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Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Riverside firefighters battle growing Mandalay fire; residents ordered to flee
A four-alarm vegetation fire was burning in the city of Riverside on Sunday afternoon, consuming more than 60 acres by 4:30 p.m. and spurring evacuations, officials said. The fire had caused heavy, drifting smoke, which had prompted 911 calls from concerned residents, the Riverside Fire Department said on Facebook. Mandatory evacuations were in place for an area of the city north of Arlington Avenue, south of the Santa Ana River Trail, east of Mitchell Avenue and Valley Drive, and west of Jurupa and Crest avenues. An evacuation center was set to open at La Sierra Senior Center, at 5215 La Sierra Ave., the Riverside Police Department said in a Facebook post at 4:10 p.m. Officers were assisting with traffic control and had closed Tyler Street between Arlington and Jurupa avenues including all surrounding side streets. Residents on some streets were being advised to "please GO NOW." Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
29-06-2025
- Climate
- Los Angeles Times
Riverside firefighters battle growing Mandalay fire; residents ordered to flee
A four-alarm vegetation fire was burning in the city of Riverside on Sunday afternoon, consuming more than 60 acres by 4:30 p.m. and spurring evacuations, officials said. The fire had caused heavy, drifting smoke, which had prompted 911 calls from concerned residents, the Riverside Fire Department said on Facebook. Mandatory evacuations were in place for an area of the city north of Arlington Avenue, south of the Santa Ana River Trail, east of Mitchell Avenue and Valley Drive, and west of Jurupa and Crest avenues. An evacuation center was set to open at La Sierra Senior Center, at 5215 La Sierra Ave., the Riverside Police Department said in a Facebook post at 4:10 p.m. Officers were assisting with traffic control and had closed Tyler Street between Arlington and Jurupa avenues including all surrounding side streets. Residents on some streets were being adviced to 'please GO NOW.'
18-06-2025
- Politics
2 arrests in hit-and-run at Southern California 'No Kings' protest
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Two people were arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash at a weekend 'No Kings' protest in Southern California that left a 21-year-old demonstrator seriously injured, authorities said. The SUV veered toward marchers Saturday night in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, and struck the woman, according to investigators. She remained hospitalized in critical condition, the Riverside Police Department said in a statement Tuesday. After a search aided by tips from the public, police arrested the suspected driver, a 58-year-old Riverside man, on Monday, the police statement said. He could face charges including assault with a deadly weapon and hit-and-run causing injury. Also arrested was a 39-year-old Riverside woman suspected of taking the SUV into an unincorporated area of the Mojave Desert and 'intentionally destroying and concealing evidence,' the statement said. She could face charges including accessory after the fact and destruction of evidence. 'No Kings' protests swept across the country on Saturday, and organizers said millions rallied against what they described as President Donald Trump's authoritarian tendencies. Confrontations were largely isolated. In Utah, a demonstrator was inadvertently fatally shot by a 'safety volunteer' who was trying to stop an alleged gunman at the rally in Salt Lake City, according to police and organizers. Outside the Arizona statehouse, a social media video showed protesters Saturday jeering at and then skirmishing with a masked man, who eventually pulled out a handgun, causing the crowd to scatter. Another video showed Arizona Department of Public Safety officers taking the man into custody.
Toronto Star
18-06-2025
- Toronto Star
2 arrests in hit-and-run at Southern California ‘No Kings' protest
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Two people were arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash at a weekend 'No Kings' protest in Southern California that left a 21-year-old demonstrator seriously injured, authorities said. The SUV veered toward marchers Saturday night in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, and struck the woman, according to investigators. She remained hospitalized in critical condition, the Riverside Police Department said in a statement Tuesday.
Winnipeg Free Press
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
2 arrests in hit-and-run at Southern California ‘No Kings' protest
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Two people were arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash at a weekend 'No Kings' protest in Southern California that left a 21-year-old demonstrator seriously injured, authorities said. The SUV veered toward marchers Saturday night in Riverside, east of Los Angeles, and struck the woman, according to investigators. She remained hospitalized in critical condition, the Riverside Police Department said in a statement Tuesday. After a search aided by tips from the public, police arrested the suspected driver, a 58-year-old Riverside man, on Monday, the police statement said. He could face charges including assault with a deadly weapon and hit-and-run causing injury. Also arrested was a 39-year-old Riverside woman suspected of taking the SUV into an unincorporated area of the Mojave Desert and 'intentionally destroying and concealing evidence,' the statement said. She could face charges including accessory after the fact and destruction of evidence. 'No Kings' protests swept across the country on Saturday, and organizers said millions rallied against what they described as President Donald Trump's authoritarian tendencies. Confrontations were largely isolated. In Utah, a demonstrator was inadvertently fatally shot by a 'safety volunteer' who was trying to stop an alleged gunman at the rally in Salt Lake City, according to police and organizers. Outside the Arizona statehouse, a social media video showed protesters Saturday jeering at and then skirmishing with a masked man, who eventually pulled out a handgun, causing the crowd to scatter. Another video showed Arizona Department of Public Safety officers taking the man into custody.
