Moreno Valley

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Vista del Lago High School in Moreno Valley.

A man was killed Saturday in Moreno Valley, and sheriff’s investigators were looking for the culprit. Deputies received an assault with a deadly weapon call at 3:07 a.m. in the 24000 block of Elder Avenue, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. First responders arrived at the scene and found Oscar Ivan Marquez, 32, of Moreno Valley suffering from a…

Two disability rights groups have filed a formal complaint against a Moreno Valley school district where an 11-year-old boy with special needs was pinned to the ground and handcuffed, in an incident caught on a deputy’s body camera. The incident happened October 2019 when a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy school resource officer approached the boy and put her hand...

Police body camera footage shows a disturbing takedown of an 11-year-old boy with special needs. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, July 17, 2020.

The family of a Black man fatally shot and killed at a party in February in Moreno Valley believe their son was targeted because of his race by two white supremacists. Family members of Massai Cole, 18, have gathered 80,000 signatures in an online petition pushing for federal prosecutors to investigate the case and charge two cousins arrested in the…

A Moreno Valley teenager’s life was cut short and the family believes the attack was motivated by race. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

An innocent woman and her daughter were caught in the crossfire of a shooting in Moreno Valley. Christine Kim reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Sunday July 6, 2020.

A woman said she feels fortunate to be alive after she was caught in the crossfire and struck by a bullet in the face during a shooting last month in Moreno Valley. Theresa Campbell spoke about her injury after a bullet went through the left side of her face and out the right. “My nasal passage is damaged and my…

A convicted felon and another man suspected of stealing vehicles and auto parts over a roughly two-month span in Moreno Valley were behind bars Thursday. Raul Montes, 27, and Jose Osmin Padilla, 23, were arrested Wednesday night following a Riverside County sheriff’s investigation that began in early April. Montes was booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside on suspicion…

A 45-year-old woman who kept dozens of cats in inhumane conditions at her Moreno Valley home pleaded guilty Thursday to 17 counts of animal cruelty. Kristen Gotangco admitted the felony charges during a status hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The plea was made directly to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gail O’Rane, without input or objection from the…

A Moreno Valley Unified School District teacher suspected of sending inappropriate messages to a middle school student was out of custody Thursday after posting a $5,000 bond. Emily Autumn Wentworth, 39, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of sending sexually explicit material to a minor, a misdemeanor. Wentworth posted bail Wednesday and was freed from the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside….

A Redondo Beach man was in custody Friday, accused of attempting to extort a woman he was having a sexual relationship with, allegedly threatening to share her nude photos if she didn’t pay him. Joel Daza, 44, was arrested Thursday at a hotel on Sunnymead Boulevard in Moreno Valley, the day after an identified woman contacted authorities alleging he took…

Deputies raided an illegal marijuana grow in Moreno Valley and arrested two Baldwin Park men suspected of running it, sheriff’s officials said Saturday. When deputies served a search warrant at 4:14 p.m. Friday at a house in the 15800 block of Camino Real, they found 925 marijuana plants in various stages of growth that weighed in at about 600 pounds,…

A Moreno Valley man arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd act in front of a middle school and following two teenagers walking home from class was released Wednesday on $5,000 bail and given a March 17 court date. David John Klemens, 53, was taken into custody at 4:08 p.m. Tuesday bydeputies who responded to a report of a suspicious…

A man is accused of fondling himself and following girls from a middle school in Moreno Valley. Tony Shin reported on NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.

Parts of Southern California might face public safety power shut-offs in high-risk fire areas ahead of the strongest Santa Ana winds of the season.

Power was cut to thousands of Southern Californians Thursday afternoon and more shutoffs are possible this week as hot, dry and windy conditions elevate the threat of wildfires across the region.

The driver ran their black pickup truck into a crowd in a parking lot, killing one person and injuring another. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

Surveillance video captured the moment a driver ran into a crowd in a parking lot in Moreno Valley, killing a father of three Thursday morning before fleeing the scene.