Steven Cuevas

A new art exhibit at the Pitzer College galleries in Claremont asks viewers to consider the clothing on their backs – and the labor that made it. “Worker” immerses people in the dim, claustrophobic world of garment sweatshops.

Riverside County has agreed to pay a $50,000 reward to a witness who helped deliver a notorious convicted arsonist to justice. The anonymous person helped authorities prosecute an out-of-work mechanic for purposely starting a wildfire that killed five firefighters five years ago.

Muslims in the city of Temecula have won final approval to build the first major Islamic mosque in Southwest Riverside County. After a marathon nine-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Temecula City Council denied an appeal by opponents, who claim the mosque would become a haven for Islamic extremists.

The Temecula City Council has approved the construction of a new mosque. The vote came after midnight, at the end of a heated public meeting. Some residents don't want the mosque to be built.

The Huntington Library is wrapping up a colorful exhibit about the late L.A. writer Charles Bukowski. The library is the permanent home of his manuscripts and artwork. Bukowski’s San Pedro home may become a living literary archive to the hard drinking, hard-living poet.

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.