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UC Riverside Student Pleads Not Guilty To Plotting Murder Of Ex-Boyfriend

A 21-year-old college student has pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting a murder for hire.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/06/11

City Of Riverside Wants Convicted Drunk Driver To Pay For Emergency Response To Wreck

The city of Riverside wants a drunk driver to pay the emergency costs for a wreck that killed the man’s friend.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/14

Lingzi Lu was killed in the Boston Marathon attack. She was briefly a student at UC Riverside's Extension Center. (credit: Facebook.)

UCR Faculty Remember Former Student Killed In Boston Marathon

Lingzi Lu only attended UC Riverside for three months and it was three years ago, but the director of the school’s Extension Center remembers her well.

2013/04/18

Students at Boston University hug after a Service of Healing for one of their own lost in the Boston Marathon bombings. (credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images News)

3rd Fatal Victim In Boston Bombing Was Former UC Riverside Student

The third person killed in the Monday bombings at the Boston Marathon was a former UC Riverside Extension student, according to the university.

2013/04/17

Alex Fishburn and Grant Vietor met for the first time today but Fishburn saved Vietor's life a year ago. (credit: CBS)

Bone Marrow Donor, Recipient Meet For 1st Time

A bone marrow donor who lives in California, had an emotional meeting Wednesday with the man he gave the gift of life to.

2013/03/27

A wild bench-clearing brawl during the third inning of the college baseball opening day between two California teams. (credit: CBS)

UC Riverside, Sacramento State Baseball Teams Begin Season With Bench-Clearing Brawl

The college baseball season got off to a wild start Friday when a bench-clearing brawl erupted between UC Riverside and Sacramento State.

2013/02/23

A series of armed robberies were reported Wednesday near the UCR campus. (credit: CBS)

Rash Of Armed Robberies Reported Near UC Riverside Campus

Police are looking for three suspects at the center of a one-night crime wave near the UC Riverside campus.

2013/01/18

UCR App Lets Drivers Zero In On License Plates Of DUI Suspects

Wanna get drunk drivers off the road? There’s an app for that.

2013/01/16

NOVEMBER 25: Gordan Zach #44 of the Cal Poly Mustangs hugs Kyle Odister #35 as their team celebrates after the game against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on November 25, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Cal Poly won 70-68. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Odister Nets 14, Cal Poly Beats UC Riverside 58-48

Kyle Odister scored 14 points and hit four 3-pointers for Cal Poly, which opened Big West play with a 58-48 victory over UC Riverside on Saturday afternoon.

2012/12/29

USC Manhandles UC Riverside, 70-26

Jio Fontan and Eric Wise each scored 14 points and USC ended a five-game losing streak with a 70-26 rout of cold-shooting UC Riverside on Saturday.

2012/12/15

Commission Approve Opening Of UC Riverside’s Medical School

There are only a handful of medical schools in California, and UC Riverside has just been added to the roster.

2012/10/02

Study: Air Pollution From Burger Joints Worse Than Trucks

A UC Riverside study found that commercially cooked hamburgers cause more air pollution than diesel trucks.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/18

Mystery Looms As To Who Won $120M Jackpot In Riverside

The winner of the $120 million lottery ticket in Tuesday’s multi-state Mega Millions drawing remains a mystery a day later.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/12

Man Slams Mercedes Into Riverside Police Patrol Car, Flees Into Apartment Complex

A man allegedly slammed his Mercedes-Benz into a police patrol car, nearly totaling the vehicle, and then fled on food into an apartment building Tuesday.

2012/08/21