As county representatives and community members deliberated over new voting maps in 2021, the map that was eventually adopted split the several Latino-dominant areas into separate districts.

The adopted map unifies the city of Riverside within a single district alongside Perris and Mead Valley, while splitting part of Jurupa Valley into a district that spans the county’s western border.

The map, which aims to account for the county’s 10.4% population growth over the past decade, will bring substantial changes to the county’s western districts, unifying the city of Riverside ...

The evacuation area for the Bonny Fire in Riverside County was expanded Friday afternoon and remained in place Saturday. The fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, July 27.