Norco News

THIS IS THE FORMER CATHOLIC POSITION ON SUICIDE THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO REMEMBER AND IT IS CHANGING: In the past taking one's life was regarded as a mortal sin and the Catholic Catechism described it as: "Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him.

The Eastvale City Council tonight is set to take public testimony on development impact fees, to vote on adding a "social host ordinance" to the city's municipal code and to consider cooperating with Norco on the Hamner Avenue widening project.

The Corona-Norco Unified School District board will talk about needs for new technology and facilities and how to pay for them when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.

Pediatric physical therapist Cassandra Sanders-Holly helps Evan Bravo, 3, of Ontario up a ramp to mount a horse at Leaps & Bounds In Norco where the young cerebral palsy patient receives alternative physical therapy.

"Love Is in the Air," a Crestmore Manor Bridal Show Expo, will be presented from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb.

Norco council members are taking another look today at changing local elections from odd- to even-numbered years, a move that has failed in the past but would get more people to the polls.

The cleanup effort last weekend at the once-grand Elsinore Naval and Military School reminded me of other historic gems of the Inland Empire that need to be saved from destruction: the former Lake Norconian resort in Norco and the Arrowhead Springs Resort in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Riverside County sheriff's arrested four motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence at a traffic checkpoint in Norco overnight Saturday.

When Dave Long, a world history teacher at Santiago High School in Corona, was a student at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., he ran middle distance races for the track team.

Power was lost shortly before 8 a.m. near Mountain Avenue and Second Street near Norco College, according to a Southern California Edison Web site.

Four teens were stuck for about two hours in a heavily vegetated part of the Santa Ana river bottom in Norco before Riverside County firefighters got them out, authorities said.

A fire crew hacked through dense bamboo last night to rescue four teens who spent about two hours marooned in the Santa Ana River bottom in Norco, say Riverside County Fire Department officials.

The Norco City Council has scheduled an appeal hearing today on a warehouse distribution center that was denied by the Planning Commission.

Galleano, who takes over the position from board member Brenda Dennstedt, was elected to the board in 2005.

A man and woman suspected of stealing numerous computer accessories, DVDs and compact discs during burglaries at a Target store in Norco were behind bars today.

A 19-year-old Norco man wanted for allegedly stealing a car tried unsuccessfully to flee from Riverside County sheriff's deputies today, hiding out in a dry riverbed until a canine sniffed him out.

The Corona-Norco school board will have a study session at 4 p.m. Tuesday with a consultant to talk about the process for asking voters to approve a bond measure.

The City of Norco Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department is hosting the next Senior Town Hall meeting Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. The public is invited to meet Norco council members and learn more about the community and issues related to seniors.

Firefighters battle a brush fire Friday January 13, 2012 after pick up truck went over the side and caught fire on Hwy 18 in San Bernardino National Forest.