Special Reports
Palm Springs International Film Festival
A Press-Enterprise Special Package on the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival
Behind the Statistics '08
A look at San Bernardino homicides, their victims and police efforts to fight crime.
2008: The Year in Review
A look through the stories that captured the Inland area's attention during the past year
Tyisha Miller
A Press-Enterprise special report 10 years after the Dec. 1998 shooting of Tyisha Miller.
Chino Beef Recall
The investigation of the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.'s alleged abuse of cattle at the slaughterhouse prompted a massive recall in Jan. 2008 of beef from the facility.
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New Arena
Citizens Business Bank Arena
A Press-Enterprise Special Package on the $150 million Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.
City Hall Shooting
Main Street Miracle
Ten years ago, shots rang out as a gunman burst into Riverside City Hall. Take a look back at what happened, the impact it had on those involved and what affect it had on how cities and counties protect their electeds and staff.
Cargo's Crossroads
Goods flowing from seaports bring benefits, woes to Inland residents
If the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the nerve center for goods traveling from Asia to the United States, then Inland-area rails and freeways are the legs and arms.
Riverside Renaissance
An upscale vision for downtown
City and county leaders are working at transforming downtown Riverside into a vibrant urban village where visitors, residents and workers alike can stroll into eateries, shops, entertainment and cultural venues.
Special Reports
2009 Palm Springs Film Festival
Coverage of the annual film festival, Jan. 6-19, 2009 in downtown Palm Springs.
2009 Stagecoach Festival
Coverage of the 3rd annual country music festival, April 25-26, 2009 at Empire Polo Field in Indio.
2008: The Year in Review
A look through the stories that captured the Inland area's attention during the past year.
Behind the Statistics '08
A look at San Bernardino homicides, their victims and police efforts to fight crime.
Tyisha Miller - 10 Years After
A Press-Enterprise special report 10 years after the Dec. 1998 shooting of Tyisha Miller.
New Arena
A Press-Enterprise Special Package on the $150 million Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario
Main Street Miracle
Ten years ago, shots rang out as a gunman burst into Riverside City Hall. Take a look back at what happened, the impact it had on those involved and what affect it had on how cities and counties protect their electeds and staff.
Cargo Crossroads
If the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the nerve center for goods traveling from Asia to the United States, then Inland-area rails and freeways are the legs and arms.
SB Co. Assessors Probe
Investigation into the San Bernardino County assessor's office.
Chino Beef Recall
The investigation of the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.'s alleged abuse of cattle at the slaughterhouse prompted a massive recall in Jan. 2008 of beef from the facility.
Riverside Renaissance
In late 2006, the city of Riverside began embarking on a $785 million (since grown to $1.8 billion) citywide plan to catch up on three decades of neglected public improvements in as little as 5 years.
Inland Wildfires
Current coverage of local wildfire efforts, including a look back at the destructive wildfires of 2003
Esperanza Fire
Current and archival coverage of the October 26, 2006 wildfire that killed 5 firefighters and burned more than 40,000 acres along Highway 243 in Riverside County.
Inland Quakes
California has more than a 99 percent chance of experiencing another Northridge-size earthquake in the next 30 years. Find quake-related links and information here.
Archives
Uncertain Ground
Older buildings across the Inland area could crumble in a major earthquake, but money to pay for bolstering them is hard to find. Experts say unreinforced masonry buildings are most dangerous in San Bernardino, where the soil is sandy and the terrain is laced by the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults.
Meth's Legacy
Unsuspecting families, first responders and others cope with contamination years after the majority of drug labs have left the Inland area.
D.W. Heath & Associates Trial
Daniel W. Heath, Denis O'Brien and John Heath are accused of bilking more than 1,600 investors, many of them senior citizens who turned over their life savings and retirement accounts, out of $192 million. Prosecutors contend it was a Ponzi scheme.
Casualties of Care
Nursing home patients and their families say complaints about poor care often result in little or no action
2008 Test Scores
Get the latest news on test scores for Inland area schools.
Graduations 2008
Coverage of high school and college graduation ceremonies throughout Inland Southern California
Helping Veterans
Homeless, beleaguered veterans re-up on life in U.S. Vets' March Air Base program
2008 Coachella Festival
The ninth installment of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio.
2008 Stagecoach Festival
Coverage of the 2nd annual country music festival at Empire Polo Field in Indio.
Cashing in on Growth
Some Temecula City Council members profit from ties with southwest Riverside County developers
From Dreams to Debt
Hundreds of investors thought they were going to cash in on the hot real estate market. Instead, many are losing their homes, going bankrupt and struggling to pay off credit card debts.
2008 Palm Springs Film Festival
Get all the latest news on the Palm Springs Film Festival, a 12-day event running Jan. 3-14
2007: The Year in Review
A look through the stories that captured the Inland area's attention during the past year
Behind the Statistics
Learn about San Bernardino's challenges and about the fathers, sons, Little League coaches and fast-food workers who died on the streets in the past year.
Election 2007
Complete coverage of the Nov. 6 election, including Press-Enterprise editorials and feedback, plus links to sample ballots and polling place locators
Esperanza Fire: One Year Later
A year after the deadly, Oct. 2006 Esperanza Fire, a desire to move forward emerges from Idyllwild's lingering grief like the tufts of new life growing among the scorched manzanitas on burned mountainsides.
No Easy Way Home
Decades of giving shelter and food to homeless people has done little to keep them off the streets. Now, local officials want to try a new approach.
Problem Bridges
Riverside and San Bernardino counties are home to 127 bridges in poor enough condition to qualify for state and federal replacement funds. All rate at or below the condition inspectors assigned to Minnesota's I-35W bridge before it collapsed.
Sacred Sites
Developers have plowed over ancient Indian villages, burial grounds and sacred places for decades, but lawmakers passed a bill three years ago to stop the destruction.
Baseball, Hot Dogs -- Food Inspections
An analysis by The Press-Enterprise looked at over 100 health inspections between 2004 and June 2007 focusing on concession stands at the Inland area's four minor-league baseball parks.
Graduations 2007
Coverage of high school and college graduation ceremonies throughout Inland Southern California
2007 Stagecoach Festival
Coverage of the inaugural country music festival at Empire Polo Field in Indio
2007 Coachella Music & Arts Festival
Coverage of the annual festival at Empire Polo Field in Indio
2007 Test Scores
Get the latest news on test scores for Inland area schools.
Travails of Commuting
Transportation reporter Phil Pitchford takes you along for the ride as he examines how thousands of Inland residents get to where they are going.
Future Power
Concerns over global warming could one day show up in your utility bill as energy providers search for alternatives to coal-fired electric plants
Nursing Homes
Inland area nursing homes are coming under scrutiny from state health officials and in lawsuits from former residents and their families
Airman Shooting
Chase driver faces new trouble
March GlobalPort
Supervisor to speak on airplane noise
House Watch
House panel OKs Lewis aide's buyout
Escaramuzas
A special look at the traditional Mexican equestrian sport of charreria
The Big Squeeze
Development bears down on wildlife
Farewell to a President
Local coverage of the funeral for former President Gerald R. Ford
Menu Challenges
Children's tastes, districts' finances make federal goals harder to meet
9/11 - 5th Anniversary
Special package, including videos, slideshows and other interactive media
Shadow of Violence
Two teenagers tell how they navigate life in San Bernardino
Young Lives Cut Short
A Press-Enterprise special report examining the 42 deaths of local children at the hands of others in 2005
Toxic Cargo
A Press-Enterprise special report into the hazards posed by transporting hazardous rail freight
Identity Theft
Resources for combatting identity fraud
Sex Offenders
Hearing in child-porn case set for January
Joseph E. Duncan
Man pleads guilty to killing Idaho family to abduct children
Autism - The Struggle Within
A Press-Enterprise special report with information and resources
Inside Wyle Laboratories
Water below high school to be tested
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From the Archives
D.W. Heath & Associates Trial
Prosecutors attack alleged Ponzi scheme
Daniel W. Heath, Denis O'Brien and John Heath are accused of bilking more than 1,600 investors, many of them senior citizens who turned over their life savings and retirement accounts, out of $192 million. Prosecutors contend it was a Ponzi scheme.
Behind the Statistics
Battle to curb slayings made gain in '07, city says
In 2007, San Bernardino continued to have the Inland area's highest homicide count, but police made some progress. Learn about authorities' challenges and about the fathers, sons, Little League coaches and fast-food workers who died on the streets in the past year.
The Future of Power
Cheap power vs. global warming
Concerns over global warming could one day show up in your utility bill as energy providers search for alternatives to coal-fired electric plants
Growing Up in the Shadow of Violence
Tough City, Fragile Lives
Two teenagers, Audrey Osborne and Jahtwon Hancock, tell how they navigate life in San Bernardino. Each has found a safe haven, and each knows the dangers of the streets.
Young Lives Cut Short
The many faces of tragedy
In "Young Lives Cut Short," The Press-Enterprise examines some of the deaths up close, through families and friends left behind.
Special Section
The Howard H "Tim" Hays Media Center, the new home for The Press-Enterprise, opens in downtown Riverside.
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