Christopher Damien

A former Riverside County Sheriff's Department correctional deputy has been charged with a felony, accused of dealing the ADHD drug Adderall and a hallucinogenic drug.

An ex-sheriff's deputy got five years in prison for forcing women to send him explicit material. A prosecutor asked for the maximum: 12 years.

The Riverside County coroner, overseen by the sheriff, will keep investigating deaths in deputies' custody. But it will seek independent autopsies.

A helicopter search that drew attention in Palm Springs two weeks ago followed a high-speed chase for a suspect in a 2023 shooting.

Mike Washburn, who'd been Indio's police chief since 2016, is out, the city announced in a surprise move Monday.

A former teacher from Palm Desert pleaded guilty to sexually abusing children and was sentenced to prison.

Brian Tully's promotion to Indio police chief was announced Monday, as was the abrupt departure of former chief Mike Washburn.

Seven people have filed lawsuits saying they're victims of the former Riverside County sheriff's deputy who admitted using his job to extort women.

A man was shot during a confrontation with deputies who had responded to a reported assault in La Quinta Wednesday night, according to a news release by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

To hear some tell it, the “Octopus Murders” — profiled in a new Netflix series — started with a triple murder in a quiet Rancho Mirage neighborhood.