Cities throughout western Riverside County Monday will mark the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with flag ceremonies, patriotic reflections and other commemorative events.
An excessive heat warning has been issued for parts of Riverside County with dangerously hot conditions and temperatures up to 114, the National Weather Service announced Tuesday.
A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed Tuesday when he plowed into the rear of a vehicle towing a trailer that stalled on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona.
A 54-year-old man who led law enforcement officers on a two-city pursuit that culminated in the defendant ramming two Riverside County sheriff’s patrol units was sentenced Monday to nine months in jail and two years’ felony probation.
The eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway will be shut down Friday evening and during the predawn hours Sunday and Monday in Corona for work on an interchange improvement project, and motorists were advised to plan ahead to avoid getting caught in protracted traffic jams.
There will be an official unveiling and dedication Friday of the recreation of an iconic patriotic mural that stretched across the crest of Prado Dam for almost 47 years, with numerous people slated to celebrate the occasion.
Analyses of how to go about adding one more general purpose lanes to the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway along the boundary separating Riverside and Orange counties will begin this summer.
