News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO — A woman suffered major injuries and had to be rescued and airlifted from the side of a steep and rugged mountainous area near Soboba Paragliding and Speed Flying, Tuesday Mar. 6. The sports complex features paragliding and parasailing and is located at 255 Soboba Road, in an unincorporated area northeast of San Jacinto. Heavy winds, high speeds, and lack of experience […]
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REDDING — Authorities arrested a man they allege stabbed another man during a melee involving multiple people in downtown Redding, Saturday afternoon, Mar. 3. Another man involved in the fight, but not the stabbing, was also arrested. The victim stabbed by the alleged suspect was hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery. According to officials, citizens who witnessed the incident were “instrumental” […]
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HEMET — A motorist who plowed head-on into a Hemet power pole walked away uninjured earlier this evening. The wreck, which happened at Menlo Avenue west of State Street, sheared the pole in half and Southern California Edison employees are not expected to finish repairing the pole until tomorrow afternoon. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Mar. 3, 11:30 p.m. SEE ORIGINAL STORY AND UPDATES BELOW ANDERSON — Shasta County’s Director of Emergency Services has declared a local emergency following last Tuesday’s discovery of several hundred pounds of explosives inside an outbuilding/barn on a rural property at 5747 Happy Valley Road in Anderson. The explosives were discovered by deputies during a residential burglary investigation and their unexpected discovery prompted the mandatory evacuations of nearly 100 homes […]
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RIVERSIDE — A 7-year-old boy was taken into protective custody and the child’s father was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 28, after authorities serving a narcotics sales-related search warrant found several firearms, including two illegal assault weapons, a substantial amount of illegal narcotics and prescription medications. The search warrant was served at the man’s home on the 9300 block of Shamouti Drive, in Riverside’s Orangecrest neighborhood. As a result […]
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SAN JACINTO — Authorities investigating the early morning burglary of a retail store at San Jacinto’s Farmers Corner Shopping Center, Thursday, Mar. 1, quickly identified and apprehended a San Jacinto couple they say was responsible. The pair was arrested within two hours of the reported break-in and both are now sitting in separate jail cells awaiting arraignment. After an investigation, deputies arrested Edward James Galardo, […]
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One day last year 7-year-old Madelyn Fox came home from Kindergarten and announced to her mother that she wanted to write a book. Madelyn’s mom Monica Fox, who happens to be a part-time writing professor, was delighted to hear of her daughter’s interest in writing and encouraged Madelyn to follow her dreams. “She wanted to write a story about bullying and she said ‘there are all […]
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FRENCH VALLEY — Sheriff’s officials announced today the arrest of a second registered sex offender within as many days within the southwest Riverside County area. Although there is no indication the two arrests were related, the two men live just 12 miles apart and both were arrested within about 40 hours. The man arrested today is facing 43 charges related to […]
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MENIFEE — A relatively minor theft of an elderly woman’s wallet – stolen right from inside the victim’s purse as it sat in a shopping cart while the victim shopped at a Menifee Stater Bros. Market – gained attention throughout the Inland Empire and beyond and resulted in the arrest of two San Bernardino women yesterday. The two alleged suspects […]
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EASTVALE — Officials say they are conducting a death investigation after a man’s lifeless body was found inside a car parked at Eastvale’s Harada Heritage Park yesterday afternoon. The park, which is located at 13099 65th Street, is the largest Eastvale-area park and features a large skate park, basketball courts and sports fields, playground and picnic areas, a concession stand and dog park. The […]
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