Southern California citrus quarantine expansion a plus for Imperial County growers Nov 20, 2009
The quarantine includes portions of San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles and Imperial counties. None of the insects found in California have carried the disease, he said. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Trojans Bounce Past UC Riverside 77-67 Nov 19, 2009
Dwight Lewis shoots the ball over UC Riverside's Larry Gurganious ... LOS ANGELES (AP) -- led four players in double figures with 22 points and Southern California made a winner in his return to the college coaching ranks with a 77-67 victory over UC Riverside on Tuesday night. (Usctrojans.com)
Press Release: Wild Arts and Crafts at the Museum Nov 19, 2009
Children s art is represented by classroom projects for the Tom Bennett Children s Art and Environmental Science Competition, open to students in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The award ceremony will be on Saturday at 3pm. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Stanford's star stays grounded Nov 19, 2009
His dad, Todd, who coached him at Norco High School in Riverside County, watches from high in the stands and flashes hand gestures. Toby gave an example of one that, he says, means "as soon as I get through the hole, he wants me to break to the sideline." Another means: Next time, hurdle that tackler. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Natural super glue found on asparagus spears Nov 19, 2009
University of California at Riverside researchers are already working on a new variety of asparagus, called DePaoli, which project leader Mikeal Roose said offers high yield and boasts an excellent spear quality. While insects are producing their natural super glue, Roose and his team are producing what they call "supermale" asparagus, which are "plants that produce only male offspring when hybridized with a female.". (MSNBC -- Environment)
More national news » Nov 19, 2009
A former U.S. Marine Corps recruiter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Southern California's Riverside County after pleading guilty to child sex charges. Prosecutors say former staff Sgt. Bryan Damone Cunningham pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges of committing lewd acts and sodomy with a child under 14. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Lewis Millett; awarded Medal of Honor after bayonet charge Nov 19, 2009
He had an unqualified love of country and was uncompromising in his support of his men, said Michael Goldware, who chaired a committee that built the National Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in 1999 in California ... Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 5 at the Medal of Honor Memorial in the Riverside National Cemetery. (Boston Globe)
Looking Back Nov 19, 2009
Kalona High School News Kalona opened the basketball season November 13 with Riverside. The Kubs won 73-40. (Kalona News, IA)
New era tips off today on road Nov 18, 2009
The Rainbow Wahine open tonight at UC Riverside with new coach Dana Takahara-Dias. The last time they opened on the Mainland was 1985, with Takahara as a sophomore point guard. (Honolulu Advertiser)
USC defeats UC Riverside 77-67 in O'Neill's debut Nov 18, 2009
Dwight Lewis led four players in double figures with 22 points and Southern California made Kevin O'Neill a winner in his return to the college coaching ranks with a 77-67 victory over UC Riverside on Tuesday night. Lewis quickly settled into his new role as the Trojans' senior leader after three seasons watching other teammates carry the load by scoring their first seven points. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Matchups/Odds Nov 18, 2009
UC Riverside at Southern California. Final. (USA Today -- Sports)
UH women's basketball wins season opener on road Nov 18, 2009
Dita Liepkalne scored 12 and Shawna Kuehu and Keisha Kanekoa each added 10 as the Hawaii women's basketball team won at UC Riverside 63-58 to open the 2009-10 season ... Dita Liepkalne scored 12 and Shawna Kuehu and Keisha Kanekoa each added 10 as the Hawaii women's basketball team won at UC Riverside 63-58 to open the 2009-10 season. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Public Safety Nov 17, 2009
Greensprings Drive and Riverside Drive, injury accident reported Monday morning. Keno Springs Road and Bly Mountain Cutoff Road, non-injury accident reported Sunday night. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Women's Volleyball Nov 17, 2009
Arizona State Volleyball Schedule and Results. Salt Lake City, Utah. (Thesundevils.com)
Women's Water Polo Nov 17, 2009
Michigan Invitational. vs. Cal State Northridge. (Thesundevils.com)
Chicago schools president's death ruled suicide Nov 17, 2009
380-caliber handgun were found near a riverside loading dock not far from his car about 3:15 a.m. Monday, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death a suicide, but police said an investigation was ongoing. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
LBI Media, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results Nov 17, 2009
"Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2009Net revenues decreased by $3.0 million, or 9.7%, to $27.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $30.5 million for the same period in 2008. This change was primarily attributable to decreased total advertising revenue in both our radio and television segments, reflecting the general decline in the advertising industry due to the U.S. recession.Net revenues for our radio segment decreased by $0.7 million, or... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
UC Davis Volleyball Faces Pacific In Season Finale Nov 17, 2009
Aggies look to complete first 20-win season since 1996. The Aggies will stay in their game, even if they're down two games to one or they go into the locker room down 2-0. (Ucdavisaggies.com)
Golden Eagles sixth in SoCal Nov 17, 2009
Then, last year, at Canyon Crest Country Club in Riverside, they shot 440 for a repeat seventh-place finish. A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. (Fresno Bee)
Tree-lightings, from Rock Center to The Grove Nov 17, 2009
NEW YORK - This season's Christmas tree displays include trees made from feathers at a historic home in Indianapolis, a thank-you tree in Boston sent from Nova Scotia, and the Obamas' first National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington. The National Christmas Tree is scheduled to be lit on Dec. 3. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Film documents00004000 Mormon role in gay marriage debate Nov 16, 2009
WASHINGTON -- A year ago, Robin and Robb Wirthlin went to Riverside Wesleyan Church in Sacramento to warn Californians about what they feared might happen if gay marriage remained legal in the state. The Mormon couple from Massachusetts, who also were featured in television advertisements in California, said they were horrified after gay marriage was legalized in their own state. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Woman, 43, girl, 6, found dead in Riverside County Nov 15, 2009
San Bernardino County sheriff's detectives arrested 53-year-old Larry Hite on Tuesday in Riverside ... San Bernardino County sheriff's detectives arrested 53-year-old Larry Hite on Tuesday in Riverside ... -- A 43-year-old woman and her 6-year-old daughter were found slain in Riverside County and authorities are looking for the woman's husband in connection with the killings. (Fresno Bee -- State)
- What needs to be done about Imperial County’s high teen pregnancy and STD rates? 0 Nov 15, 2009
If we did nothing else in Imperial County except provide comprehensive sexuality education in schools and assured every resident had access to affordable, confidential medical care, then we could solve this problem in a very short time, said Vince Hall, the vice president of communications for Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside counties. The organization is also responsible for Imperial County, but does not have a clinic in the area. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar: 11/15 Nov 15, 2009
Nov. 26 Gobbler's Gallop 5K/10K. Riverside Beaver County High School Track. 10K run 9 a.m.; 5K run 10 a.m.; 5K walk 9-11 a.m. Pre-registered $12, walk-ins $15. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Business people Nov 14, 2009
He has 26 years' experience as a professional planner with particular emphasis on the Riverside County, San Bernardino County and Coachella Valley areas of Southern California. His management responsibilities have included all aspects of project planning from conceptual design through governmental approvals. (Anchorage Daily News)
Desert bones linked to German tourists Nov 14, 2009
The hikers were search-and-rescue workers from Riverside County but they were off duty at the time, Inyo County sheriff's spokeswoman Carma Roper said. Identification for one of the missing tourists was found near the bones, she said. (MSNBC -- International)
Calif. fire suspect pleads not guilty to murder Nov 13, 2009
San Bernardino County sheriff's detectives arrested 53-year-old Larry Hite on Tuesday in Riverside ... San Bernardino County sheriff's detectives arrested 53-year-old Larry Hite on Tuesday in Riverside. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Trip tests waters of revived San Joaquin River Nov 13, 2009
Officials continuously release water from the dam for riverside property owners, and the river never died here. But 38 miles downstream at Gravelly Ford, the flow dwindles to nothing in most years. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Skydiver killed in SoCal had tried to set record Nov 13, 2009
A skydiver killed in a Riverside County accident had tried to set a parachuting record in a charity jump hours before his death. Authorities say Stephen Harrington of Boston went up for a second jump after the charity event on Wednesday and may have struck the tail of the plane before landing in a Murrieta driveway. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Miami to Play Season-Opener at UC Riverside Nov 13, 2009
CORAL GABLES The University of Miami women s basketball team travels to the West Coast to take on the UC Riverside Highlanders at the Student Recreation Center on Friday, November 13 ... Miami (0-0) at UC Riverside (0-0) ... Friday, November 13, 2009 / Student Recreation Center / Riverside, Calif. (Hurricanesports.com)
Viewpoints: Plan to close UC Center seems ill-advised Nov 13, 2009
Director Gary Dymski, who founded the center six years ago and taught many of its public policy classes, is teaching the current and likely final class but is expected to return to his tenured position as a UC Riverside economics professor. Associate Director A.G. Block, a veteran Sacramento political editor who was hired in 2005 to oversee the center's summer public affairs journalism internship program, remains as the center's administrator. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
City council members indicted in Riverside Co city Nov 13, 2009
-- The mayor of the small city of San Jacinto and three other City Council members have been charged with offering bribes and conspiring to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign money, Riverside County prosecutors said Thursday ... Ayres ran for the GOP's nomination in the 2006 primary to represent parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties - a mostly Republican district ... "It became so obvious here that they must have thought no one would ever check. But we're watching in... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Elizabeth Merrill » Nov 13, 2009
" Fleury pulls up the sleeve of her coat and shows the tattoo she got a few days ago. It says "AKA," the initials of the three players. Fleury always had been anti-tattoo, but she had to do something. This way, she says, they'll always be there. Her assistants got the same tattoo. If the Blue Hawks were close before, Fleury has made sure they're inseparable in the days since the accident. She has arranged group dinners every night -- at Applebee's and just about every other restaurant in town.... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Not guilty plea in SoCal phony medals case Nov 13, 2009
Burton pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge Thursday in Riverside federal court. He was released on $10,000 bond and ordered to return for a Dec. 21 hearing. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
More of this story Nov 12, 2009
Howard Guenthner points to a list of Montana World War II veterans who lost their lives defending their country that hangs on the wall of American Legion Post 123 Hall in Riverside Park ... In 1941 the post obtained a 10-year lease on a building in Riverside Park that became the American Legion Post Hall. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Santa Clara Travels to Play at Hawkeye Challenge Nov 12, 2009
Huntington Beach HS) and (Riverside, Calif. Redwood HS) all begin their first seasons as collegiate players. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Lobos Open 107th Season Saturday vs. UC Riverside Nov 12, 2009
Curtis Dennis and A.J. Hardeman are two young Lobos, who need to make an impact this season (Golobos.com)
Skydiver killed after jump near Murrieta Nov 12, 2009
A debt-ridden Riverside County man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his wife in an effort to collect $1 ... -- Riverside County sheriff's officials say a skydiver has been killed during a jump near Murrieta. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Stuck in neutral? Hardly! Nov 12, 2009
Within California, Riverside, San Joaquin and Sacramento counties suffer the most. Mr. Johnson, are all these people, including Deutsche Bank, who owns many of these mortgages, incorrect. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Press Release Week No. 1 Nov 12, 2009
COLORADO STATE vs. Winston-Salem State, 4:15 p.m. PT UC Riverside at NEW MEXICO, 7 p.m. MT Pittsburg State at UNLV, 7 p.m. PT Sunday, November 15 Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament (Eugene, Ore ... The rest of the league takes to the court on Saturday, November 14, with UC San Diego at San Diego State (2 p.m. PT), UC Riverside at New Mexico (7 p.m. MT) and Pittsburg State at UNLV (7 p.m. PT). (Themwc.com)
Fresh Approach Leads Lions to Finals Nov 12, 2009
The Southern California Championships is a competitive tournament hosting the top players from UCLA, UC Riverside, Pepperdine, UCSD, Azuza Pacific University, USC, UC Irvine and University of San Diego. Head Coach said, "It was the first time an LMU team has made it to the final of this event. With wins over Pepperdine and UCLA along the way to the final, the guys showed they can match it with the top teams in the country. I hope this is a springboard to a great season for this pair and our... (Lmulions.com)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 12, 2009
Jim's with us from Riverside, California. Go ahead, Jim. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Civilian who wore Navy Cross, other medals is charged Nov 12, 2009
Burton's lawyer, Michael DeFrank, said his client would voluntarily surrender for his initial appearance in federal court in Riverside, California, Thursday morning. "He has been charged, but these are only allegations," DeFrank said. (CNN -- US)
Local Group Suggets Route For High-Speed Train Nov 11, 2009
As proposed now, the high-speed trains would depart Los Angeles' Union Station, travel east toward to Ontario and Riverside, then follow Interstate 15 to Escondido before cutting in toward the coast through Rose Canyon, under University City and then run parallel to Interstate 5 to San Diego International Airport and the U.S.-Mexico border ... Ultimately, the state envisions a series of 220-mile-per-hour trains that link San Francisco and Sacramento to Southern California, via Los Angeles,... (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
DNA Origami Nanoscale Breadboards Developed For Carbon Nanotube Circuits Nov 11, 2009
Both the initial idea for the project and its eventual execution came from three students: Hareem T. Maune, a graduate student studying carbon nanotube physics in the laboratory of Marc Bockrath (then Caltech assistant professor of applied physics, now at the University of California, Riverside); Si-ping Han, a theorist in materials science who is investigating the interactions between carbon nanotubes and DNA in the Caltech laboratory of William A. Goddard III, Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor... (Science Daily)
Proposed UC Merced medical school funding uncertain Nov 11, 2009
Educators at the University of California at Riverside, for instance, already are building a new medical school, slated to accept its first students in fall 2012 ... The list does not include programs such as UC Riverside's that have yet to begin classroom operations. (Fresno Bee)
California Focus--Advantage: Brown in the early going Nov 11, 2009
Whitman has poured about $20 million of her own cash into her campaign and met with business groups and Republican clubs from Redding to Riverside and beyond. The intellectual Poizner attends every GOP event he can find, while the classy Campbell is as accessible to voters and reporters as any candidate in modern memory. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Hundreds of genes distinguish patients likely to survive advanced melanoma Nov 10, 2009
The study's co-authors include David W. O'Neill, Ilana Belitskaya-Levy, Sylvia Adams, Farbod Darvishian, Russell Berman, Richard Shapiro, Anna C. Pavlick, and Iman Osman from NYU Langone Medical Center; Vladimir Vacic and Stefano Lonardi from theUniversity of California at Riverside ; and Yi-Lo Yu from NYU and the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Cancer Research Institute, the Emerald Foundation,... (EurekAlert!)
Ervin Sylvester Hawkins Nov 10, 2009
Interment will follow at 2 p.m., at Riverside National Cemetery. The Hawkins family will receive relatives and friends at the home of his twin brother, Frazier (Lettie) Hawkins, located at 326 Webb Hill, Roanoke Rapids. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
NM teen back in jail after failed suicide attempt Nov 10, 2009
The Riverside County coroner's office said Tuesday the death of 42-year-old Zoltan Tombol had been ruled a suicide. The coroner's office did not reveal whether the body had any other signs of trauma. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Top frosh standing by SDSU decision Nov 9, 2009
Leonard was playing a basketball game for Riverside King High when it happened, and his sister called with the news shortly afterward. Riverside King had another game the next night, against Compton Dominguez High at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion ... The biggest lesson came Jan. 18, 2008, when his cell phone rang after a 71-58 win against Riverside Arlington. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Local sports briefs: Sunbirds, down two sets, stay unbeaten in volleyball Nov 8, 2009
Martina Gregusova had 26 kills and the defending NAIA champion Sunbirds rallied from two sets down to outlast No. 2 California Baptist 3-2 Saturday in Riverside -- clinching their 10th consecutive Golden State Athletic Conference title. Fresno Pacific won 21-25, 16-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10, the second time this season it came from behind to beat the Lancers 3-2. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
While the stories of Denzel Mitchell and Patricia McNair made me want to weep, the film's most memorable images stem from the Sisyphean task of Jared Dever, a bright and handsome local official in Riverside County, Calif. whose job is to control the county's mosquito epidemic, largely caused by the fetid, abandoned swimming pools behind foreclosed suburban homes. (Salon)
3 die000014D6 in vintage helicopter crash in Mojave Desert Nov 8, 2009
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the Piasecki PV-18 took off from Adelanto Airport at 8:30 a.m. Saturday headed for Riverside. All three people aboard were killed when the helicopter crashed a mile south of the airport. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Men's Tennis Nov 7, 2009
2009-10 Schedule/Results. ITA All American Championship. (Usdtoreros.com)
Calif. Dad Accused of Driving With Dead Baby in Trash Nov 7, 2009
Prosecutors in Riverside County were unsure if they would pursue the death penalty, district attorney's spokesman Michael Jeandron said ... Hann and the children's mother, Krissy Lynn Werntz, 29, were indicted by a Riverside County grand jury in September. (Fox News)
A top S.D. teacher picked to represent state... Nov 6, 2009
Amber Carrow of Chemawa Middle School in Riverside, Kathy Marvin of Serra Vista Middle School in Irvine and Valerie Ziegler of Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco. Each year the state superintendent selects five teachers who best represent California's teachers and symbolize the profession's contributions to quality education. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
IRS seeks 9,400 SoCal taxpayers for unpaid refunds Nov 6, 2009
Undeliverable refund checks in Los Angeles, Imperial, Riverside, Orange, San Diego and San Bernardino counties amount to about $10. 2 million owed to taxpayers. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Read more... Nov 6, 2009
Riverside City College in California: $140,000 to explore how the city, the community college, and local school districts can work together to increase access to higher education, particularly among lower income and underrepresented populations, and raise the college-going rate in the region to 61 percent, which translates to 100,000 more students enrolled in postsecondary courses by 2025. Interagency Council, City and County of San Francisco: $250,000 to support its Post-secondary Partnership,... (PNN Online)
Convicted kidnapper charged for 1986 SoCal murder Nov 5, 2009
San Bernardino County sheriff's detectives arrested 53-year-old Larry Hite on Tuesday in Riverside. He was charged Wednesday. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
USC study finds big air pollution impacts on local communities Nov 5, 2009
Traffic corridors in Long Beach and Riverside are a major contributor to illness from childhood asthma. Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions on the disease has likely been underestimated, according to researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) ... The study, which appears in an online edition of the American Journal of... (EurekAlert!)
UCR/CMP Saturday, November 7: Howe Now! Nov 5, 2009
UCR/California Museum of Photography is located at 3824 Main Street, on the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Riverside, California ... UCR ARTSblock consists of three premier art institutions affiliated with the University of California, Riverside the UCR/California Museum of Photography, the Sweeney Art Gallery, and the future Culver Center of the Arts (2009) located on a single city block in downtown Riverside. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Missing DSU students found dead in pond Nov 5, 2009
Williamson had transferred to DSU from Riverside Community College in California at the beginning of the fall semester. Lenny Gemar said his daughter was the clean-up hitter for the team last season and tied a teammate for a home run record. (Montana Standard, MT)
Selected recent California newspaper editorials Nov 5, 2009
The Riverside Press-Enterprise: "Teaching blur". California's fledgling student data system could be invaluable for setting sound education policy and improving schools if the state can actually make use of the information. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Sneak preview: Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame Nov 5, 2009
Grant Halstead, pro golfer 1919-27, 12-year head pro at Sunnyside Country Club, ran Riverside GC 1939-61. Tom Goodwin, Central High, Fresno State baseball (1987-89), gold medal in baseball at Seoul Games, 14-year big-league veteran. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
