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The swing shift is about to start at a plant that is about to close. Late winter sunlight casts long shadows from workers crossing the parking lot, where stray cats skulk among the cars.Only two weeks left, and the routine is unchanged: clocking in at 5 p.m., heading to the locker room, trading street clothes for work wear. If anyone feels sadness or loss, no one shows it. They have a newspaper to put out.“We’re trying to do this with a little class and dignity,” said shift supervisor Kal Hamalainen.Sixteen months ago,…

A statewide warning was issued to every California prison after roughly 200 prisoners were involved in an attack on officers at Ironwood State Prison in Blythe on Wednesday, officials said. Eight staff members and one prisoner were briefly hospitalized and treated for undisclosed injuries in the incident, prompting the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to conduct a threat assessment at all its prisons.The incident occurred Wednesday morning while members of CDCR’s Investigative Services Unit were…

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Standing at the corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Market Street in downtown Riverside on a sunny afternoon, the realization was so abrupt that I couldn’t help asking the question out loud: “Wait ... is my hometown low-key charming?”Growing up, I’d always resented Riverside — often for qualities that might appeal to prospective residents. The community is tight-knit. My maternal grandparents and many of their siblings moved there from Mississippi in the 1950s and ’60s, which means that to this day I can hardly go anywhere…

Waste is sort of the thesis statement of modern economics, and big tech is no different. Google recently published its 2023 Environmental Report which sheds some light on its water consumption—and a more aggressive foray into artificial intelligence could make it worse.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechThe company revealed in the report, published on Monday, that its data centers and offices consumed a combined 5.6 billion gallons of water in 2022, typically to cool facilities. That’s an amount equivalent…

The Rabbit fire, which began Friday afternoon in the community of Lakeview, had burned 7,600 acres with 5% containment as of Saturday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry/Riverside County Fire Department. Triple-digit temperatures across the region and difficult topography are proving challenging for crews battling the wildfire, said Tawny Castro, public information officer with the county fire department. Cal Fire crews set a backfire while fighting the Rabbit fire near a…

Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene are suing two Southern California cities and several advocacy groups alleging they conspired to infringe on their free speech rights by pressuring venues to cancel a rally in 2021. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Thursday, alleges the venues caved to pressure from the cities of Anaheim and Riverside and canceled contracts for their America First rally because they disagreed with Greene and Gaetz politically. The two lawmakers are known for their strong support…

Six people were killed early Saturday when their plane crashed near the French Valley Airport in Riverside County, the second deadly crash in the area in the last four days.The Cessna 550 plane crashed in a field at 4:16 a.m. near Briggs and Auld roads in Murrieta, and immediately burst into flames, according to a tweet posted by Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department. All passengers onboard were pronounced dead at the scene. The victims have not been identified. The flight originated from…

A wildfire erupted in Riverside County on Tuesday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders and threatening multiple structures in Perris.The fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. in the 19000 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road, according to Alex Izaguirre, a spokesman for the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. By 4 p.m., the blaze — dubbed the Juniper fire — had grown to at least 50 acres with a “critical rate of spread,” he said. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents south of Blue Sky Road; east of El…

WASHINGTON —  Attorneys for relatives of the Riverside family slain by “catfish” cop Austin Lee Edwards have notified Virginia officials of their intent to sue, citing gross negligence by the state and local law enforcement agencies that hired him.Edwards killed Sharie Winek, 65; Mark Winek, 69; and Brooke Winek, 38, in their Riverside home on the morning of Nov. 25 and kidnapped Brooke’s then-15-year-old daughter. Police have said that Edwards, 28, catfished the girl online, telling her that he was 17. Edwards, a…