Two earthquakes were reported Thursday just after 5:30 p.m. about six miles southwest of Idyllwild in Riverside County.
The first was a magnitude 3.8 quake, which was followed a minute later by a magnitude 3.5 temblor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quakes were about four miles from Valle Vista, eight miles from Hemet, nine miles from San Jacinto and 13 miles from Beaumont. According to the USGS, the quakes caused light shaking as far west as Cathedral City and as far east as Murrieta.
In the last 10 days, there have been no earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby.
An average of 234 earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.0 and 4.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample.
The first earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.7 miles and the second at 10.4 miles. Did you feel this earthquake? Consider reporting what you felt to the USGS.
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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.
After an atmospheric river brought mudslides, debris flows, toppled trees and flooding to Southern California over the weekend, another colder storm began hitting the region on Monday. Weather officials in response issued flood and snow advisories for parts of the region urging people to stay safe.
Besides the advisories, a flash flood warning was in place for parts of northern LA County until 9 p.m. Monday including Pasadena, Altadena, Pacoima, Sun Valley, Monrovia and Azusa.
A “pretty notable” atmospheric river landed over the region this weekend, along with some damage, bringing one to six inches of rain across Southern California, according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service.
“For November standards, it’s not too common for us to get an atmospheric river of the potency that we got. Usually, it’s more common that we would receive an atmospheric river that would give us a few inches of rain anywhere between December and March,” said NWS Meteorologist Sebastian Westerink.
Usually Southern California receives about an inch of rain by this point in the year. Rain levels are currently above average, according to Westerink. The amount of rain SoCal has received at this point in the fall ranges from over an inch up to five inches of rain.
Despite flood advisories issued Monday, many areas saw only light rain, but enough to dampen streets heading into the afternoon commute.
Forecasters said the rain would continue to fall into late Monday night, “with decreasing showers continuing into Tuesday.”
“Behind the front (Monday night) and Tuesday, an unstable and showery pattern will prevail as the upper low drops southward,” according to the NWS. “By Tuesday evening, rainfall totals with this system are expected to range from half an inch to one inch for coastal/valley areas with one to two inches for the foothills and mountains.
Rainfall rates through Tuesday are expected to generally be under half an inch per hour and will generate nuisance flooding across the area. But forecasters warned that isolated pockets could see rain rates of about an inch per hour, which could trigger more serious flooding and debris flows. A dusting of snow was also possible along the Grapevine stretch of Interstate 5 on Tuesday morning.
“Along with the rain and snow, thunderstorms will be a risk … through Tuesday. As the upper low drops southward today, a cold and unstable air mass will bring a threat of thunderstorms to all areas. On Tuesday, the threat of thunderstorms looks to be confined to LA county as well as interior sections of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties,” the NWS said.
The storm system was expected to be out of the area by late Tuesday, with the area getting a respite from the rain on Wednesday. But another storm system was expected to arrive in the Los Angeles area by Thursday afternoon.
Forecasters said that system could drop another quarter- to three-quarters of an inch of rain.
The National Weather Service also issued a Winter Weather advisory on Monday afternoon for the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains that will be in effect until 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Two to five inches of snow is expected to fall at elevations above 6,000 feet. Areas around 5,500 feet elevation could also see some powder. The affected towns include Running Springs, Big Bear and Wrightwood. Drivers were advised to proceed with caution.
PERRIS — Despite nine total interceptions it was still a one-point game in the end.
Agoura senior quarterback Gavin Gray was intercepted six times, but junior slotback George Hastings stepped up to finish the job as Agoura defeated Orange Vista 27-26 in overtime on Friday night in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 quarterfinals.
“I was just the right guy at the right time,” Hastings said. “I always knew we were going to rally and win this game.”
Hastings, who had six catches and three touchdowns last week in a first-round win over Summit, led the Chargers (10-2 overall) with 16 carries for 60 rushing yards and scored the game-tying touchdown in overtime before senior Luke Bussiere kicked the point-after attempt to win the game.
“We got down in the game in the second half and I think this team just wants it more,” Hastings said. “You could see everyone coming together to will us to this win.”
Senior quarterback Khalil Abdul-Aziz was just 9 for 22 with three interceptions and also fumbled twice in his final high school appearance as Orange Vista (9-3) lost for the first time since Week 1.
“We started the game off with fumble after fumble,” Orange Vista coach Shawn Fleming said. “Wet weather definitely affected our quarterback. It took a little bit away from our best player.”
Junior safety Devin Sandville returned two interceptions for touchdowns as Orange Vista battled back from a 17-6 deficit to take a 20-17 lead in the fourth quarter.
“We knew it was going to come down to the wire,” Fleming said. “Our defense played a great game to keep us in it.”
The Coyotes held that advantage until Bussiere kicked a 30-yard field goal to tie the game with less than 5 minutes remaining, and Bussiere even had a chance to win the game with a 37-yard field goal, but it was blocked as time expired in the fourth quarter.
“I feel more fortunate than I’ve ever felt,” Agoura coach Dustin Croik said. “I haven’t been a part of a game that has come down like that, and at the end we just dug it out and did what we needed to do.”
Orange Vista lost the coin flip to start overtime and took possession of the ball. Sophomore running back Bobby Greer (27 carries for 151 yards) got into the end zone in five plays for a 26-20 lead, but the PAT was blocked.
Hastings, who replaced Gray under center late in the fourth quarter, went around the left side for 20 yards in overtime to set up a game-tying 3-yard scoring plunge over the goal line.
“Everybody believes in (Hastings),” Croik said. “They call him ‘Captain America’, and for good reason. He’s the man. He rises to the occasion.”
Bussiere knocked through the ensuing PAT through the uprights to end the 3-hour, 47-minute game.
Jake Haro cries in court after pleading guilty to all charges, including second-degree murder of his 7-month-old son, Emmanuel, at the Riverside Hall of Justice in Riverside, Calif., on Thursday, Oct 16, 2025. (Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP, Pool)
A Southern California father who pleaded guilty to killing his missing 7-month-old son was sentenced Monday to more than 30 years in prison.
Jake Haro, 32, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty last month to the second-degree murder of his son, Emmanuel, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office said in a statement. A monthslong investigation has failed to locate the child’s remains.
Haro and his wife, Rebecca, had reported the baby was kidnapped outside a store in Southern California in August, saying Rebecca Haro was attacked and left unconscious while changing the boy’s diaper. The case drew widespread attention as authorities and members of the public fanned out to search for the boy.
The couple were arrested a little more than a week later at their home in the desert community of Cabazon, some 20 miles west of Palm Springs, after Rebecca Haro was confronted about inconsistencies in their account.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Polk sentenced Haro to seven years and two months in prison for a probation violation and other charges, then 25 years to life for assault on a child under age 8, according to the Press-Enterprise. The sentences will run consecutively.
Haro was also ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution.
Rebecca Haro, 41, has pleaded not guilty and is being held on $1 million bail. She is due to appear in court in January.
Riverside County prosecutors asked for Jake Haro to be sentenced to 31 years to life in prison for killing Emmanuel and for assaulting another child in 2018. Haro pleaded guilty to child endangerment for causing severe and lasting injuries to his then-10-month-old daughter and was given a 6-year suspended prison term that prosecutors said should now be applied.
“Jake Haro murdered seven-month-old Emmanuel but, in reality, he comes before this court having taken the lives of two young children. If there are lower forms of evil in this world, I am not aware of them,” Brandon Smith, assistant district attorney in Riverside County, wrote in court filings.
A message seeking comment was sent to Jake Haro’s attorney, Allison Lowe.
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.
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $6 million to a former Cal State San Bernardino administrator who alleged she was subjected to “severe or pervasive” gender harassment that her attorneys claim is systemic across the Cal State system.
Attorney Courtney Abrams, who represented Anissa Rogers, the former associate dean at Cal State San Bernardino’s Palm Desert campus, said in a statement that the jury award Monday, Oct. 20, represented “a resounding rejection of CSU’s long-running denials of gender bias within its ranks.”
“Dr. Rogers stood up not only for herself, but also the other women who have been subjected to gender-based double-standards within the Cal State system,” Abrams said following the three-week trial before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter.
Problem ‘systemic’
Rogers and Clare Weber, the former vice provost at the Palm Desert campus, sued Cal State San Bernardino President Tomas Morales, Jake Zhu, the former dean of the Palm Desert campus, and the Board of Trustees of the California State University system, which comprises 23 campuses statewide and is the largest four-year public university system in the United States, employing nearly 56,000 faculty and staff.
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Cal State San Bernardino President Tomas Morales, on Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2016.
The lawsuit, filed in March 2023, alleged a pattern and practice of discrimination and sexual harassment against female employees in the CSU system in violation of the state’s Equal Pay Act. Rogers and Weber claim they were either forced to resign or fired for speaking out against mistreatment of and pay disparity for female employees.
“This case exposed what women inside Cal State have been saying for years: the mistreatment of women within the Cal State system is not just a series of one-off incidents; the problem is systemic and structural,” said Andrew Friedman of Helmer Friedman, an attorney who represented Rogers in the lawsuit.
In an email Tuesday, Oct. 21, CSUSB spokesman Alan Llavore said: “We were disappointed by the verdict reached by the jury (Monday) morning, and we will be reviewing our options to assess next steps.” He declined further comment.
Officials at the California State University Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach also declined to comment.
Forced out
Rogers, who was hired as associate dean at the Palm Desert campus in August 2019, alleged in the lawsuit that on Oct. 15, 2021, she fielded multiple complaints from female employees who attended a “coffee with the dean” meeting Zhu hosted in which two male department heads berated a female administrator for about a half-hour. Zhu allegedly witnessed the conduct but did nothing.
Rogers confronted Zhu about what happened the same day after hearing about it from the other employees who attended the meeting. Zhu, according to the lawsuit, subsequently targeted Rogers for termination, pretextually complaining about vacation time she took and for attending an event at her daughter’s college that he initially approved.
On Jan. 1, 2022, Rogers, according to the lawsuit, was “constructively terminated” when she was forced to resign her position.
Evidence presented at trial showed that in addition to Rogers, several other current and former CSUSB employees brought forth complaints that Zhu treated women worse than men, but neither the university’s human resources department nor its Title IX offices ever launched an investigation into the allegations, said David deRubertis of The deRubertis Law Firm in Studio City, who served as the lead trial attorney for Rogers.
Weber alleges in the lawsuit that she wrote to Morales in July 2022 raising concerns that female vice provosts at the university were being paid less than their male counterparts. She said she was one of the lowest paid vice provosts in the CSU system, despite her large assignment portfolio. She called the alleged practice “highly offensive, totally discriminatory, and retaliatory.”
Weber, according to the lawsuit, asked Morales to put an end to the alleged practice and requested an investigation into her concerns. The next day she was fired.
Zhu retires
Two months after Rogers and Weber filed their lawsuit, CSUSB announced Zhu was retiring, commending him for, among other things, being “instrumental in moving the Palm Desert campus forward” and growing the campus to meet the needs of students in the Coachella Valley.
Zhu testified during trial that his retirement was unrelated to the lawsuit, and that he wanted to take care of his ailing mother and spend more time with his children, who were getting older, deRubertis said.
He said evidence at trial showed that allegations of female employee mistreatment by Zhu were brought up during a faculty meeting at the Palm Desert campus on Sept. 20, 2022, and that CSUSB Provost Rafik Mohamed and Morales already were planning to replace him due to so-called “leadership issues” before Zhu decided to retire.
Problems ignored
DeRubertis argued during trial that the gender-based mistreatment of Rogers was “an inevitable result” after CSUSB ignored a climate survey suggesting a culture of fear, intimidation, gender-based mistreatment and bullying at the university. The survey recommended that the university adopt an anti-bullying policy and an audit of HR practices and policies.
Morales acknowledged during trial that neither recommendation was implemented, deRubertis said.
The no-confidence vote and faculty senate resolution was a point of contention in the lawsuit, which described the resolution as “scathing.” It noted that within there years of Morales’ appointment as university president, 89% of the faculty, staff and administrators who were surveyed reported that the climate had become worse, and that Morales had failed to implement the bulk of the recommended changes.
“President Morales continues to be unwilling to acknowledge the severity of the problems of fear and distrust among employees,” according to the lawsuit.
Weber’s case, which was separated from Rogers’ case at trial, is expected to go to a jury next year.
A live-fire beach assault that will include amphibious vehicles, aircraft, and Navy ships to commemorate the Marines’ 250th anniversary on Saturday at Camp Pendleton will be conducted off one of the base’s many training ranges and not cause road closures, Marine officials said.
The mock assault dubbed: America’s Marines 250: From Sea to Shore – A Review of Amphibious Strength.– which will be held in conjunction with a program expected to include comments from Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John C. Phelan and Gen. Eric Smith, the Commandant of the Marine Corps — will be held off Red Beach, which lies on the coastal side of the 5 Freeway.
Comments Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom on X: “Donald Trump and JD Vance think that shutting down the I-5 to shoot out missiles from ships is how you respect the military,” caused public concern, with some media outlets reporting that a possible closure of the busy 5 Freeway is being considered for parts of Orange and San Diego counties from Friday to Saturday.
“All training events will occur on approved training ranges and comply with established safety protocols,” Lt. Col. Lindsay Pirek, a spokesperson for the I Marine Expeditionary Force overseeing the planning, said late Wednesday. “No public highways or transportation routes will be closed.”
“In advance of the training event and demonstration, we conducted a detailed risk assessment,” she added. “All participants will be briefed, medical, fire, and emergency assets will be on site, and multiple rehearsals will be conducted. All air, surface, and ground movements are scripted and rehearsed in accordance with standard operating procedures and established safety checklists.”
Metrolink, however, will not be operating some of its trains that cross the base on Saturday.
“Only OC Line train 1668, the final southbound train of the day, is anticipated to complete its normal route from LA Union Station to Oceanside,” the agency said in a press release.
A request for comment on the situation was placed with the offices of Newsom and Caltrans.
Following the live-fire demonstration, a community Beach Bash will take place at Del Mar Beach, where thousands of military personnel, families, and guests are expected to gather.
“The force training activities planned ensure our readiness to defend the Homeland and protect our nation’s interests abroad against emergent and unprecedented challenges today and in the years ahead,” Pirek said. “The capabilities demonstration will feature integrated Navy and Marine Corps operations across air, land, and sea.”
The White House Production Office will capture the Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration for inclusion in a national primetime broadcast on Nov. 9, ensuring Marine Corps contributions to America’s 250th birthday are highlighted for audiences across the nation.
A 50-year-old man was killed in a shooting that involved an off-duty Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputy in a remote area that divides Orange and Riverside counties, authorities said Saturday.
Deputies from the Lake Mathews sheriff’s station responded to multiple calls reporting a shooting at 8:15 p.m. Friday in the area of Holy Jim Trail and Main Divide Road near Santiago Peak, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
The off-duty deputy, whose name was withheld, had been approached by a man who appeared to be under the influence and who was armed with a firearm, the RCSD stated.
The deputy allegedly identified himself as a law enforcement officer and gave the man multiple verbal commands to raise his hands. The department stated that the man refused to comply and removed his firearm from its holster, prompting the off-duty deputy to open fire.
The man was struck by gunfire and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the RCSD. He was later identified as Agustin Vazquez Calvillo of Perris, in Riverside County.
No additional people were injured, and the scene was secured.
The Riverside County sheriff’s Force Investigations Detail assumed the investigation.
Anyone with additional information was encouraged to contact the California Highway Patrol Detective Daniel Kavert or Riverside County Sheriff’s Investigator Martin Alfaro at 951-955-2777.
The relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are displayed inside the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Royal Oak, Michigan. (National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica via AP)
The Rev. John Bettin, rector of the National Shrine of The Little Flower Basilica, looks Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at a relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux inside the basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan. (AP File Photo/Mike Householder)
A relic of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pictured in a book of Catholic saints, can be viewed at the El Carmelo Retreat House in Redlands on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Photo by Mark Acosta, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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The relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are displayed inside the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Royal Oak, Michigan. (National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica via AP)
At El Carmelo, people can venerate the relic, which consists of remains inside a container, at the retreat center’s chapel from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is no admission fee.
Guests can park around the neighborhood or at Eastside Christian Church,1000 Roosevelt Road. Visitors may walk up the main drive — about a quarter-mile uphill trek — to the retreat chapel, or take shuttles that will be available.
There will be partial closures on Highland Avenue, and between Roosevelt Street and Cimarron Street, to allow for foot traffic.
At 7 p.m., a closing blessing will be held before the relic is removed from the site, organizers said. The retreat center and its gardens will be adorned with hundreds of roses, commemorating “The Little Flower” who loved Jesus.
St. Thérèse’s relic also visited the Carmelite-run retreat house 25 years ago, in 2000 — during the last Jubilee Holy Year in the Catholic Church — garnering thousands of visitors, organizers said.
“You feel close to God at El Carmelo,” said Tammy McCarty, chairman of the relics committee and the El Carmelo auxiliary. “It will be amazing to see how people feel when they come to see her relic.”
The Rev. Jose Luis Ferroni, a Carmelite friar and member of the relics committee, called the visit of St. Thérèse’s relic a “spiritual, miraculous cultural event” for Redlands. He hopes that visitors will leave feeling “showered and renewed.”
“In a time like this, it’s a breath of fresh air, to bring peace to each and every one of us, to our world,” Ferroni said. “Her message is very simple: Have gratitude and surrender. As Thérèse says, it doesn’t matter what you do for God — God does not look for great things that you do, but for the love that you do them.”
A few weeks ago, news broke that a 15-year-old girl was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla registered to rising star D4vd. And the internet exploded with rumors, wild theories, and straight-up speculation. But now, D4vd’s manager, Josh Marshall, is stepping out of the shadows to address the swirling drama. Read what he had to say as he finally spoke out and set the record straight.
In the comments of a recent TikTok video, Josh Marshall opened up about the rumors linking him to the investigation. He made it clear he never received any emails about the missing girl, Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and said he had zero knowledge of the situation. Marshall claimed that he works remotely 95% of the time and isn’t involved in day-to-day interactions with d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke. Marshall also urged everyone to leave speculation behind, as he himself is busy supporting his family emotionally through the news.
“This has been a tough time for my family as I am a father of 3 children,” Marshall, who goes by JMogul on TikTok, wrote in the comments of a video addressing the rumors. “I never received any emails. I had zero knowledge of anything and I don’t live in California. Also I work remotely 95% of the time and my job doesn’t require me to have much interaction with any of my clients/David as there are many others that work with him on a day to day capacity, not me. This news is tragic for so many and for her family. I hope the proper authorities get to the bottom of it soon.”
Police Activity At Celeste’s Home Raises Questions
New details are beginning to paint a fuller picture of what may have been going on behind the scenes in Celeste’s life. According to newly obtained records, Riverside County deputies made multiple visits to her home between 2022 and 2025. Furthermore, there was reportedly a spike in activity in February, earlier this year.
ABC News reports that many of the calls were marked as “FU,” short for “follow-up,” suggesting they weren’t emergency responses but rather recurring check-ins by law enforcement. The reason for those visits hasn’t been confirmed, but it adds another layer to the ongoing investigation.
New Details Emerge On Celeste’s Cause Of Death
The investigation into the tragic death of Celeste remains ongoing—and her official cause of death is still unknown. According to her death certificate, the cause is listed as “deferred.” Meanwhile, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner continues to await lab tests and toxicology results that could provide more answers. For now, authorities say the case remains a death investigation rather than a homicide. Furthermore, the certificate also confirms that Celeste was not, and had not been, pregnant in the last year.
Eighteen dogs in Riverside County were rescued from a property after receiving a call for help from someone who was unable to continue caring for the animals.
More than a dozen dogs were rescued from a property in Coachella after the owner of the property called officials for help. She said she had been feeding the dogs for more than a month and was unable to continue looking out for them. It’s unclear where the dogs came from.
After the report, the Riverside County Department of Animal Services (RCDAS) transported the pooches to Amazing Dogs Rescue in San Diego. In addition to the 18 dogs that were removed from the property, the nonprofit rescue also took in an additional 12 dogs under its care.
“We serve as the safety net for people and pets in crisis, and we lean on our rescue partners to help us make space in overcrowded kennels,” RCDAS Director Kimberly Youngberg said in a statement.
The department said it’s been operating at critical overcapacity for the past month and is seeking the public’s help for support. Adoption fees have been waived through the end of September in hopes of alleviating capacity.
Anyone interested in adopting or fostering a pet from RCDAS can click here for more information.
The 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has officially sold out both weekends, sparking debate about what made this year the one that got the festival back on track as a sell-out event.
On Monday, Sept. 22, the Goldenvoice-produced event happening in Indio’s Empire Polo Club on April 10-12 and April 17-19, posted on social media, “She’s gone, dance on. See you in April.” The announcement confirmed that all GA and VIP passes had sold out just seven days after the complete lineup was revealed, with Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G topping the poster.
Procrastinators and contemplators were left with the option to join wait lists for both weekends. General admission tickets started at $649 for Weekend One and $549 for Weekend Two, while VIP tickets were priced at $1,299 for Weekend One and $1,199 for Weekend Two. The VIP pricings are now closer to the StubHub resale rate, which is nearing $1,000 for general admission for Weekend One.
The news of a quick sellout comes after recent years of the festival struggling to sell out both weekends, when it had previously had a pre-pandemic reputation of selling out before the lineups were even announced. In 2022, it sold out on the first weekend, and the remaining tickets were sold out within a few days. In 2023, it followed the same trend, selling out the second weekend leading up to the event.
On social media sites like Reddit, which hosts the popular informational r/Coachella subreddit, fans of the festival voiced their opinions about the festival selling out.
One user posted, “It’s just surprising that the past few years they’ve been struggling to sell out. What’s the sudden change? Does Justin Bieber / Sabrina / Karol G really have that pull? AirBNBs and hotels seem to be aligned with this data as well.”
Another Reddit user replied, pondering that it could be because in September, “consumers have more money” as opposed to in November and December because of holiday spending.
Another user theorized it was because Bieber was likely leading the charge, saying, “Had a feeling this would happen once I saw Justin on the lineup and saw the reactions across social media to his name being there. Everyone severely underestimated his pull, especially since it’s his first show back in 4 years.”
Others are still holding out hope, with one user posting a theory that it hasn’t sold out despite only second-hand markets having tickets for sale. The user and author of the post predicted that the festival is “going to magically announce more passes” and announce more tickets in the future.
In the meantime, fans can join the waitlist for both weekends at coachella.com.
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)
Authorities are still trying to learn more about what motivated the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at a college in Utah, as memorials for the conservative activist were held Sunday for his life and legacy.
Supporters gather at a makeshift memorial in Orem, Utah, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Utah Valley University for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk who was fatally shot during an event on the campus. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
People wait in line for a memorial and prayer vigil for Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Ryan Shaw holds American flags during a vigil for Charlie Kirk on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)
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Supporters gather at a makeshift memorial in Orem, Utah, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Utah Valley University for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk who was fatally shot during an event on the campus. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Tyler James Robinson, 22, of Washington, Utah, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder and other felony offenses. Prosecutors are drawing up formal charges that could be filed early next week, when he will make his first court appearance.
Investigators have spoken to Robinson’s relatives and carried out a search warrant at his family’s home in Washington, about 240 miles (390 kilometers) southwest of Utah Valley University, where the shooting took place.
Here are things to know about the killing:
What do we know about motive?
Authorities have not provided many details about why they think Robinson carried out the attack on Kirk.
“There clearly was a leftist ideology,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” noting that family and friends described Robinson’s politics as veering left in recent years. They recounted to authorities a dinner table conversation in which he mentioned Kirk’s upcoming visit to Utah Valley University.
Cox said Robinson is “not cooperating” and that friends paint a picture of someone radicalized in the dark corners of the internet. Cox stressed on several Sunday morning news shows that investigators are still trying to pin down a motive for the attack on the father of two and confidant of President Donald Trump.
State records show Robinson is registered to vote but is not affiliated with a political party and is listed as inactive, meaning he did not vote in the two most recent general elections. His parents are registered Republicans.
Ammunition found with the weapon used to kill Kirk was engraved with taunting messages.
What do we know about Robinson?
He grew up around St. George, in the southwestern corner of Utah, between Las Vegas and natural landmarks including Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks.
Robinson has two younger brothers, and his parents have been married for about 25 years, according to social media posts. Online activity by Robinson’s mother reflects an active family that took vacations to Disneyland, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Alaska.
Like many in that part of Utah, they frequently spent time outdoors — boating, fishing, riding ATVs, zip-lining and target shooting. A 2017 post shows the family visiting a military facility and posing with assault rifles. A young Robinson is seen smiling as he grips the handles of a .50-caliber heavy machine gun.
A high school honor roll student who scored in the 99th percentile nationally on standardized tests, he was admitted to Utah State University in 2021 on a prestigious academic scholarship, according to a video of him reading his acceptance letter that was posted to a family member’s social media account.
But he attended for only one semester, according to a university spokesperson. He is currently enrolled as a third-year student in the electrical apprenticeship program at Dixie Technical College in St. George.
Robinson’s partner is transgender, Cox said. Some politicians have pointed to that as a sign Robinson was targeting Kirk for his anti-transgender views, but authorities have not said whether it is relevant to the investigation. Cox said the partner has been “incredibly cooperative,” and “had no idea that this was happening.”
What has the fallout from the assassination been?
It prompted calls for greater civility in the country’s political discourse, especially on social media. But many people have made comments about Kirk and the shooting that brought consequences. Numerous workers have been fired for their comments on Kirk’s death, among them MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ education commissioner warned teachers in the state that making “disgusting” statements about Kirk’s assassination could draw sanctions, including the suspension or revocation of their teaching licenses.
A conservative internet personality who is embedded with immigration agents in Chicago filmed a video outside Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s private home in which he urged viewers to “take action” after Kirk’s assassination. Pritzker’s office said his security has been increased in recent days.
Partisans have been fighting over who’s to blame for Kirk’s death, but experts on political violence say many of those who commit such crimes seem to act on beliefs that don’t map clearly onto partisan lines. They say the broader political environment is more important: The more heated the atmosphere, the more likely it is to lead unstable people to commit acts of violence.
Memorials are held in Washington, Arizona and elsewhere
A vigil at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., was among numerous tributes to Kirk on Sunday, including in San Clemente, Huntington Beach, Riverside and Beverly Hills. The line of mourners in Washington wrapped around the center.
Tonight’s vigil for Charlie Kirk in Huntington Beach, California.
The outpouring of people across the world gathering in faith and prayer to honor Charlie’s life and legacy has been remarkable.
Kirk also was memorialized at Dream City Church in Phoenix, where he hosted one of his “Freedom Night in America” gatherings. Attendees viewed clips of Kirk discussing his desire to be “remembered for courage for my faith.” Angel Barnett, a church pastor, called on the crowd to honor Kirk by carrying on his message.
Flowers, U.S. flags and handwritten messages were left at a makeshift memorial at Utah Valley University’s main entrance. The school has said there will be increased security when classes resume Wednesday.
Turning Point USA, Kirk’s conservative organization, will hold a memorial for him Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium outside Phoenix, where the Arizona Cardinals play. Kirk’s casket arrived Thursday in his home state aboard Air Force Two, accompanied by Vice President JD Vance.
His widow, Erika Kirk, vowed to continue his campus tour and his radio and podcast shows.
“To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die,” she said Friday in a livestreamed video. “It won’t. I refuse to let that happen.”
One person is dead and another seriously injured Saturday after a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy slammed into their car in Calimesa.
The deadly crash occurred around 10:03 a.m. at the intersection of Cherry Valley Boulevard and Roberts Street, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
The deputy was responding to a report of a shooting with his lights and sirens on when he crashed into the other driver’s car, CHP said.
The victim was identified as 21-year-old Gavin Hinkey from Cherry Valley. Hinkey’s 20-year-old female passenger was taken to the hospital with major injuries, according to CHP.
The deputy was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and suffered minor injuries.
Flowers and candles were left at a memorial near the crash site.
Drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, according to authorities.
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced Wednesday, Aug. 27, that a 7-month-old infant whose parents have been charged with his death is believed to have suffered prolonged physical abuse before he died.
“The filing in this case reflects our belief that Baby Emmanuel was the victim of child abuse over time, and that, eventually, because of that abuse, he succumbed to those injuries,” Hestrin said during a news conference at the District Attorney’s Office in Riverside.
Emmuel’s mother, Rebecca Haro, reported him abducted from a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Yucaipa on Aug. 14. Investigators now believe the boy is dead, but his remains have not been located.
Hestrin also told a throng of reporters during the conference that investigators have some ideas of where Emmanuel’s remains are, but he declined to reveal specifics.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks to the media while Riverside County Assistant District Attorney Brandon Smith, left, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, second from left, San Bernardino County Sgt. Nicholas Clark, second from right, and San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, right, listen in as they give an update on suspected murder of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The infant’s body has not been found. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, left, speaks to the media as Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, San Bernardino County Sgt. Nicholas Clark and San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus listen in as they give an update on the suspected murder of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The child’s body has not been found. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks to the media as they give an update on the murder case of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jake and Rebecca Haro, of Cabazon, were each charged on Tuesday, Aug. 26 with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. Rebecca Haro reported that her child was kidnapped outside the Big 5 Sporting Good store in Yucaipa on Aug. 14. The child’s body has not been found. She stopped cooperating with investigators when confronted with inconsistencies in her initial account. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, left, speaks to the media as Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, right, listens in as they give an update on the murder case of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jake and Rebecca Haro, of Cabazon, were each charged on Tuesday, Aug. 26 with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. Rebecca Haro reported that her child was kidnapped outside the Big 5 Sporting Good store in Yucaipa on Aug. 14. The child’s body has not been found. She stopped cooperating with investigators when confronted with inconsistencies in her initial account. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, left, speaks to the media as Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, right, listens in as they give an update on the murder case of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jake and Rebecca Haro, of Cabazon, were each charged on Tuesday, Aug. 26 with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. Rebecca Haro reported that her child was kidnapped outside the Big 5 Sporting Good store in Yucaipa on Aug. 14. The child’s body has not been found. She stopped cooperating with investigators when confronted with inconsistencies in her initial account. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, left, speaks to the media as Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, right, listens in as they give an update on the murder case of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jake and Rebecca Haro, of Cabazon, were each charged on Tuesday, Aug. 26 with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. Rebecca Haro reported that her child was kidnapped outside the Big 5 Sporting Good store in Yucaipa on Aug. 14. The child’s body has not been found. She stopped cooperating with investigators when confronted with inconsistencies in her initial account. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus speaks to the media while Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, San Bernardino County Sgt. Nicholas Clark and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco look on as they give an update on the murder case of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Jake and Rebecca Haro, of Cabazon, were each charged on Tuesday, Aug. 26 with one count of murder and one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. Rebecca Haro reported that her child was kidnapped outside the Big 5 Sporting Good store in Yucaipa on Aug. 14. The child’s body has not been found. She stopped cooperating with investigators when confronted with inconsistencies in her initial account. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Jake and Rebecca Haro appear in court for their arraignment on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The couple were arrested Friday on suspicion of killing their son, Emmanuel Haro, who is 7 months old. The arraignment was continued to Sept. 4, 2025. Photo taken at the Riverside Hall of Justice in Riverside Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / Pool)
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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaks to the media while Riverside County Assistant District Attorney Brandon Smith, left, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin, second from left, San Bernardino County Sgt. Nicholas Clark, second from right, and San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, right, listen in as they give an update on suspected murder of 7-month old Emmanuel Haro in downtown Riverside on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The infant’s body has not been found. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
“We have a pretty strong indication of where the remains of Baby Emmanuel are, so that investigation is ongoing at this time,” said Hestrin, who also declined to elaborate on why investigators believe the boy had suffered prolonged physical abuse.
Rebecca Haro, 41, and Emmanuel’s father, Jake Haro, 32, both of Cabazon, were each charged on Tuesday, Aug. 26, with murder and a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report. They both appeared in court Tuesday at the Riverside County Hall of Justice for an arraignment, but did not enter pleas. They will next appear in court on Sept. 4.
Rebecca Haro told San Bernardino County sheriff’s investigators on Aug. 14 that she was changing her son’s diaper outside the Big 5 store when she was assaulted and knocked unconscious by an unknown man. When she awoke, she told investigators, her child was gone.
But within 24 hours, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus, detectives found inconsistencies in Haro’s statements, prompting a massive joint investigation involving his department, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office’s High Tech Crimes Unit.
Investigators interviewed several people, including the Haros, but when confronted with inconsistencies in her initial account, Rebecca Haro declined to answer further questions. San Bernardino County sheriff’s investigators later said her account was a lie — and the couple were arrested on Aug. 22.
The day before their arrest, Riverside County sheriff’s deputies were sent to the 23000 block of Cottonwood Avenue in Moreno Valley on a report of child abuse made by Jake Haro, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco said.
In a jailhouse interview Wednesday at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, Jake Haro said his and Rebecca Haro’s 2-year-old daughter, McKenzie, was removed from their custody by Riverside County Child and Protective Services. He said their daughter was “fine” and there was “not a bruise on her” when she was removed from their home.
But when he subsequently visited McKenzie at the county children’s services office on Cottonwood Avenue in Moreno Valley, he said, “She looked like she got hit by a truck that then reversed and ran over her again.”
After the news conference Wednesday, Bianco said Jake Haro “was the reporting party alleging abuse allegations that were determined to be unfounded.” The sheriff considered that to be “possibly a deliberate attempt to distance himself from future abuse allegations.”
On Sunday, Haro, wearing a red jail jumpsuit, was accompanied by investigators as they looked for Emmanuel’s body in a brushy area off of the 60 Freeway near Gilman Springs Road in the Riverside County Badlands. It was unclear if Haro led investigators to that location or they wound up there based on other leads.
Dicus did, however, say during the news conference that investigators have been receiving “some level of cooperation with the suspects,” but it wasn’t clear if that cooperation was related to the Badlands area search.
Hestrin said Emmanuel’s suspected death was preventable. He cited Jake Haro’s 2023 guilty plea to charges of abusing his 10-week-old daughter by a previous marriage in 2018, leaving her permanently bedridden with cerebral palsy. Hestrin said his office pushed for mandatory prison time, but the judge instead cut Haro a “big break” and he received a suspended four-year sentence and 180 days of work release.
Hestrin said the girl’s extensive injuries — fractured ribs that were either fresh or in various stages of healing, a partial bone fracture of the skull, a brain hemorrhage and a healing leg fracture — were presented to the judge.
“This is severe abuse for an infant,” Hestrin said. “Someone who does that to a child belongs in prison, period.”
This time, Hestrin said, his office is not interested in any plea agreements with the Haros.
“We’re interested in a trial and getting justice,” he said.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials on Friday, Aug. 22, arrested the parents of missing baby Emmanuel Haro on suspicion of murder, more than a week after his mother said the 7-month-old boy was abducted.
They were arrested at their Cabazon home in Riverside County. Sheriff’s investigators said they were still searching for the baby.
On Aug. 14, the baby’s mother reported the infant was kidnapped after she was attacked in Yucapia.
The assault and abduction unfolded about 7:45 p.m. in a commercial neighborhood in the 34000 block of Yucapia Boulevard, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
The mother said in several televised interviews that she was changing the infant’s diaper in the parking lot of a Big 5 store just before the kidnapping.
She told reporters she heard a voice say “hola” before seeing a flash of light, then awakening on the ground with a bruised face to find the baby missing.
Scent-tracking dogs were brought in to assist in the search, but the infant remained missing. On Aug. 16, investigators announced they were considering the possibility that the parents may have harmed him after Emmanuel’s parents were confronted with inconsistencies with the mother’s initial statement. She subsequently declined to continue with the interview, investigators said.
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A man was arrested outside former President Trump’s rally in Riverside County on Saturday and charged with illegal possession of a shotgun, handgun and high-capacity magazine, sheriff’s officials said.
Vem Miller, 49, of Las Vegas was arrested and booked at the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio on charges of possessing loaded firearms, Riverside County sheriff’s officials said in a news release.
Deputies found the guns and magazine after searching Miller’s black SUV at a checkpoint at Avenue 52 and Celebration Drive in Coachella about 5 p.m., authorities said.
The arrest “did not impact the safety of former President Trump or attendees of the event,” sheriff’s officials said. No other information about Miller or the incident was immediately available.
Trump narrowly avoided an assassination attempt in July at a rally in Butler, Pa. A bullet grazed his ear before snipers assigned to his Secret Service detail killed the gunman, Thomas Crooks, who had opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. A rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed shielding his family from the gunfire.
In September, police arrested a man near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. They suspect that Ryan Routh intended to shoot the former president with an SKS rifle while hiding in the shrubbery lining the golf club.
Prosecutors say Routh possessed a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was expected to appear.
Routh is charged with attempting to assassinate a presidential candidate, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, assaulting a federal officer), possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number.
