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Brian Eugene Hawkins, 44, pleaded not guilty at the Banning Justice Center to two counts of abusing/endangering/wilfully harming a child.
The blaze was 20% contained as of Thursday evening and crews were expected to remain on scene through the night, a fire official said.
Patricia McGurk-Daniel was named chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector, which includes stations in OC and RivCo.
Inmates pursuing a four-year college degree can now apply for federal Pell Grants that offer up to $7,395 per award year.
City Council member Brian Eugene Hawkins, 44, is suspected of abusing two children, according to authorities.
San Jacinto City Council member Brian Eugene Hawkins, 44, is suspected of abusing two children, according to authorities.
Jesse Ceazar Navarro, 43, is accused of gunning down Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, in Lakeland Village.
Joining a coalition, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, to tackle the "border crisis" is not political, the Riverside County sheriff said.
An excessive heat warning is in effect starting Saturday through late Monday night.
Shortly before 9 p.m. June 11, Banning police were called to the Days Inn at 2320 W. Ramsey Street regarding a disturbance at the motel.
The hotel, part of the Baxter Village Project on Wildomar Trail, will mark the city's first.
The incident occurred Tuesday near the Tractor Supply Company parking lot at 27826 Clinton Keith Road.
Derek A. Cervantes, 36, of Ontario is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for a felony settlement conference.
The blaze was reported Tuesday in the 19000 block of Santa Rosa Mine Road.
The serious injury crash was reported at approximately 2 p.m. on the southbound side of the freeway, south of Nichols Road.
Expect late afternoon drift smoke from the blaze.
According to the California Attorney General, the Airport Gateway Specific Plan would likely violate state housing and environmental laws.
The checkpoint was conducted between 7 p.m. Friday and 1 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of Old Town Front Street and Moreno Road.
Crews were able to stop the fire from becoming a major vegetation blaze.
The victim said he met a girl he knew and while both were in the back seat of his vehicle, two armed masked males approached.
