News From Around The County
UPDATED: Sunday, Aug. 27, 11 p.m. RIVERSIDE — In spite of life-saving efforts made by both law enforcement and fire officials, a pedestrian – believed to have been struck by a vehicle – died at the scene, Wednesday, Aug. 23. The deadly incident was reported in the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard, west of Canyon Crest Drive, in Riverside. According to […]
Read more
EAST HEMET — Authorities from multiple local law enforcement agencies pursued a man in a stolen pickup truck through Hemet, the East Hemet area and through Valle Vista. The suspect managed to elude officials after launching at high-speed deep into an orange grove in the area of Bautista Canyon Road, near Fairview Avenue, Saturday, Aug. 26. The late-night pursuit ended not far from the […]
Read more
UPDATED: Monday, Aug. 21, 12 a.m. WILDOMAR — Sheriff’s officials have released additional information and confirmed a victim was crushed to death by their own SUV after a single-vehicle, rollover traffic accident, Sunday, Aug. 27. The early-morning, fatal crash happened at the intersection of Lemon and Orange Streets, east of the I-15 Freeway, in Wildomar. According to several residents who live at or near […]
Read more
COACHELLA — A deputy shot at and later arrested a man who fled from him Saturday, Aug. 26. The early-morning, officer-involved shooting and arrest began in the in the 52-100 block and ended in the 51-800 block of Harrison Avenue, near Avenue 52, in Coachella. The alleged suspect, who was later identified by officials as 35-year-old, Chad Willis Lisenby, of Coachella, was not hit […]
Read more
WINCHESTER — With so many serious and fatal accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians that have recently plagued the San Jacinto valley and surrounding areas, the California Highway Patrol recently conducted what they called a Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operation in the unincorporated community of Winchester, west of of Hemet. The safety enforcement program, which was designed to focus on motorists and pedestrians who failed to yield the right-of-way or who took […]
Read more
RIVERSIDE — At least three people were hospitalized after a UPS truck overturned, landing on top of a compact sedan, crushing it almost beyond recognition, Wednesday morning Aug. 23. The early-morning accident happened in the eastbound lanes of the 60 Freeway near the downtown Riverside area, between Main and Orange Streets. City of Riverside Police and Fire officials, California Highway Patrol officers and American Medical Response medics […]
Read more
UPDATE: Thursday, Aug. 24, 2:30 p.m. TEMECULA — A 57-year-old woman who was struck and killed while sweeping glass out of a busy Temecula road remains unidentified and authorities have not been able to determine her city of residence or locate any family members for notification. The deadly, early-morning accident happened Tuesday, Aug. 22, just after 1 a.m., according to sheriff’s […]
Read more
SAN JACINTO — After a nearly two-week investigation into the alleged abuse of a 4-year-old boy, authorities arrested a mother, accused of attempting to murder her child. The alleged abuse happened in the 400 block of Main Street, near S. San Jacinto Ave, in San Jacinto. Based on forensic evidence, doctors and investigators determined the extent of abuse was “serious and […]
Read more
SAN JACINTO — On Monday, August 21, 2017, the City of San Jacinto Planning Commission approved a proposal from Mark Development Inc. to construct a 19,056 square foot building on San Jacinto Avenue at Commonwealth to develop an Aldi Grocery Store. The project consists of building the Aldi Grocery Store along with another 6,040 square foot building for additional retail on […]
Read more
SAN JACINTO — A woman who was struck by an ambulance while darting across a busy San Jacinto street was hospitalized with critical injuries Monday evening, Aug 21. The vehicle versus pedestrian traffic accident happened in the 600 block of S. State Street, north of W. 7th Street, in San Jacinto. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s San Jacinto Police Station responded to […]
Read more