Noteworthy

About 300 protesters, including County Supervisor Jose Medina, marched peacefully through Downtown Friday opposing recent ICE raids, though a counter-protester was arrested after allegedly agitating the crowd and leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash, with officers finding a gun in his vehicle.

Riverside actress Kayla McCarty wins Best Actress at the 2025 Lucie Arnaz Awards at Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival, following her previous YoungArts triumph.

Blaze Pizza in the Riverside Plaza on Main Street offers 50% off all orders today during its reopening, with the first 50 customers eligible to win free pizza for a year.

Habitat for Humanity Riverside ReStore hosts its final weekend blowout sale Friday-Saturday June 7-8 with 50% off everything, supporting affordable housing while offering deals on furniture, appliances, and building materials.

Seven Democrats and one Republican are challenging Rep. Ken Calvert for his Riverside County seat in 2026, as the 30-year incumbent faces his most crowded field yet in California's newly competitive 41st Congressional District.

Notre Dame high school's baseball team will compete for the CIF championship this Saturday, with fans able to watch the game live as the local team represents the community in one of high school baseball's most prestigious tournaments.

Riverside County reported a 19% decrease in unsheltered homelessness during January's Point-in-Time Count, while overall homelessness increased by 7% compared to 2023, marking the second consecutive year of slowed growth in the county's homeless population.

Award-winning pizzeria Slice House by Tony Gemignani celebrated its grand opening at Canyon Crest Towne Centre on Saturday, where the 13-time world pizza champion's newest location welcomed Riverside residents with giveaways and specialty Italian classics.

Riverside's pioneering autonomous shuttle program was spotlighted in a front-page LA Times feature by Anthony Solorzano, our newest regular contributor to The Raincross Gazette, documenting the nation's first fully self-driving public transit deployment as Mayor Lock Dawson advances her vision to transform the city into "the new Detroit for vehicle manufacturing."

Students in California Baptist University's architecture, visual arts, and design programs showcased their work in a weeklong celebration last week with 6-foot all-weather cubes temporarily installed on campus.

The California Citrus State Historic Park has extended weekend hours to 8 p.m. -7 p.m. and maintains weekday hours of 8 a.m. -5 p.m.

The March Joint Powers Authority Commission will hold a May 12 public hearing on the controversial March Innovation HUB warehouse proposal, which developers claim includes 20% less building space and 42% more open space than the original plan, though critics note the warehouse footprint remains unchanged at 143 acres.