KPCC: Stories by Steven Cuevas

4 San Jacinto councilmen caught up in massive money laundering scheme

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:03:15 -0800

An investigation into political corruption may have wiped out nearly the entire San Jacinto City Council. Four of the city’s five council members have been charged with money laundering, bribery, perjury, and other crimes.

Upland holds its first major music and arts festival

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800

More than a hundred performers will be taking the stage in Upland this weekend for the city’s very first Music and Arts Festival.

Neo-Nazi rallies provoke 'anger, fear'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:18:03 -0800

The National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, is holding two rallies in Arizona and Minnesota on Saturday to demonstrate against illegal immigration. Similar rallies in Riverside, Calif., near Los Angeles, have led to violent clashes with counter-protesters.

Neo-Nazi group staging second anti-immigrant rally in Riverside

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:37:55 -0800

A white supremacist group plans to stage an anti-illegal immigration rally in Riverside this weekend. It’s the second one held by members of the Detroit-based National Socialist Movement in the past month. Police broke up the first rally after the group clashed with hundreds of counter-protesters.

Prosecutors beat statute of limitations to file murder charges in 2003 Old Fire

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:14:40 -0800

Authorities in San Bernardino County have filed murder and arson charges against a man believed responsible for starting the Old Fire back in 2003. It burned more than 90,000 in the San Bernardino National Forest, destroyed hundreds of homes, and led to several deaths.

Fire-charred parts of San Bernardino County on mudslide alert

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:23:31 -0800

Rain is also expected over the San Bernardino Mountains. Recent wildfires there scorched about 10,000 acres of forest land. Crews contained one of those fires just a few days ago. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas says there hasn’t been much time to prepare for possible mudslides.

Lake Elsinore bomb manufacturing suspects scheduled for arraignment

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:38:30 -0800

Arraignment is set Tuesday for a Lake Elsinore woman who ran a daycare center that allegedly doubled as a bomb making shop. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas has details.

25 dogs perish in Riverside house fire

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:10:36 -0800

Authorities say 25 dogs died Tuesday night in a Riverside house fire. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas has details.

San Bernardino County reports 3 more Swine Flu-related deaths

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:10:28 -0800

San Bernardino County is reporting three more deaths related to the H1N1 or “Swine Flu” virus. The deaths include a 4-month-old baby. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas has more on the victims, and what the county is doing to prevent more flu-related fatalities.

Aircraft assess Sheep Fire area; evacuations lifed for Lytle Creek

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:04:36 -0800

Fire crews continue to battle the Sheep Fire burning east of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains. It's burned 7,500 acres with 20 percent of it contained.

KPCC reporter Steven Cuevas has been covering the fire. He tells Steve Julian fire aircraft are assessing the areas of concern. Also evacuations have been lifted for residents in the Lytle Creek area.

Fire crews optimistic on getting Sheep Fire under control

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:12:29 -0800

The Sheep Fire burning east of Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains has scorched 7,500 acres. It’s now 20 percent contained.

KPCC reporter Steven Cuevas is in Wrightwood covering the fire. He tells Steve Julian the winds have calmed down, and firefighters are optimistic about getting a good handle on the fire today.

Miami man charged in 1981 triple murder in Riverside County

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:52:35 -0800

Nearly 30 years after a Cabazon tribal leader and two friends were murdered in a Coachella Valley home, authorities say they’ve finally tracked down the killer in Florida. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas says it may be the big break in the “Octopus Murders.”

Neo-Nazi group to stage second anti-immigrant rally in Riverside

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:23:02 -0800

A neo-Nazi group is planning to stage a second rally against illegal immigration in Riverside. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas says counter-protesters overran the group’s rally last weekend.

Deputies cleared in deadly shootout on Soboba reservation

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:07:43 -0800

Riverside County authorities say sheriff’s deputies were legally justified when they shot and killed a member of the Soboba Indian tribe last year. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas has details.

Riverside County departments overspending despite budget woes

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:59:54 -0800

Some Riverside County government offices are overspending, at a time when they’re supposed to be cutting back. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas says just a couple months into the new fiscal year, more than a dozen county departments may be drifting into the red.

Jury selection begins in trial of man accused of locking woman in casket

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:13:37 -0800

Jury selection is set to begin Monday in Riverside in the trial of a man accused of kidnapping a woman and locking her in a casket. It happened two years ago. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas has more.

Inland authorities arrest teen suspected of setting wildfires

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:42:05 -0800

San Bernardino County authorities say a 16-year-old boy allegedly started a wildfire that’s still burning in the hills above Yucaipa. Arson investigators say he may also be responsible for a string of other fires. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas has more.

Pomona students hopeful year after economic crash began

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:30:11 -0800

The sudden collapse of investment giant Lehman Brothers a year ago today marked the beginning of the economic meltdown.

Also last year, students at Village Academy High School in Pomona made a video about how the crisis affected them. The charter school students spoke openly about parents losing jobs, and about maybe dropping out of school to go to work.

Riverside County inks deal with South Korean firm on green cars

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:40:41 -0800

A Riverside County RV maker is partnering with a South Korean auto company to manufacture electric vehicles. KPCC’s Steven Cuevas reports that the deal could draw hundreds of new jobs to the region.

Yukaipa Fire stubborn and out of control

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:30:45 -0800

KPCC's Steve Julian talks to Steven Cuevas with the latest on the Yukaipa Fire just east of San Bernardino.