ALEXANDER: Reign, Gulls to log a lot of freeway time

ONTARIO - This is the funny thing about life in the minor leagues: Sometimes expediency trumps common sense.Then again, it's not that funny. Try peculiar. Or annoying.The Ontario Reign and San Diego Gulls both wrapped up their AHL first-round...

Ohio Police Unravel Family Massacre, Slowly

Last week eight members of one family, the Rhodens, were executed in Ohio, in four different homes on the same night. Local authorities still haven't found the killer or killers, and all of Pike County, the rural Ohio region where the slayings took place, is reportedly on edge. There......

RIVERSIDE: Golf course could become graves, not homes

Riverside's General Old Golf Course may still close, but could become part of Riverside National Cemetery instead of rows of homes.
The March Joint Powers Authority– which oversees former military land around March Air Reserve Base – is...

New Focus on Rape Kits and Sexual Assault Victim Rights

This month the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill to standardize the rights of sexual assault victims and improve prosecution of sex crimes. That federal legislation, introduced by New Hampshire's Senator Jeanne Shaheen, shone a light on rape kit reform throughout the country. This week, Governor Nathan Deal......

ALEXANDER: Chargers target best player available, who will be ...

The Chargers should wind up with the best player in Thursday's NFL draft with the No. 3 pick, precisely because the teams in front of them are picking for need.The Rams and Philadelphia Eagles both mortgaged portions of their futures to move up to...

3 Flint Authorities Criminally Charged for Water Crisis: More to Come?

Politicians in Flint, Michigan are waiting and no doubt worrying. Last week criminal charges were filed against three men involved in the water crisis there. Mike Glasgow, Stephen Busch, and Mike Prysby face years in prison if convicted, according to CNN, and they are the first government workers criminally......

Cleveland to Pay $6M to Settle Tamir Rice Shooting Lawsuit

The city of Cleveland has agreed to pay $6 million to the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old shot and killed by police officer Timothy Loehmann in 2014. Rice was in a park playing with a toy gun when he was shot. It is the latest in a series of......

ALEXANDER: It's all up to the Reign now

The world according to Jim:-- Who, beyond diehard San Jose Sharks fans, would have anticipated that the Ontario Reign would be carrying the banner of the Kings' organization by the time April turned into May?But there it is. The varsity is done....

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TEMECULA : SoCal Cycle League High School Mountain Bike Races

ALEXANDER: Chargers have a lot of wooing to do

How will the Chargers spin this?They trotted out the big guns Saturday morning, the official start of their campaign to collect enough signatures to put an initiative for a stadium/convention center annex on San Diego's November ballot.Philip...

3 Dumbest Periscope Crimes

All rape is bad. Raping a person is bad and witnessing a rape and doing nothing makes you a bad person. But witnessing a rape and deciding, "Yeah, I need to livestream this" makes you a bad and dumb person. Raymond Boyd Gates is the bad person who allegedly raped......

GOLF: Hemet grad Steele leads Texas Open after two rounds

SAN ANTONIO --- Brendan Steele completed an 8-under 64 in the morning and shot a 70 in the second round Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the Texas Open.
“You always want to keep going when you're feeling good,” said Steele, who was 8 under...

Do Liquor Stores Increase Neighborhood Violent Crime?

Liquor stores are hot spots, attracting crime to a neighborhood "the way honey attracts flies," according to Susan Cheever. She is the prize-winning writer of a memoir on alcoholism recovery and the daughter of a great American storyteller whose work explored the pleasures and perils of booze extensively. Writing......

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Back injury is more serious than first believed for Dodgers' Scott Van Slyke

ATLANTA – When Scott Van Slyke hurt his lower back running the outfield in San Francisco on April8, he did not leave the game immediately. He stayed in long enough to bat with the bases loaded against Madison Bumgarner and was hit by a pitch,...

Rape Kit Basics: Collecting Forensic Evidence

In the best of worlds we would not discuss rape kits because there would be no need for such things. But according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RANIN) there are more than a quarter million sexual assaults a year in the US, and every 107 seconds......

7 Best Legal Weed Tips for 4/20

For smokers, stoners, tokers, vapers, and now edible nibblers, tomorrow is a national holiday on par with Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year's Eve all rolled into one giant doobie, lit, puffed, and passed to the left. Every year, 4/20 celebrations around the country get bigger and bigger, as marijuana becomes......

ALEXANDER: Angel Stadium game another signature event for CBU

RIVERSIDE - You know that old saying about throwing ideas against the wall to see what sticks? At Cal Baptist, it's not just an expression. It's often the way things get done.That's why Wednesday night at Angel Stadium, when the baseball...

Real Handgun 'Nintendo Duck Hunt Zapper' Is a Safety Threat

Adults know a gun is not a toy but when a Texas custom gun maker modified a Glock to look like a classic video game weapon this month, many critics worried kids would not. The "Nintendo Glock" caused such an uproar that Precision Syndicate was forced to clarify that......

ALEXANDER: Superstardom fits Kawhi perfectly -- on-court

The world according to Jim:-- We interrupt the continuing deification of the Golden State Warriors with this reminder: The San Antonio Spurs are still quite good, and Kawhi Leonard is coming ever closer to being The Man.The back-to-back winner of the...

COACHELLA 2016: Highlights of Day 3

Everyone is tired by the third day of Coachella and so Sunday starts slowly on the festival fields. Small bands of friends head for their first stops of the day, which for us was RecordSafari. This long-haired, sweetly odd, old-school DJ would put a...

INDIO: Pedestrian struck near Coachella festival, later dies

A woman died Friday evening, April. 15, after being struck by an SUV in an area not far from where the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is taking place, authorities said.
The woman, identified by Riverside County Coroner's Officials as...

HSGT SOFTBALL: Santiago 4, King 2

HSGT SOFTBALL: Santiago 4, King 2

Pennsylvania Legislature Votes to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Pennsylvania legislators voted overwhelmingly this week to pass a medical marijuana bill into law, joining the growing group of states to legalize weed in a limited fashion. And it is very limited indeed in Pennsylvania, but the new legislation will address the needs of those who pressed hardest for......

What a Typical Child Visitation Schedule Looks Like

You are getting divorced, trying to prepare mentally for what your life will look like when everything is divided, including time with your children. What is a typical visitation schedule and who decides what's right for your family? Depending on your ability to agree and communicate with your spouse......

ALL-AREA GIRLS WATER POLO: Murrieta Valley's Delayne Lynton is Player of the Year

MURRIETA - Delayne Lynton was a key role player during her first season with the Murrieta Valley girls water polo team.
Over the next three seasons, Lynton fine-tuned specific areas of her game to become one of the best all-around players in the...

ALL-AREA BOYS WRESTLING: King's Luke Troy is Wrestler of the Year

From the moment he entered the season ranked No. 1 in California at 152 pounds, Luke Troy's junior year quickly took on the theme of “state title or bust.”
But Troy's debut year at Riverside King ended up taking on a different meaning over...

How Small Crimes Get You Jail Time

If you have no contact with the criminal justice system, you might think jail is for bad people who commit vicious crimes. That's not quite right. Jail is where people often go after an arrest, and it is where people serve sentences on misdemeanors (beyond a year of incarceration is......

ALL-AREA BOYS SOCCER: Rancho Verde's Alfredo Moreira is Player of the Year

Alfredo Moreira is the quiet type.
He typically answers questions with short responses. He rarely shows emotion on the field. Trash talk or a celebratory yelp are unheard of from him.
That's because the Moreno Valley Rancho Verde junior forward...

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Man Cleared of Crimes After Decades in Prison

No one can give Keith Allen Harward back the decades he spent in prison but DNA evidence has helped him to win his freedom. Harward is 60 years old, a former sailor in the US Navy who was convicted of killing a man and raping his wife in 1982,......

NHRA: Pritchett loses Top Fuel ride as Bob Vandergriff Racing closes

NHRA drag racing took a major hit Monday when Bob Vandergriff announced his retirement from the sport and the closure of Bob Vandergriff Racing, which had fielded Top Fuel dragster entries for Dave Connolly and Leah Pritchett.
Pritchett, who hails...

Are the Feds Going to Legalize Marijuana?

The Legalize It crowd got a bit of a boost last week, as news outlets published a letter from the Drug Enforcement Administration to Sen. Elizabeth Warren. In it, the DEA said it will review marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 banned substance, sometime before the middle of this year.......

LAKERS: Bryant vintage in loss to Houston

HOUSTON – The clock always hits zero.
Over 20 years, Bryant has packed so many memories into the moments right before it does. Of course he had the ball at the end of the third quarter on Sunday. He fooled his friend and former teammate, Trevor...

ALEXANDER: Reign goalie Budaj certainly isn't a slacker

ONTARIO - There is a week left in the AHL regular season. And when the playoffs begin, much of the Ontario Reign's shot at a Calder Cup likely will rest on the shoulders of goaltender Peter Budaj.So is the poor guy going to get a day off here at...

Uber Settles Lawsuit Over Driver Background Checks

Uber claims its background checks on potential drivers are the most comprehensive in the industry. Turns out that's not exactly true. And it's gonna cost ridesharing company $10 million. This week Uber settled a lawsuit filed by San Francisco and Los Angeles prosecutors over the quality of its criminal screening......

SWIMMING: Beaumont's Goetz targets ambitious goals as a sprinter

As unassuming and humble as Paul Goetz is out of the water, the Beaumont High junior hasn't been shy about setting some intrepid goal between the lanes.
He's challenged himself to clock a sub-20-second time in the 50-yard freestyle before his...

Candy or Meth? It May Be Hard to Tell

Every Halloween raises the specter of candy laced with drugs, or drugs made to look like candy, finding their way into children's trick or treat bags. (We know it's only April, but bear with us here.) The worry builds all October, and then most kids come home with the standard......

ALEXANDER: In minors, even the skippers have stories

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - In Drew Saylor's case, the rental car agency's loss was the Dodger organization's gain.
And the young Padres prospects who play for Francisco Morales will get the benefit of wisdom handed down from, among others, Felipe...

ALEXANDER: Trevor Oaks draws opening start for Quakes

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Once the Quakes' front office staff knew Trevor Oaks would be back with the team in 2016, they started plotting how to include him in the celebration of last year's California League championship.Ah, you know what they say...

Lawsuit: SoCal Surfers Are a Criminal Street Gang

A group of local surfers in an affluent southern California beach town have been accused of operating like a criminal street gang, following threats, intimidation, and violence against outsiders trying to surf their break. A federal class-action lawsuit claims Lunada Bay Boys "not only confront and attack other (beachgoers), but......

Ruby Tuesday Workers Sue Food Chain in Wage Class Action

Ruby Tuesday workers sued the restaurant chain in a class action lawsuit over wages. The plaintiff class covers all Ruby Tuesday servers and bartenders who worked in all of the chain's restaurants for the last three years, according to Grub Street. The workers say that they were forced to......

INLAND COLLEGES: Fernandez sparking UCR offense

The UC Riverside baseball team is off to a 2-1 start in the Big West and heads to UC Irvine for a three-game series beginning Friday.
Vince Fernandez contributed to the team's conference start and was named Big West Player of the Week after driving...

Reasons to Sue a Business for Personal Injury

When we go out to eat or shop or play, we don't expect to pay with a personal injury. But in fact that happens more often than we might care to consider. There are many ways that people get hurt when they are out and about. If you happen to......

UC RIVERSIDE: Police probe anti-Muslim vandalism

Vandals hit UC Riverside's Department of Ethnic Studies during spring break, defacing photos of women students, tearing down an image of a Palestinian flag, and rummaging through student mailboxes.
Campus police are investigating the incidents as...

LPGA: Ko is brilliant on final hole, snags title in Rancho Mirage

RANCHO MIRAGE – The steadiest hand this week also had an amazing flair for the dramatic. And it's no accident Lydia Ko is beginning to win all the big tournaments on the LPGA Tour.
Ko's brilliant approach over water and short birdie putt on the...

ALEXANDER: Veteran Inkster still a vibrant presence

RANCHO MIRAGE - And they say us Baby Boomers don't adapt easily.
OK, so Juli Inkster might not technically be multitasking. But the LPGA Hall of Famer, who is 55 and has been playing tour events for 33 years, is operating on several different...

To-Do List for Crime Victims

As a victim of crime, you have certain obligations and legal rights. That does not mean that you can personally press charges -- a common misconception -- but you are expected to do certain things to help the prosecution of the matter. You are also entitled to know certain......

BASEBALL: UCR holding a 3-2 lead over UC Davis in 5th

UC Riverside holds a 3-2 lead heading to the bottom of the fifth. Looks like it might be a bullpen game with both starters working hard.
The Doug Smith celebration continues with Smith and then several former players telling great stories on the...

To-Do List for Crime Victims

As a victim of crime, you have certain obligations and legal rights. That does not mean that you can personally press charges -- a common misconception -- but you are expected to do certain things to help the prosecution of the matter. You are also entitled to know certain......

BASEBALL: UCR holding a 3-2 lead over UC Davis in 5th

UC Riverside holds a 3-2 lead heading to the bottom of the fifth. Looks like it might be a bullpen game with both starters working hard.
The Doug Smith celebration continues with Smith and then several former players telling great stories on the...