There was a 22% jump in the number of citations issued — 212 this past July 4 weekend, as opposed to 172 in 2025, according to the county.
Smoke from the Thursday fire, burning off Highway 371 between Burnt Valley Road and Highway 74, was seen for miles around.
With high-severity fires up thirtyfold in recent decades, local and state officials are using technology to save lives and property.
His position with Cal Fire, which has long contracted with the county to provide fire protection services, was terminated in May.
Aleve Fakhoury, 22, of Temecula, and Stephen Gaytan, 39, of Perris, were taken into custody in Lake Elsinore.
The fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. near Sharp Road and Valley Drive, just south of Highway 371, fire officials said.
Firefighters responded to the blaze and encountered flames moving at a slow rate downhill through the grove next to a house.
The defendant remains held on $1 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center.
An ad-hoc committee will be formed to increase scrutiny on the department led by Sheriff Chad Bianco.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2147, a new law that strengthens California's ability to prosecute certain sexual offenses.
The fire was reported at 5:35 p.m. Monday at Sage Road and Wilson Valley Road, about 20 miles east of Temecula.
The idea has been floated for years. This time could be different.
Thursday afternoon, CHP asked drivers to be on the lookout for these dangerous incidents on the I-15 near Temecula.
The woman, who is pregnant with twins, was nearing Temecula's Winchester Road when the bar penetrated her windshield and struck her abdomen.
A fire burning in Camp Pendleton is sending drift smoke into the Temecula Valley. Here's what to know.
Bulldozer crews were able to establish tentative containment lines by midnight.
We know you're excited about America's 250th Birthday Celebration, but the Sheriff asks everyone to refrain from igniting illegal fireworks.
The 62-year-old instructor was charged with nearly a dozen sexual assaults against three victims.
Early Friday, a fire broke out at a home near Overland Trail in Temecula.
Nine cities were added to California’s Fire Risk Reduction Community List, which may help with future grant funding and wildfire resilience.
The crash was reported at Terwilliger and Ramsey roads.
"Her last act was something she loved doing." Nereida 'Nery' Hernandez died one week ago while helping crash victims, according to the CHP.
The Night Aerial Firefighting Exercise (NAFE) is slated from an hour after sunset Wednesday up to midnight.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said 13 citations were issued and one vehicle was towed during the June 12 checkpoint.
The Grand Jury report calls for greater public transparency, something Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has largely avoided.
The blaze broke out Monday aboard Camp Pendleton.
David Renteria III pleaded not guilty Friday to a dozen felony counts.
The defendant is being held in lieu of $7 million bail at the Byrd Detention Center.
The building was reportedly evacuated as a precaution.
Smoke from an 800+ acre fire burning nearby plummeted the air quality in Temecula, Murrieta, and Lake Elsinore.
Roughly $138 million of the sheriff's $250 million request wasn't accepted by the county Executive Office.
A motorcycle struck a fence off State Route 371 Monday morning, officials say.
He was mortally wounded during the gun battle on the two-lane corridor between the Ribbonwood and Pinyon Pines, southwest of Palm Desert.
A two-car collision on Monday left a Hyundai Tucson overturned and one person taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Here's what happened.
Authorities said Jermaine Rafael Iffie is at-risk and was last seen around 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The death is being investigated as a homicide, and the only suspect killed himself in a standoff earlier this month, authorities said.
Authorities said a Temecula resident who killed himself was a person of interest in connection with the missing man.
Deputy Tim Corlew's family, friends and fellow officers recall "he wanted the world to be calm. He wanted peace. And now he has that."
The blaze, dubbed the Sky Fire, was reported in the 67600 block of Skyview Drive in Ribbonwood, an unincorporated community.
A Rivian was also involved in the crash, police said.