California
Multiple sexual assaults facilitated by spiked drinks at an off-campus residence were reported recently, according to UC Berkeley officials.
Sept. 19, 2024
UC chancellors will be paid about $900,000 at Davis and Irvine; a bit less at Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Riverside and Merced; and nearly $1.2 million at San Francisco.
Sept. 20, 2024
UC police are asking for pepper balls, sponge rounds, launchers, drones and other weapons in their annual requests. UC says they are mostly for training.
The charges, all misdemeanors, included failure to disperse at the scene of a riot and resisting arrest.
Sept. 18, 2024
Police in Riverside arrested a 15-year-old girl Wednesday who they said made violent threats on social media against Ramona High School.
Joseph Bashor, 20, of San Bernardino was waiting for his case to be called in court when he tried to grab a deputy’s gun. He was stabbed then subdued by deputies.
A 13-year-old was arrested on suspicion of making online threats of violence against a Riverside middle school.
As the Israel-Hamas war heightens interest in the contested Middle East land, UC Berkeley will launch an endowed program and chair on Palestinian and Arab studies.
Sept. 10, 2024
A driver who was trying to pass on a right shoulder swerved into traffic, causing a three-car collision that killed 6 people. Four others were taken to the hospital.
One person was injured on the 91 Freeway in Riverside after a suspect opened fire at a vehicle Thursday afternoon.
Sept. 6, 2024