Sacramento, California - Orest Shaynyuk, 22, resident of Fair Oaks, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 57 months in prison for Possession of Child Pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Los Angeles, California - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the results of a 90-day joint operation targeting foreign-made vehicles and equipment imported without proper emission controls in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. More than 730 items, including ATVs, motorcycles and generators, were seized or exported back to their country of origin.

Riverside, California - “Hanging Out,” an exhibition and set of performances developed by UC Riverside anthropology professor Susan Ossman and graduate students in her “Art to Ethnography” seminar, opens in the Afterimage gallery in University Village on Thursday, February 26, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that rural agricultural producers and small business owners can now apply for resources to purchase and install renewable energy systems or make energy efficiency improvements. These efforts help farmers, ranchers and other small business owners save money on their energy bills, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, support America’s clean energy economy, and cut carbon pollution. The resources announced today are made possible by the 2014 Farm Bill.

Cathedral City, California - The City of Cathedral City recently became 700 acres bigger with the final approval from the Riverside Local Agency Formation Commission. At the request of Mr. Bill Messenger of SDC Ventura, LLC, Cathedral City annexed his unincorporated property into the City limits.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2015, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California.