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| October 29, 2025 |
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TOP STORIES
 A dire situation is unfolding as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is rips across Jamaica and into Cuba.
Amazon has announced it is cutting approximately 14,000 roles in what is the largest corporate layoff of 2025. United Parcel Service (UPS) on Tuesday said it had cut 48,000 positions in the first nine months of 2025.
US forces have killed 14 people in strikes on four alleged drug boats in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. It is the latest in a series of attacks on boats the US says have been carrying drugs in both the Pacific and Caribbean.
Medicare Advantage enrollees on average had access to just under half (48%) of the physicians in their area who were available to people enrolled in traditional Medicare in 2022, a new KFF analysis finds.
 RANCHO CUCAMONGA – (INT) – Prosecutors are likely to seek the death penalty for a San Bernardino man suspected in a case of domestic violence.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area continues to have one of the fastest rates of increasing inflation in the US.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - An assortment of autumn weather is becoming more pronounced.
 A semi-autonomous fire suppression drone, is designed to supercharge firefighters.
 ONTARIO – (INT) – The truckdriver accused of causing Tuesday’s fiery crash on the I-10 in Ontario was allegedly in the country illegally.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Property tax bills for the 2025-26 fiscal year are arriving.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) - Four candidates for California governor will meet at UC Riverside on Nov. 7 to debate health care.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The Riverside-San Bernardino area is emerging from one of its coolest years in decades.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Eleven members of the notorious Singh Organization are accused of stealing millions of dollars of merchandise.
 BARSTOW – (INT) – San Bernardino County prosecutors allege the death of a 2-year-old boy in floodwaters that hit Barstow was criminal in nature.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – San Bernardino has made a list of the nation’s least safe cities.
 JOSHUA TREE – Uncertainty over the government shutdown has been especially unsettling in in the Joshua Tree National Park.
 FOREST FALLS – (INT) – It’s likely to be weeks before flood-ravaged Route 38 above Forest Falls in the San Bernardino Mountains is reopened to Big Bear.
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 HOLLYWOOD - Bruce Springsteen is one of music’s biggest names, but his global popularity didn’t exactly translate at the box office.
 SANTA MONICA - June Lockhart, a popular actress of the 1950s and ’60s known for her roles in “Lost In Space,” “Lassie” and “Meet Me in St. Louis,” died of natural causes.
 Researchers found that the populations of some bird species grew rapidly after fires.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – If the days seem like they’re getting shorter, the autumn downsizing is about to accelerate.
 SOUTHLAND - Southwest said it has just started flying its first 737 MAX 8 with a new cabin design.
 CAMP PENDLETON - (INT) – The temporary shut down of the busy I-5 during a military exercise at Camp Pendleton Saturday didn’t go as planned.
 HOLLYWOOD - “Black Phone 2” kicked off a spooky season with enough ticket sales to lead an otherwise sleepy week at the box office.
 LOS ANGELES - Three cases of a severe and rare virus strain have been detected in Los Angeles County.
 California is the second-most energy-efficient state.
 They are two of the West Coast’s most destructive generators of huge earthquakes.
 California becomes the first state to phase ultraprocessed food out of school meals
 California scores comparatively low among the states with the greatest student debt.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) - Another La Nina winter is shaping up for California.
 SACRAMENTO – California voters will weigh in on a growing debate over about redistricting.
 California is on the cusp of an unprecedented demographic shift, with projections indicating a dramatic increase in the older adult population by 2040.
The 18-inning Dodger victory in World Series Game 3 Monday was dashed less than 24 hours later when the Toronto Blue Jays knocked out a 6-2 Game 4 victory. Game 5 in Los Angeles Wednesday will determine who takes the series lead back to Toronto. (INT) Palm Springs has opened a downtown police sub-station culminating 5-years of planning. It integrates the homeless outreach team, mental health clinicians, and code enforcement officers into a single location. (INT) A motorcyclist suspected of being under the influence lost a police pursuit and his life at an intersection in Palm Desert. Sheriff’s investigators say the individual sped through a red light on Country Club Drive and collided with another vehicle late Saturday night (October 25th). No one else was injured. (INT) Riverside police are wrapping up an investigation into a deadly parking lot shooting. Edgar Rivera, 27, of Moreno Valley is jailed on suspicion of murdering Luis Gonzalez, 27, of Perris. Detectives say the two men knew each other but the motive for the shooting October 13th outside a Stater Brothers Store wasn’t known. (INT) Despite a lean rainfall year, Diamond Valley Reservoir near Hemet is still about 95% full. With this and other surface and groundwater storage, the Southern California MWD is on track to end the calendar year with a record 3.9 million acre-feet of water in storage. (INT) San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus has ramped up patrols around the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. It’s in response to recent violence aimed at several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities across the nation. Dicus says the measures taken by his staff are being taken out of an abundance of caution, and there is currently no direct threat to the public or the facility at Adelanto. (INT) Construction is underway on Phase 2B of the Murrieta Creek Flood Control, Environmental Restoration, and Recreation Project. It will extend another mile from Rancho California Road to Via Montezuma to cover the lower two miles of the authorized 7.5-mile corridor. The project construction cost is $44 million. (INT) A difference of opinion between two motorists in Colton sent one to the morgue and another to jail. Police allege that Lorens Cota, of Bloomington, fled after Armando Cayetano, 40, of San Bernardino was fatally injured at an intersection on North Rancho Avenue on Monday (October 27th). Cota, 19, was arrested later that evening. (INT) Charges against a hit-and-run Palm Springs motorist are expected to be upgraded now that one of two juvenile bicyclists who were rundown in La Quinta has died. Jose Villegasorbe, 47, was located and arrested shortly after the October 10th incident. (INT) Twenty-three vote centers are open across Riverside County ahead of the November 4th statewide special election. Additional vote centers across the entire Inland Empire will open November 1st. Voters can appear in-person or cast their ballot by mail. (INT) The City of Moreno Valley recently introduced its new AI-powered virtual assistants, Mo and Val. They are a dynamic digital concierge team available 24/7 on the City’s website. Mo and Val are designed to make interacting with the City faster, easier, and more accessible. (INT) Restoration of Palm Springs’ historic Plaza theater is nearing completion and will reopen in early December. It had fallen into disrepair and has been closed since 2014. The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation conducted a multi-year fundraising campaign to provide funds to fully restore the iconic theatre and adapt it to future needs. (INT) More than 7 in 10 Riverside County public school students in grades 2–12 are eligible for up to $1,500 each in scholarship funds. Families can check their eligibility by visiting CalKIDS.org and entering the child’s 10-digit Statewide Student Identifier (SSID). (INT) Dust pollution is a growing concern in California due to human activities as well as some natural processes, like drought, which are becoming more intense in a changing climate. The UC Dust Initiative aims to provide a comprehensive summary of dust science in California and a guide to adaptation and mitigation efforts. One of the goals of the dust initiative is to develop an early-warning system, UC says. (INT) |
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