Joshlyn Pulliam News Today

Mendez is charged with murder, attempted murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm and  sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.

A convicted felon accused of stabbing a 35-year-old Banning man during a street confrontation, then hitting a police officer with a brick while trying to get away, was charged today with assault on a peace officer and other offenses.

A convicted felon who lit a fire that burned 100 acres on the north end of Banning this summer, prompting evacuations, was bound for state prison today to serve a four-year sentence after pleading guilty to arson.

Beaumont babysitter Heather Greenman is accused of killing a 15-month-old boy and pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.

A 32-year-old Oregon man who traveled to Riverside County for a dalliance with a Banning girl pleaded guilty today to contacting a minor for illicit purposes.