L.A. Times - Inland Empire

Shannon was impressed by sights at UCLA UniCamp

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Her week in San Bernardino National Forest at the facility was a revelation, including the bear she saw.

Bears are hard to come by in the San Fernando Valley, 14-year-old Shannon Truque can tell you.

Martial arts instructor for ex-Sheriff Carona is convicted of threatening golfer

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Raymond Yi, sworn in as an Orange County reserve deputy in 2002, is cleared of all other charges, including assault with a firearm.

The longtime martial arts instructor for former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona was convicted Thursday of criminally threatening a golfer during a dispute that began with a wayward fairway shot.

Sex offenders banned from ice cream trucks

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:11:00 -0700

A measure that bars registered sex offenders from operating ice cream trucks in San Bernardino County has been unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors.

Riverside County tribal members are angry after two latest killings by deputies

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Soboba band's chairman calls the situation 'war' with 'the 7th Cavalry' of the Sheriff's Department.

A wild gun battle between Riverside County sheriff's deputies and a pair of suspects on the Soboba Indian Reservation left two people dead and tribal members frustrated and demanding answers Tuesday.

California in Brief

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

LOS ANGELES COUNTY Officers kill 2 in pair of shootings

Riverside County deputies kill 2 in shootout outside reservation

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Gunmen opened fire on guards in San Jacinto and later shot at a sheriff's helicopter and SWAT team members.

Riverside County sheriff's deputies shot and killed two people Monday evening after a running gun battle in which the suspects opened fire on guards outside the entrance to a San Jacinto Indian reservation and shot at a sheriff's helicopter and SWAT team members.

Steps from the wilderness in Riverside County's Horsethief Canyon Ranch

Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

THERE are big backyards, and there are humongous backyards. For those who fancy the latter for hiking, riding mountain bikes and horses, or just watching golden eagles and prairie falcons take off and land, Horsethief Canyon Ranch may be the ticket.

California in Brief

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

LOS ANGELES Mayor vetoes law firm hires

Forget selling land to balance L.A.'s budget, city is giving it away

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The council is set to vote on a proposal to give a three-acre site in North Hollywood to a developer building offices and a movie theater near the Red Line station.

Even as Los Angeles officials search for surplus public property that can be sold to help balance this year's budget, the City Council is weighing a plan to give a three-acre site in North Hollywood to a developer who has promised to build an office tower and a seven-screen Laemmle movie theater.

University systems prepare fee increases

Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

If approved, Cal State undergraduate fees could rise by 10%, and UC's would increase by 7.4%, officials said.

California's two massive public university systems are preparing to raise student fees next week in response to anticipated cuts in state funding. The proposals call for basic undergraduate fees to rise by 10% at the 23-campus Cal State system and 7.4% at the 10-campus UC chain, officials said.