Norco News

Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday blocked the parole of an inmate who is serving a life sentence for the execution-style killing of a prison guard 36 years ago during a series of armed robberies.

In December, the school board declared a "negative certification" for the district budget, meaning it may not be able to meet expenses next year.

Greg Williams, right, assistant vector ecologist with Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District, demonstrates a mosquito trap for visiting Riverside officials on March 13.

Santiago High School student Yessenia Barron, 17, center, shares her joy with classmate Arleen Vazquez, 17, left, and Roosevelt High School's Melissa Martinez, 17, after the three teens learned they were among eight Corona-Norco high school students to win college scholarships as Broad Prize Scholars on Wednesday, May 15.

After a one-year absence, the Miss Norco Pageant will again be a big feature of the Norco Fair.

Members of an American Legion motorcycle group said they were turned away from a downtown Oceanside restaurant Saturday when they refused to remove their vests, which identified them as members of the veterans service group.

A Southern California doctor has been indicted on charges he allegedly wrote more than 1,200 prescriptions for powerful painkillers after a federal order revoked his authority to prescribe the drugs.

Already the author of two books about his city, Norco Councilman Kevin Bash will be releasing a third one on Monday, May 13.

The Lions Club in Norco, 1245 Sixth St., has partnered with LifeStream for a blood drive and marrow screening from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, in the clubhouse.

A year ago this month, five masked men wearing hooded sweatshirts robbed her 3-year-old jewelry store, Fashion Island Jewelers, in the Hemet Valley Mall.

The owner of 16 acres at the corner of Corydon Street and River Road in Norco is hoping to have his property annexed by Corona.

If you'd like to visit some of the neatest equestrian facilities in Norco, you'll want to attend the 7th annual Ranch Tour on Saturday, May 18.

Andrea Germain, of Riverside, daughter of Diane Germain, of Corona, and Adrian Cabacungan, of Carlsbad, to Micah King, of Riverside, son of Terri and Chris Simmons, of Villa Park, and Rick King, of Orange.

Danielle Oro was found Saturday night at Kips Korner Park where she apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The self-storage real estate partnership of Barker Pacific Group and Artemis Real Estate Partners Fund I recently acquired Security Self Storage in Rohnert Park, Calif., as the third property in the group's portfolio.

The city of Eastvale's pool car, a 2012 Honda Civic, runs on clean natural gas. Councilwoman Kelly Howell has asked city administrators to draft a policy regarding the use of city vehicles by employees and council members.

Eastvale is now considered to be a city but it's commercially run with big business eateries like McDonald's, Domino's Pizza and Panda Express.

Women are invited to the United Methodist Church at 2880 California Ave. in Corona for a kickoff of our new "Faith in Motion" program on Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to noon.

A Norco man is being held by police after authorities suggest he allegedly grabbed a boy and exhibited "abnormal interest" in him.

A boy was walking in the 500 block of 6th Street about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, when he said a man approached him, according to a Riverside County sheriff's statement.