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Higher Tax Bills OK'd For Riverside County Property Owners Who Don't Clear Weeds
The added amounts, which range from a low of $20,393 to a high of $44,705 per owner, stem from activity in calendar year 2025.

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The added amounts, which range from a low of $20,393 to a high of $44,705 per owner, stem from activity in calendar year 2025.

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.
The renovation project involves upgrading maintenance and infrastructure to the building at 300 S. Sunrise Way.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors signed off Tuesday on the $1.21 million funding request.
The shelter started the pause on Monday and was hoping to reopen cat and kitten intake on July 27.
The violent attack was carried out in public on the mother of his children.
Firefighters used specialized airbags to lift up the vehicle and free the patient, fire officials said.
The idea has been floated for years. This time could be different.
The crash was reported at about 8:15 a.m. Monday on Fred Waring Drive, according to the Indio Police Department.
The suspects were identified as Geradin Gonzalez Morales, 33, of Van Nuys and Johana Catalina Vargas, 32, Rodriguez of North Hollywood.
Manuel Guerra Meza was arrested Friday.
The blaze was reported at 8:27 a.m. Monday in the 30700 block of Eucalyptus Road, according to the fire department.
The crash was reported around 2:40 p.m. Sunday on the Ortega (74) Highway near mile marker 7.8, west of Lake Elsinore.
Daniel Santos Ambriz, 33, and Juan Cristoval Ambriz Barra, 28, half-brothers from Perris, will be sentenced next month.
The museum said the helicopter's restoration will be a "multi-year" effort.
A nonprofit is urging the city to reject a proposal to remove the dry fronds from city-owned palm trees.
Fernando Velasquez Acosta, 43, of Menifee, allegedly killed Carol Omo Aba of Perris in May 2025. He's now at large.
The public comment period runs through Aug. 4.
The motorist, whose name was not released, suffered from an undisclosed medical emergency and apparently lost control of the vehicle.