-year-old warehouse manager, who commutes from West Covina to his job at a plumbing supplier in Ontario. “They always talk about Trump. ‘Trump, Trump, Trump.’ Get off of Trump. I’ve been hearing this crap ever since he started running.”
Riverside and San Bernardino counties form the heart of the Inland Empire. The next-door neighbors are politically purple: more Republican than the state as a whole, but not as conservative as California’s more rural reaches. That means neither party has an upper hand, a parity reflected in dozens of interviews with voters across the sprawling region.
On a recent smoggy morning, the hulking San Bernardino Mountains veiled by a gray-brown haze, Eric Lawson paused to offer his thoughts.
The 66-year-old independent has no use for politicians of any stripe. “They’re all crooks,” he said. “All of them.”
Lawson called Proposition 50 a waste of time and money.
Gerrymandering — the dark art of drawing political lines to benefit one party over another — is, as he pointed out, hardly new. (In fact, the term is rooted in the name of Elbridge Gerry, one of the nation’s founders.)
What has Lawson particularly steamed is the cost of “this stupid election,” which is pushing $300 million.
“We talk and talk and talk and we print money for all this talk,” said Lawson, who lives in Ontario and consults in the auto industry. “But that money doesn’t go where it’s supposed to go.”
Although sentiments were evenly split in those several dozen conversations, all indications suggest that Proposition 50 is headed toward passage Tuesday, possibly by a wide margin. After raising a tidal wave of cash, Newsom last week told small donors that’s enough, thanks. The opposition has all but given up and resigned itself to defeat.
It comes down to math. Proposition 50 has become a test of party muscle and a talisman of partisan faith and California has a lot more Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents than Republicans and GOP-leaning independents.
Andrea Fisher, who opposes the initiative, is well aware of that fact. “I’m a conservative,” she said, “in a state that’s not very conservative.”
She has come to accept that reality, but fears things will get worse if Democrats have their way and slash California’s already-scanty Republican ranks on Capitol Hill. Among those targeted for ouster is Ken Calvert, a 16-term GOP incumbent who represents a good slice of Riverside County.
“I feel like it’s going to eliminate my voice,” said Fisher, 48, a food server at her daughter’s school in Riverside. “If I’m 40% of the vote” — roughly the percentage Trump received statewide in 2024 — “then we in that population should have fair representation. We’re still their constituents.” (In Riverside County, Trump edged Kamala Harris 49% to 48%.)
Amber Pelland says Proposition 50 will hurt voters by putting redistricting back into the hands of politicians.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Amber Pelland, 46, who works in the nonprofit field in Corona, feels by “sticking it to Trump” — a tagline in one of the TV ads supporting Proposition 50 — voters will be sticking it to themselves. Passage would erase the political map drawn by an independent commission, which voters empowered in 2010 for the express purpose of wrestling redistricting away from self-dealing lawmakers in Washington and Sacramento.
“I don’t care if you hate the person or don’t hate the person,” said Pelland, a Republican who backs the president. “It’s just going to hurt voters by taking the power away from the people.”
Even some backers of Proposition 50 flinched at the notion of sidelining the redistricting commission and undoing its painstaking, nonpartisan work. What helps make it palatable, they said, is the requirement — written into the ballot measure — that congressional redistricting will revert to the commission after the 2030 census, when California’s next set of congressional maps is due to be drafted.
“I’m glad that it’s temporary because I don’t think redistricting should be done in order to give one political party greater power over another,” said Carole, a Riverside Democrat. “I think it’s something that should be decided over a long period and not in a rush.” (She also withheld her last name so her husband, who serves in the community, wouldn’t be hassled for her opinion.)
Texas, Carole suggested, has forced California to act because of its extreme action, redistricting at mid-decade at Trump’s command. “It’s important to think about the country as a whole,” said the 51-year-old academic researcher, “and to respond to what’s being done, especially with the pressure coming from the White House.”
Felise Self-Visnic, a 71-year-old retired schoolteacher, agreed.
She was shopping at a Trader Joe’s in Riverside in an orange ball cap that read “Human-Kind (Be Both).” Back home, in her garage-door window, is a poster that reads “No Kings.”
She described Proposition 50 as a stopgap measure that will return power to the commission once the urgency of today’s political upheaval has passed. But even if that wasn’t the case, the Democrat said, she would still vote in favor.
“Anything,” Self-Visnic said, “to fight fascism, which is where we’re heading.”
The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office will seek a minimum 31-year sentence for Cabazon resident Jake Haro when he is sentenced Monday, Nov. 3, for murdering his 7-month-old son Emmanuel, while the Public Defender’s Office will argue for a term of 15 years to life, court documents filed Friday show.
Haro, 32, on Oct. 16 pleaded guilty at the Riverside Hall of Justice to second-degree murder, assault on a child under 8 causing death and filing a false police report.
“There is nothing in the law or before this court that should lead a sentencing judge to believe that this man deserves anything but the maximum sentence allowed by law,” Assistant District Attorney Brandon Smith wrote.
Second-degree murder carries a sentence of 15 years to life. The term for a child assault conviction is 25 years to life. The DA’s Office said that the murder and assault were part of the same act. Under California law, a defendant can be sentenced on only one charge if one act resulted in convictions on multiple charges.
Typically, a judge will sentence the defendant on the count that carries the longest prison sentence. But Superior Court Judge Gary Polk is not bound by that practice.
Smith proposed in his filing on Friday that Haro first be sentenced to six years for violating his probation.
Haro had pleaded guilty to the court in 2023 to child abuse causing great bodily injury after he and his wife abused their 10-week-old daughter, Carolina, in 2018 to the point where she cannot use her arms and legs and has cerebral palsy, Smith wrote. Haro was ordered to serve 180 days in custody, and a six-year prison term was suspended as long as Haro did not break more laws. But on the same day Haro admitted killing Emmanuel, he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition.
After Haro finishes that six-year term, Smith wrote, he should begin serving a sentence of 25 years to life for assaulting Emmanuel. A one-year sentence for a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report — Haro and wife Rebecca claimed that Emmanuel had been kidnapped — should run at the same time, Smith wrote.
“Jake Haro murdered seven-month-old Emmanuel, but in reality, he comes before the court having taken the lives of two young children,” Smith wrote. “If there are lower forms of evil in this world, I am not aware of them.”
A makeshift memorial for missing 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro is seen outside his Cabazon home on Oct 16, 2025. Prosecutors have proposed that his father, Jake Haro, be sentenced to a minimum of 31 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to assaulting and killing the baby that Haro and his wife originally claimed was kidnapped. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Deputy Public Defender Allison Lowe, in a document also filed Friday, said Haro should receive credit for admitting his guilt and doing so at an early stage of the case. Because of that, Lowe wrote, Polk should sentence him on the lighter of the two felonies, the murder charge that carries a penalty of 15 years to life.
Lowe added that Haro does not have the ability to pay fines or fees.
“Prior to his arrest, Mr. Haro was not working and was on disability,” Lowe wrote.
Rebecca Haro, 41, is also due in court on Monday. Court records show that her attorney, Jeff Moore, plans to object to the judge’s order that made private a document related to a so-called Perkins operation in which a suspect is placed in a jail cell with an inmate who, being paid by law enforcement, attempts to elicit a confession.
No one has revealed which of the Haros was involved in that ruse.
Rebecca Haro has pleaded not guilty to the same charges to which her husband admitted.
The case has garnered national attention, with local residents building a makeshift memorial to the baby outside his home and going on impromptu, hopeful ground searches. Others, fluent in social media, have devoted hours of coverage to the case, in some instances breaking news ahead of the mainstream media but in others creating a burden for detectives who authorities said have had to devote time to investigating ultimately false claims.
Take a look at some of the Southern California News Group’s top photos from the Week 4 games Friday, Sept. 19.
Jordan Johnson (5) of Thousand Oaks brings down Simi Valley’s Quentin McGahan (17) during their game at Simi Valley High School Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
The Jordan Panthers take the field as they get ready to take on Long Beach Poly in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep defenders tackle Bellflower’s Jordan Hunter (4) in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Yorba Linda running back Vaughn Sharp finds some room to gain yardage against Tustin in a nonleague football game in Yorba Linda on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Harry Johnson (14) is lifted by Tyler Gaines (57) as they celebrate a Jackrabbit touchdown in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Thousand Oaks quarterback Jackson Taylor (7) throws a pass against Simi Valley during their game at Simi Valley High School Friday, Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Mira Costa running back AJ McBean rushes the ball during the Mustangs’ game against San Juan Hills on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Mira Costa wide receiver Luke Meeker runs with the ball after making a catch during the Mustangs’ game against San Juan Hills on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Zion Anderson (6) is all smiles after making a big catch for the Jackrabbits in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep’s Tyler Dang (2) carries against Bellflower in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Zion Anderson (6) forces Jordans Kymani Hill (4) out of bounds in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Tustin wide receiver Hayden Koo, left, makes the touchdown catch in front of Yorba Linda cornerback Thomas Knutson in the first quarter in a nonleague football game in Yorba Linda on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep quarterback Yanick Diaz (4) is under pressure against Bellflower in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
San Juan Hills celebrates a touchdown during the Stallions’ game against Mira Costa on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep’s Noah Penunuri (31) sacks Bellflower quarterback Darion Richardson (15) in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Simi Valley’s Zane Tryon (14) gains yards against Bret Warner (49) of Thousand Oaks during their game at Simi Valley High School in Simi Valley on Friday, Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Luke Sullivan (4) carries the ball for Thousand Oaks as they play Simi Valley High School Friday, Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
San Juan Hills wide receiver Ryan Matheson catches the ball during the Stallions’ game against Mira Costa on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Zion Anderson (6) scores another Jackrabbit touchdown as they lead Jordan in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Mira Costa wide receiver Luke Meeker catches the ball during the Mustangs’ game against San Juan Hills on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
San Juan Hills wide receiver Luke Frith rushes after a catch during the Stallions’ game against Mira Costa on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Jordan Johnson (5) runs the ball for Thousand Oaks as they travel to Simi Valley High School for a game Friday, Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Tustin wide receiver Hayden Koo pushes Yorba Linda cornerback Thomas Knutson away after catching a pass in a nonleague football game in Yorba Linda on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Jaden Hernandez (9) is tripped up by Jordans Jordan Thomas (5) in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Thousand Oaks quarterback Jackson Taylor (7) is sacked by Simi Valley’s Caleb Power (31) during their game at Simi Valley High School Friday, Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
San Juan Hills quarterback Timmy Herr throws the ball during the Stallions’ game against Mira Costa on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep quarterback Yanick Diaz (4) is under pressure against Bellflower in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Jordan’s Jordan Thomas is on Long Beach Polys Jaden Hernandez (9) as he tries to catch a touchdown pass in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Tustin quarterback Ayden Edwards makes a big gain on a keeper against Yorba Linda in a nonleague football game in Yorba Linda on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Mira Costa quarterback Liam Meeker rushes the ball during the Mustangs’ game against San Juan Hills on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Mira Costa wide receiver Luke Meeker runs with the ball after making a catch during the Mustangs’ game against San Juan Hills on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Long Beach Poly’s Kymere Smith tries to get past Jordans defense in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep’s Nathaniel Shinei (12) carries against Bellflower in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Yorba Linda quarterback Noah Trujillo drops back to pass against Tustin in a nonleague football game in Yorba Linda on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
The San Juan Hills defense brings down the runner during the Stallions’ game against Mira Costa on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Jordan’s Marcus Williams (24) tries to get through Long Beach Polys Kymere Smith (12) and Kingston Pierre (25) in Long Beach, CA, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Mira Costa running back AJ McBean rushes the ball during the Mustangs’ game against San Juan Hills on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
The San Juan Hills defense brings down the runner during the Stallions’ game against Mira Costa on Sept. 19th, 2025. (Photo by Gil Castro-Petres, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep defenders tackle Bellflower’s Amir Neal (9) in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep’s Christian Lee (3) carries the ball against Bellflower in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep’s Tyler Dang (2) carries for a touchdown against Bellflower in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
Rio Hondo Prep defenders body slam a Bellflower ball carrier in a non-league game at Bellflower High School on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
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Jordan Johnson (5) of Thousand Oaks brings down Simi Valley’s Quentin McGahan (17) during their game at Simi Valley High School Sep. 19, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
A pair of modest earthquakes rattled Southern California on Saturday morning, with epicenters in Ontario.
The earthquakes, of magnitudes 3.5 and 3.9, occurred within about a half hour of each other. Shaking was felt as far away as the city of Los Angeles, Orange County and northern San Diego County, according to crowdsourcing reports sent to the U.S. Geological Survey.
“Light” shaking, as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale, was felt close to the epicenter, which included Ontario International Airport, the USGS said. Light shaking is enough to disturb windows and dishes and can rock standing cars noticeably.
“Weak” shaking may have been felt as far away as Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, Long Beach, Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino.
The first earthquake struck near Archibald Avenue and Brookside Street at 10:05 a.m. Saturday, and was followed by the larger earthquake about three-fifths of a mile to the northeast, with an epicenter at the 60 Freeway and South Oak Hill Drive.
The Ontario Police Department said there were no immediate reports of damage.
In Rowland Heights, a resident felt his desk shake hard for a few seconds. The shaking was so jarring he initially thought someone might have crashed into the house.
Known for its stunning views of the nearby mountains and its vibrant arts and culture scene, Riverside, CA, offers a unique blend of natural beauty and urban excitement. Whether you’re exploring the historic downtown area or enjoying the outdoor recreational opportunities along the Santa Ana River, Riverside has something for everyone. Whether you’re settling into a new apartment in Riverside or have been a longtime resident, this Redfin article will dive into some fun facts about Riverside you’ll want to know.
1. Riverside is the birthplace of the California citrus industry
Riverside is known as the birthplace of California’s citrus industry. The introduction of the Washington navel orange in the late 1800s led to a booming citrus industry, transforming Riverside into a prosperous city. One of the original navel orange trees planted in Riverside still stands at the corner of Magnolia Ave and Arlington Ave.
2. Riverside has a historic park dedicated to citrus
Speaking of citrus-related facts about Riverside, The California Citrus State Historic Park offers a glimpse into Riverside’s citrus history. You’ll also find exhibits, groves, and a museum dedicated to the city’s citrus heritage.
3. The world’s largest paper cup can be found in Riverside
Riverside is home to the “World’s Largest Paper Cup,” a quirky roadside attraction that stands at 68 feet tall. It’s a fun and unique sight to see in the city. The cup is actually made of concrete instead of plastic, and was originally built to promote the former Lily-Tulip Cup Corporation.
4. The Historic Mission Inn is one of Riverside’s most scenic destinations
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is a historic landmark in Riverside, known for its stunning architecture and luxurious accommodations. The hotel has also hosted a range of prominent guests from Albert Einstein to Tom Hanks. It’s a popular spot for weddings and special events.
5. It’s also rumored to be haunted
The Mission Inn has also been said to be haunted, with guests and staff reporting ghostly encounters. It’s a popular spot for ghost hunters and those interested in the paranormal.
6. The March Field Air Museum is located in Riverside
Riverside is home to the March Field Air Museum, which features over 70 historic aircraft and an extensive collection of aviation artifacts. It’s a must-visit for aviation enthusiasts.
7. Mount Rubidoux offers spectacular views of the city
Mount Rubidoux offers stunning views of Riverside and the surrounding area. It’s a popular spot for hiking and outdoor activities, and it’s also home to the iconic Peace Tower.
8. Downtown Riverside features historic architecture
Downtown Riverside is filled with historic architecture, charming shops, and delicious restaurants. The area is home to more than a dozen historic sites according to the National Registry of Historic Places. It’s a great place to explore and soak in the city’s unique atmosphere.
9. Riverside hosts an international film festival
Riverside hosts an annual International Film Festival, showcasing independent films from around the world. It’s a great event for film enthusiasts and a chance to see some unique and thought-provoking cinema.
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A Utah couple is thanking their lucky stars after they were reunited with their pet cat they accidentally shipped to an Amazon facility in Riverside while trying to make a return.
Galena the cat is back home in the Beehive State after the wayward feline’s tendency to snuggle in boxes inadvertently took her on a trip to Southern California.
According to the cat’s owners, Matt and Carrie Stevens Clark, the pair shipped a box of shoes to Amazon for a return. Little did they know, however, Galena made the mistake of making herself comfortable in that very same box.
“That was the worst part, we just had no idea what happened,” Carrie told NBC affiliate KSL News. “She just mysteriously disappeared. We had absolutely no idea what happened to her.”
Desperate to find their beloved pet, the couple set out fliers in their neighborhood bringing attention to their cat’s disappearance. They also called friends, family members and neighbors inquiring about Galena’s whereabouts.
With no leads on their cat’s location, the couple became disheartened; that is — until they received a shocking phone call that Carrie described as “the most amazing, insane news in the entire world.”
Galena’s microchip was detected 650 miles away in Riverside. An Amazon worker found the cat and took her under her care until the family could be reunited.
“I just couldn’t even believe that she was in California,” she said. “I thought it was a prank. It’s still hard to wrap my brain around.”
According to the Clarks, their cat sneakily went undetected in the large box and was shipped off.
“We had no idea, so Matt took her to the package drop-off without knowing that our dear cat was inside,” Carrie said.
Galena went six days without food or water but according to her owners, she has since recovered.
“We’re just so happy to have her again,” Carrie said. “Oh my goodness.”
Nestled in the heart of the Inland Empire, Riverside, CA is a city bursting with culture and charm. From the historic Mission Inn Hotel to the stunning landscapes of Mount Rubidoux, there’s no shortage of beauty to explore. So, whether you’re searching for apartments in Riverside, homes for sale, or are already a local, this Redfin guide is for you. Here is Redfin’s list of the top 10 things to do in Riverside, catering to both newcomers and long-time locals alike.
1. Visit the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is a historic landmark in Riverside. It is known for its stunning architecture and beautiful gardens. Visitors can take a guided tour of the hotel to learn about its rich history and explore the unique art and artifacts on display. The hotel also offers a luxurious spa experience for those looking to relax and unwind.
The hotel is also home to the Festival of Lights, which takes place every year during the holiday season. “Each year, millions of twinkling lights transform the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa and its surrounding streets into a breathtaking wonderland,” says La Wayne Hearn, owner of Superior West Property Management. “Visitors are treated to a sensory feast as they wander through unique displays, that range from animated figures to cascading light curtains. The festival also features live entertainment, delicious food vendors offering festive treats, and an ice-skating rink.”
2. Explore the Museum of Riverside
The Museum of Riverside is a great place to learn about the history and culture of the region. It features exhibits on natural history, anthropology, and local art. Visitors can also enjoy special events and educational programs for all ages.
3. Take a stroll through Mount Rubidoux Park and other stunning natural areas
Mount Rubidoux Park offers stunning views of the city and the surrounding landscape. It’s a popular spot for hiking, picnicking, and enjoying the outdoors. The park also features a historic cross at the summit, making it a unique and picturesque destination. While Mount Rubidoux may be the most popular hiking spot in the area, it’s far from the only one.
“If you ask about hiking opportunities in Riverside, CA, most residents will mention Mount Rubidoux Park,” says Brian Bean of Riverside-based Dream Big Property Management. “A lesser known but much cooler hike is the Box Springs Mountain Reserve, which offers more diverse trails, with varying levels of difficulty, and usually is less crowded. There are two parking areas, one on each side, and several of the trails feature outstanding views of Riverside, Moreno Valley and the surrounding area.”
4. Visit the California Citrus State Historic Park
The California Citrus State Historic Park celebrates the citrus industry that played a significant role in the region’s history. Visitors can explore the park’s groves, learn about citrus farming, and enjoy the fragrance of blooming citrus trees. The park also offers guided tours and educational programs.
5. Attend a performance at the Fox Performing Arts Center
The Fox Performing Arts Center is a beautifully restored historic theater that hosts a variety of performances, including concerts, plays, and dance shows. It’s a great place to experience live entertainment and immerse yourself in the local arts scene.
6. Discover the Riverside Art Museum
The Riverside Art Museum showcases a diverse collection of contemporary art and hosts rotating exhibitions by local and international artists. It’s a vibrant cultural hub that offers art classes, workshops, and community events for art enthusiasts of all ages.
If you want to create some art of your own, there are places in Riverside to do just that. For example, Mud Hut Pottery Studio offers fun clay experiences for all ages and skill levels. Take part in activities from pottery wheel lessons to painting your own pottery (PYOP). There are fun options for anyone whether you’re artistically inclined or simply looking to learn a new skill.
7. Enjoy a day at Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is a picturesque urban park with scenic lakes, walking trails, and recreational facilities. Visitors can rent paddle boats, have a picnic by the water, or simply relax in the peaceful surroundings. The park also hosts special events and festivals throughout the year.
8. Explore the University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens
The UCR Botanic Gardens feature diverse plant collections from around the world, including rare and endangered species. Visitors can take self-guided tours to admire the beauty of the gardens, learn about conservation efforts, and participate in educational programs.
9. Shop and dine at the Riverside Plaza
The Riverside Plaza is a popular shopping and dining destination with a mix of well-known retailers, local boutiques, and restaurants. Visitors can enjoy a day of retail therapy, grab a bite to eat, or catch a movie at the plazas theater.
Not far from the plaza, you’ll find plenty of other places to grab a bite, including Cafe Le Reve. Richard Gargan, founder of Brunch Expert, recommends a visit for brunch, a quaint and charming spot known for its authentic French cuisine. “Cafe Le Reve is not just a place to eat; it’s a destination for those who appreciate the finesse of French cooking combined with the laid-back ambiance of Riverside,” Gargan says. ”The cafe’s intimate setting, with seating for only 18 people, ensures a personalized and cozy dining experience.”
10. Experience the March Field Air Museum
The March Field Air Museum is a must-visit for aviation enthusiasts and history buffs. It houses an extensive collection of aircraft, artifacts, and exhibits that showcase the evolution of aviation and the military. The museum offers guided tours and special events for an immersive experience.
“It’s an airshow every day at March Field Air Museum,” says Sherry Ziegler, a Riverside local who works at the museum. “The museum houses an extensive collection of aircraft, artifacts, and exhibits that showcase the evolution of aviation and the military. The museum offers guided tours and special events for an immersive experience”.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) — Two teenagers were stabbed, one of them fatally, during a party in Riverside early Sunday morning.
Officers responded to a complaint of a loud party in the 3400 block of Gay Way around 12:20 a.m., according to the Riverside Police Department.
When they arrived at the scene, where the party was already in the process of shutting down, they found two teen boys suffering from stab wounds. One of them died at the scene and another was taken to the hospital with a non-life threatening stab wound.
Less than half an hour later, police learned of a third teenager who had also been taken to the hospital with an unspecified injury. Authorities determined that the teen was possibly involved in the stabbing and was detained.
Police don’t believe anybody else was involved. All of them were described as being of high school age.
Additional details about what led up to the stabbing were not available.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (CNS) — A 27-year-old nurse was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female patient at a Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Riverside where he worked, police said.
Jacob Daniel Hartman of Corona was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center on sexual assault charges, including sexual battery of an unconscious person, according to Riverside Police Department spokesman Ryan J. Railsback. He was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Hartman has since been terminated from the hospital. Detectives presume there are additional victims have not come forward.
“As soon as we learned of this serious accusation, we immediately cooperated with law enforcement and started an internal investigation,” a statement from the hospital said.
Anyone with information on the assaults was urged to contact Detective Daniel Suarez at (951) 353-7120 or DSuarez@RiversideCA.gov. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can email RPDTips@RiversideCA.gov.
If you have a fireplace in Southern California, experts are asking you not to use it. A no-burn alert has been extended at least through Wednesday as much of the region sits beneath an atmospheric soup of haze and pollutants.
The alert was issued Monday by the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the non-desert parts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The alert bans any burning of wood or manufactured fire logs made of wax or paper due to poor air quality in the region.
Current weather conditions are contributing to air quality woes, said one expert.
“Basically, the weather conditions that we’re seeing are light winds and not a lot of vertical mixing in the upper atmosphere, which can lead to high levels of fine particle pollution,” said Scott Epstein, a supervisor with the South Coast AQMD.
Stefanie Sullivan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, attributed the poor air quality first and foremost to the “shallow” marine layer causing what is known as temperature inversion: Instead of temperatures decreasing with height, they increase.
“That acts as a lid,” Sullivan said, “so air really doesn’t move up beyond that level, trapping all the haze and pollutants.”
Epstein said the AQMD tracks several pollutants, including ozone and fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5. The latter type of pollution is highly hazardous to respiratory health, as particles can enter deep into the lungs, causing asthma attacks and other health problems.
Ozone tends to be a bigger issue during the warmer months of March through October due to atmospheric concentrations of the pollutant increasing with heat. Fine particulate matter is a bigger issue during the colder months of November through February; there have been eight no-burn days so far this winter in Southern California.
Epstein said the alerts are issued after certain pollutant concentrations are reached anywhere within the AQMD’s jurisdiction.
If any part of the region crosses the pollutant threshold, a no-burn alert is issued for the entire area. Epstein said this is because emissions, including those created by burning wood, can shift and affect areas with averages below the threshold.
“Poor air quality moves around,” he said.
For Wednesday’s alert, Epstein said two areas were forecast to surpass the threshold: Perris Valley and the Riverside metro area. Other parts of the region are forecast to have conditions near the threshold, including the eastern San Bernardino valley and the Norco-Corona area.
Esptein said the inland parts of the region, especially Riverside and San Bernardino counties, tend to have higher concentrations of PM2.5.
“That’s not necessarily because they have way more emissions,” Epstein said. “They occur west of there and then blow east.”
Fortunately, rain is in the forecast and could help clear out some of the trapped pollution. Back-to-back rainstorms were expected this week, according to the National Weather Service.
“When you get rainstorms, you also get some wind that can clean things out that way,” Epstein said.
For those who wish to view the Air Quality Index forecast, or for real-time air quality updates, visit AQMD.gov.
A crackling fire on Christmas Day might feel cozy, but for air quality officials in Southern California, the pollution ain’t worth it.
All wood burning, both indoor and outdoor, is banned on Monday for everyone living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and nondesert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Manufactured fire logs, such as those made from wax or paper, also are banned while the 24-hour No-Burn Day Alert is in effect.
Officials from the South Coast Air Quality Management District emphasized that these alerts are mandatory — and that they are issued when public health is at higher risk.
The particles in wood smoke — also known as fine particulate matter or PM2.5 — can bury deep into your lungs, trigger asthma attacks and cause a surge in emergency hospitalizations.
Mountain communities above 3,000 feet in elevation are exempt from the ban, as well as homes that rely on wood as a sole source of heat.
The Mission Inn Museum could lose its home at its namesake’s historic confines in Riverside if the hotel and the foundation that runs the museum cannot agree on lease terms.
Since 2000, the museum, run by the Mission Inn Foundation, has been housed within the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, which was built in 1902 and over the years has hosted several U.S. presidents and celebrities including Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Clark Gable and Harry Houdini.
The hotel, run by the Historic Mission Inn Corporation, has been named a National Historic Landmark.
“The Mission Inn Foundation and Museum is being threatened with eviction from the Mission Inn hotel, our home of over 30 years,” the foundation said in a news release.
The museum hosts historical artifacts relating to the mission and offers guided tours of the grounds to guests as well as students.
“If the Mission Inn Foundation is evicted, this may all end,” the foundation said.
Last week, the foundation launched a GoFundMe campaign for a legal fund that, as of Friday, has gathered $1,110 toward its $10,000 goal.
A Change.org petition in support of the museum had gathered 850 signatures as of Friday.
The foundation claims that when the site was sold by the city to private buyers, “the Mission Inn Foundation was specifically written into the sales agreement to ensure that the community would retain access to its most treasured landmark.”
The foundation was to “retain museum space within the hotel, retain the right to give tours and to conduct other museum services for 50 years.”
The situation, however, is more complicated due to a move made by the state in 2013.
The museum has occupied its space under a 22-year lease agreement made in 2000 between Riverside’s now-dissolved redevelopment agency and the Mission Inn Corporation, according to a statement from the city. The lease agreement included two renewal options, each for 10 years.
The redevelopment agency then subleased the space to the museum at no charge.
But in 2013 the local redevelopment agency and hundreds of others across the state were thrown out of business by the California Legislature. Authorized by law since 1945, redevelopment agencies used a portion of property tax money to partner with developers to encourage development in blighted areas.
The state Legislature voted in 2011 to abolish the agencies in order to bolster state tax revenues for schools and public safety agencies. The action was later upheld by the California Supreme Court.
Cities were allowed to form “successor agencies” to complete business started by the defunct redevelopment agencies but could not enter into any new business.
As a result, in 2022, when the successor agency in Riverside attempted to exercise its option to renew its lease with the Mission Inn hotel, state regulators denied its bid.
“The request to renew the lease was denied, with the (State) Department of Finance stating, ‘Pursuant to HSC section 34163(c)(1), successor agencies shall not renew or extend the term of leases,’” the city said in its statement.
The city said it has attempted to work with the hotel and the foundation for two years to either relocate the museum and “generally facilitate a good outcome.” But now the outlook for the museum looks uncertain.
“To date … these efforts between the Mission Inn and the Mission Inn Foundation have not borne fruit,” the city said.
On Sept. 29, the Mission Inn Foundation was served with a notice to vacate the premises.
The Historic Mission Inn Corporation has made “numerous” new lease offers, which the foundation has rejected, Patrick O’Brien, an attorney for the corporation, told the Press-Enterprise.
The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa did not immediately return a request for comment.
Karl Hicks, board president of the Mission Inn Foundation, told the Press-Enterprise that the offer was a single, five-year lease with no renewal options and “nothing after that.”
Newswise — RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Their popularity makes celebrities easy to spot. Strangers, however, can also get mistaken for celebrities, resulting in cases of false “celebrity sightings.” In attempting to explain the contradiction, a University of California, Riverside, study reports that celebrity faces are remembered more precisely but less accurately.
Precision, in this context, refers to how memories for a particular face resemble each other over repeated memory retrievals, which can be likened to the clustering of arrows on a target in archery. Accuracy measures how remembered faces resemble newly encountered faces — or the deviation from the target in archery.
“What our findings say is that people might accept errors by misidentifying someone as a celebrity in the interest of securing a ‘celebrity sighting,’” said Weiwei Zhang, an associate professor of psychology, who led the study that appears in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. “Our study explains why people are good and bad at spotting celebrities and highlights the importance of assessing both memory imprecision and bias in memory performance.”
The study tested 52 college students’ memory for morphed faces that looked like the celebrities Anne Hathaway, Brad Pitt, Zendaya Coleman, or George Clooney. The goal was to assess whether and how prior familiarity with celebrities affects participants’ memory performance.
The researchers collected a total of eight face stimuli: those of Hathaway, Pitt, Coleman, and Clooney, and four non-celebrity faces. Participants were first briefly presented with a photo of a celebrity or non-celebrity. After a short interval, they were presented with a test face and asked if it was the same face as the studied face (test faces were the same half the time and altered the rest of the time). For instance, if the first photo was 100% celebrity, the test face could be altered to 78% celebrity 50% of the time, Zhang said. The same procedure was followed when participants were first shown photos of non-celebrities.
“We found that familiarity with celebrities led to sharpened and more precise memories for celebrities as compared to non-celebrities,” he said. “But it also led to impaired memory accuracy, where celebrity lookalikes or morphed faces were misremembered as celebrities.”
According to Zhang, the findings can help explain a tradeoff in human behavior.
“Familiarity with celebrities in our study is key for the variance-bias tradeoff in face recognition for celebrities,” he said. “We don’t seem to do this for anyone else.”
Bias and variance are prediction errors. The total error is the sum of these two error terms, resulting in a trade-off between the two. In machine learning, bias is the difference between the average prediction and the correct value. Variance is a measure of the spread of data points. The variance-bias tradeoff, as its name suggests, is the tradeoff between variance and bias. Finding a good balance between these prediction errors helps minimize the total error.
Zhang explained that human cognition appears to work like machine learning; where cognition is concerned, variance, which is the opposite of precision, and bias, which is the opposite of accuracy, would need to trade off each other to maximize the opportunity to process and represent information.
“The conventional wisdom is that we want our memory to be super accurate and precise,” he said. “But such a rigid memory would not be able to accommodate the variance seen in natural stimuli. For instance, with different lighting conditions, makeup, dresses, and hairstyle, a person’s look can vary greatly. Our memories have to be noisy and vague enough — high variance — to support face recognition with all the variance we find in looks. However, when our memory is vague, face recognition can fail from time to time, which is not optimal in celebrity sightings, given that we don’t want to miss encounters with celebrities. So as a solution, we introduce recognition biases in the mix. We start identifying strangers or celebrity lookalikes as celebrities as an overcorrection for vague memories.”
Zhang is unsure if the findings have applications beyond faces — to objects and places, for example.
“It is at least theoretically possible that the variance-bias trade off may be extended to objects and places of importance to individuals,” he said. “We think our findings may be related to déjà vu experiences in that we may have inaccurate but subjectively strong memories.”
Next, the research team plans to conduct research to assess how memory accuracy and precision interact with each other and how these two aspects of memories are encoded in the brain.
Zhang was joined in the study by Bo‐Yeong Won and Hyung‐Bum Park. Won is now an assistant professor of psychology at California State University Chico. Park is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders.
The research paper is titled “Familiarity enhances mnemonic precision but impairs mnemonic accuracy in visual working memory.”
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A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed late Friday afternoon in the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore, authorities said. A suspect is in custody.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported that the deputy, identified as Darnell Calhoun, was transported to a hospital in serious condition. Calhoun later died of his wounds, the sheriff’s department tweeted Friday night.
The circumstances of the shooting were unclear. No further details were immediately provided.
“We are devastated to announce the passing of Deputy Darnell Calhoun who was killed in the line of duty this afternoon,” the sheriff’s department wrote.
The suspect’s condition was not confirmed.
Lake Elsinore is located about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
We are devastated to announce the passing of Deputy Darnell Calhoun who was killed in the line of duty this afternoon.
This comes just a few weeks after another Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was also shot and killed in the line of duty. Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was fatally shot Dec. 29 while conducting a traffic stop in the city of Jurupa Valley.
The suspect, 44-year-old William McKay, was shot and killed later that day by officers following a dramatic police pursuit which traversed several freeways. McKay had an extensive criminal history with convictions for kidnapping, robbery and multiple assaults with a deadly weapon, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco said.
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A sheriff’s deputy was shot Friday afternoon in the Southern California city of Lake Elsinore, authorities said. A suspect is in custody.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was transported to a hospital, the sheriff’s department reported. The deputy’s condition and the circumstances of the shooting were unclear.
The suspect’s condition was also not confirmed.
Lake Elsinore is located about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
This comes just a few weeks after another Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed. Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was fatally shot Dec. 29 while conducting a traffic stop in the city of Jurupa Valley.
The suspect, 44-year-old William McKay, was shot and killed later that day by officers following a dramatic police pursuit which traversed several freeways. McKay had an extensive criminal history with convictions for kidnapping, robbery and multiple assaults with a deadly weapon, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco said.
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