Arrest made after fatal shooting of beloved Menifee coach

MENIFEE — Authorities yesterday announced the arrest of a Bakersfield man they say was responsible for the shooting death of a beloved Menifee coach who was shot in front of his 13-year-old son last June. The fatal shooting happened outside the victim’s home in the 29000 block of Light Sails Court, in Menifee’s Heritage Lake community. The victim, 38-year-old, Claudell […]

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Winchester man, 63, fatally stabbed in Hemet

HEMET — Authorities in Hemet are investigating the murder of a 63-year-old man after the victim was found inside his vehicle with a stab wound to his chest yesterday evening, Monday, Dec. 30. Officials say they are speaking with a “person of interest”, but no arrests have been made after the deadly stabbing; which happened outside a business on the […]

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UPDATE: JV man, 19, ID’d after deadly Christmas day crash

UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 29, 5 p.m., With Coroner’s release of information.UPDATED: Sunday, Dec. 29, 7:15 p.m., With additional details, GoFundMe link. PERRIS — Officials have identified a suspected drunk driver they say was killed in what officers are calling a “100% preventable” crash; after a vehicle careened out of control before overturning, smashing into a concrete overpass, and bursting into […]

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Girl, 14, leads Redding officers on 114 mph pursuit of stolen van

REDDING — A teen was arrested after officials say she led officers on a short, early morning pursuit in a stolen van Saturday, Dec. 28. The extremely dangerous chase, which covered about 18 miles and hit speeds of 114 mph on the freeway and 75 miles per hour on city streets, began in Redding near the intersection of Hilltop Dr. […]

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UPDATE: Third child dies after Hemet blaze that also killed father who tried to save his children

UPDATED: Monday, Dec 30, 9 a.m. See Original Story below. HEMET — Authorities say a third child has died after a massive blaze that also killed the childrens’ father, when he valiantly raced back into his burning apartment in an effort to save his loved ones. According to officials the fire began when a dried Christmas tree began to burn […]

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Christmas eve motorhome blaze, explosions, rock Hemet neighborhood

HEMET — A motorhome was destroyed and a man was hospitalized overnight when a destructive blaze ripped through the recreational vehicle Tuesday, Dec. 24. The Christmas eve fire, which happened on the 1300 block of Slate Ave. just south of W. Thornton Ave, destroyed the RV and caused at least two explosions, according to witnesses at the scene. Last night’s […]

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The Quartz Water Fountain on Yuba Street

Guest Writer Spotlight: Jeremy M. Tuggle: Shasta Historical Society Above: this postcard image was taken between the years 1904 and 1915, it shows a person looking at the quartz water fountain which was on the corner of the Carnegie Library building at 1527 Yuba Street. The Lorenz hotel is near it. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle.  In 1904, a […]

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Woman hospitalized after blaze rips through Hemet home

HEMET — A Hemet woman was reportedly hospitalized after flames ripped through her mobile home this morning, Tuesday, Dec. 24. The blaze, which erupted at the Desert Sky RV Park at 1190 N. Palm Ave., destroyed the residence, leaving it uninhabitable. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One dead after stabbing at Temecula Motel 6 No injuries after car plows through SJ […]

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Hit and run leaves vehicles teetering off Redding parking garage

REDDING — Authorities in Redding are searching for four people who reportedly fled from the scene of a crash that left their car and a pickup truck dangling precariously from the second level of the downtown parking structure located at Placer at California streets Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22. According to officials, witnesses reported seeing four subjects flee from the scene […]

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Masons supply Christmas cheer, food boxes, to 400 area families

Four hundred families throughout the Hemet, San Jacinto, Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula, and Fallbrook areas had their Christmas’ brightened this year when they received holiday meal boxes from three area Masonic Lodges. The boxes given to each of the families contained everything necessary for a memorable holiday meal; including meats such as turkey, ground beef, chicken breasts, sausage, bacon, canned meat, […]

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