Three dead in head-on crash on I-15 near Norco

13 May 2012, 5:30 pm

California Highway Patrol investigators said they are not sure who was at fault in a grinding head-on collision between two vehicles that killed three . . . → Read More... Read More »

3 Killed In Head-On Collision On I-15 Near Norco

13 May 2012, 3:26 pm

Three people were killed in a head-on collision involving two vehicles on the I-15 near Norco, officials said Sunday.... Read More »

Norco prison closure may move jobs, but open other opportunities

2 May 2012, 1:48 am

The possible closure of a state prison in Norco is fanning fears it may hurt the local economy. Some support the closure.... Read More »

Shuttering Norco prison will move prisoners to other facilities

30 April 2012, 5:40 pm

As California prison officials ready to possibly shutter the state prison in Norco to save $160 million a year, many are left wondering what will happen to the nearly 4,000 inmates housed at the rehabilitation center. "No inmates would be released early," said Jeffrey Callison, press...... Read More »

Norco officials ready for prison to leave town and open up land for development

29 April 2012, 5:11 pm

NORCO - The state's plan to close the California Rehabilitation Center has local officials eyeing a lucrative windfall for city coffers.... Read More »

From Prison to Pulpit

27 April 2012, 11:20 am

*The prison guards at the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC), a Level II correctional facility in Norco, Calif., rushed in when they saw a group of inmates submerging a man’s head in the communal sinks, thinking they were preventing a race-related murder, says worldcalifornia.com. “The guard... Read More »

State proposes Norco prison closure

25 April 2012, 3:10 pm

Norco officals say the potential closure of the California Rehabilitation Center, part of a state plan to cut costs in a time of fiscal austerity, could translate into a lucrative sales tax windfall for city coffers.... Read More »

Correctional Officers Warn Jobs At Risk In Plan To Close Norco Prison

24 April 2012, 10:09 am

The California Rehabilitation Center would be closed as part of a California prison overhaul aimed at saving the state over $1 billion in annual spending.... Read More »

NORCO: State proposes closing prison

23 April 2012, 11:07 pm

The state prison in Norco would be closed as part of a corrections overhaul announced Monday that would save California $1.5 billion a year. The California Rehabilitation Center has 1,050 authorized positions with a payroll of $76.8 million and houses 3,900 inmates.... Read More »

California prison overhaul would save $1.5B a year

23 April 2012, 10:25 pm

'Massive change to our system' would cut costs by billions of dollars... Read More »