Eight performances have been canceled and one was rescheduled in the first three months of the inaugural season at Riverside's Fox Performing Arts Center.

Most recently, three of eight planned performances of "Jesus Christ Superstar" were canceled. The show was to run March 31 through April 4 at the Fox. Ticketmaster's Web site now lists the Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday evening shows as canceled.

Riverside County authorities are investigating whether the sex offender suspected of killing a 17-year-old San Diego County girl might have tried to kidnap a girl in Lake Elsinore in October.

John Albert Gardner III, a resident of the unincorporated Lakeland Village neighborhood near Lake Elsinore, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murdering Chelsea King, a Poway High School senior who disappeared last week after going for a run in a wilderness park in northeastern San Diego.

A young man was killed Wednesday night when he walked or ran in front of a freight train in Riverside.

San Bernardino County ranked fifth in the nation for having the most vehicles stolen in 2009, with car thieves taking more Honda Accords and Civics than any other make or model, according to a report released last month by LoJack.

LoJack Corp., a company that deals in stolen vehicle recovery technology, ranked Los Angeles as the top county in the nation for vehicle thefts and recoveries. Riverside County came in at No. 7.

A former Riverside police officer faces sentencing next month after pleading guilty to seven felonies related to two armed robberies of auto shops in Moreno Valley and Riverside.

Riverside police ticketed 31 people during a Thursday morning operation aimed at drivers who fail to yield for pedestrians in public crosswalks.

Decoy pedestrians were used to cross the intersection of 11th and Market streets as motorcycle officers observed whether drivers came to a complete stop, as required by law. Additionally, several actual pedestrians were also faced with drivers who did not stop, police said.

Dangerous river conditions are not isolated to the Santa Ana River, where signs are posted warning people to be cautious of sinkholes and bogs of soft soil after rains, Riverside County Senior Park Ranger John Vint said.

"You can find bogs just about anywhere after a heavy rain. If the water has nowhere to go, it sits there for quite a while," Vint said.

Dude, where's my car?

On Monday morning of his last week as Riverside police chief, Russ Leach got up, "took my shower, got dressed to go to work and looked for my car. It wasn't there."

Parked in the driveway of his Casa Blanca home, Raymond Howard's new big rig was a symbol of hope.

The 30-year-old purchased the truck last week to start a family business. Its temporary registration tag remained in the front windshield.

A man was jailed Friday after his young daughters were found beaten, bound and gagged in a house near Rubidoux, deputies said.

Jeremiah Scott, 23, was booked into Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder, torture and child abuse, and is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.

A 51-year-old Lake Elsinore pastor accused of taking photos up the skirts of women while they shopped at southwest Riverside County department stores pleaded guilty Thursday.