Steven Cuevas

The late Los Angeles writer Charles Bukowski is the “poet laureate of Skid Row” to some - the dirty old man of underground literature to others. The hard living poet’s life and work is the subject of an ongoing exhibit at the Huntington Library, now home to the largest collection of Bukowski manuscripts and ephemera.

Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend this week’s funeral of 16-year old Andrew Jackson. The teenager was murdered last week in Redlands by an unknown gunman. The other victim - Quinn McCaleb - was buried last weekend.

Over a thousand people joined a prayer walk and vigil in Redlands Tuesday night to honor a pair of teenagers gunned down last week. Police are still looking for the gunman that killed 17-year-old Quinn McCaleb and 16-year-old Andrew Jackson.

State transportation officials say it could be a year or more before Highway 330 in the San Bernardino Mountains is open to traffic again. Parts of the twisting mountain roadway slid away during last month's storms. Caltrans is considering two possible repair options.

The state’s emergency management chief toured storm ravaged areas of San Bernardino County today. The county sustained 10s of millions of dollars in damage during last month’s rains.

A musician who helped define the distinctive sound of early '60s garage rock is being laid to rest tomorrow in Riverside.

Three criminal trials that involve deadly assaults against Inland Empire police officers will get underway soon.

Celebrated music historian and folksinger Rusty McNeil has died at her home in Riverside of complications from a stroke. The 81-year-old musician enjoyed a long career performing and teaching traditional American folk songs across the globe.

The Southland’s intense storms are causing extensive damage throughout the Inland area. A pair of bridge overpasses in Highland collapsed this morning.

The man suspected of murdering a Riverside police officer last month is pleading “not guilty.” Suspect Earl Ellis Green was arraigned Thursday.