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In appreciation for their service to the community, the Murrieta Police Department’s Traffic Division was invited to visit the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier in San Diego Wednesday, Dec. 28. The Traffic Division incorporated the visit into one of their long distance training rides after Paulette Mello, USS Midway Museum Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, invited the group to visit the USS Midway […]
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COMMUNITY/RELIGION: HEMET – A local group, ‘Praying Hands Across Hemet’, has invited members from throughout the community, people of any and all faiths to come out and join them this Sunday Jan. 8 for a short ceremony of lifting up their community, community leaders, law enforcement, fire and medical personnel, and citizens. The event is set to gather at the […]
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UPDATE: 1/5/2016 1 p.m. INDIO – Riverside County coroner officials identified the victim of last night’s fatal incident on the Interstate 10 Freeway east of the Jackson Street overpass as 15-year-old Elizabeth Castro Leon. Castro Leon, a resident of Indio, died when she either fell or jumped onto the I-10 Freeway from the Jackson Street overpass. A California Highway Patrol […]
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UPDATE:1/5/2016 7 p.m. Less than twelve hours after Kimberly and Gracelynn’s story was published on Riverside County News Source, Kimberly was contacted by several people and a business that offered to help the mother and daughter celebrate Gracelynn’s third birthday party. The first part of Gracelynn’s party will now be held at Mary Henley Park in Hemet, beginning at 1:30 […]
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NORCO – A deputy arrested a man who was in possession of a stolen vehicle Tuesday, Jan. 3. The incident and arrest happened in the 3500 block of Hamner Avenue in the City of Norco. After an investigation, Reggie Lee Cameron, 37, of Mentone, was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for unlawful taking of a vehicle, […]
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Written for Valley News. Click image/link for for full story. MURRIETA: Undeterred by act of violence, young man with autism returns to work
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SAN JACINTO – A driver was uninjured when his truck overturned Tuesday evening, Jan. 3. The vehicle ended up in a ditch along Ramona Expressway east of N. Warren Road in San Jacinto. The single vehicle, rollover accident happened when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and his vehicle overturned along the side of the roadway. California Highway Patrol […]
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PALM SPRINGS – A lost 66-year-old hiker visiting Palm Springs from San Diego was rescued near the First Falls in Tahquitz Canyon after he became lost New Year’s Day, Sunday, Jan. 1. Agua Caliente Tribal Rangers contacted the Palm Springs Police Department regarding the lost hiker about 2:55 p.m. The hiker reported to rescuers he was somewhere in Tahquitz Canyon. Volunteer […]
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PALM SPRINGS – A pedestrian sustained serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday Jan. 2. The vehicle versus pedestrian accident happened at the intersection of S. Sunrise Way and E. San Rafael Drive in Palm Springs. Palm Springs police and fire personnel were dispatched to the intersection after several citizens called 911 to report the injury traffic collision […]
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DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Firefighters spent about one and one half hours battling a residential blaze Monday, Dec 2. The fire happened in the 66000 block of Desert View Avenue in Desert Hot Springs. Fourteen firefighters from four engine companies responded to the fire about 5:10 a.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Tawny Castro. They were assisted […]
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