News From Around The County
TEMECULA, Calif. — Authorities have identified a bicyclist who was killed when he was struck by a car Saturday morning, Oct. 3. The fatal accident happened near the Margarita Community Park and Temecula Elementary School on Margarita Rd., between Moraga and Stonewood roads. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: BREAKING: Pursuit, rolling shots fired, crash, shock SJ valley residents UPDATE: Drunk parolee […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Two Shasta County sheriff’s deputies were lucky to walk away after a large tree, damaged and weakened by the ongoing Zogg Fire, toppled over onto their police cruiser Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. Although neither deputy was injured, their vehicle was “totaled”, according to Sheriff’s officials who later reported the incident on social media. LEADING THE SCNS […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Oct. 5, 2:50 p.m. See Original and Updated stories below. LA QUINTA, Calif. — Officials have identified a man whose lifeless body was found near a La Quinta Cove hiking trail yesterday morning. The man had been missing for four days when his body was discovered. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials this afternoon identified Thomas Stanley Teague, 46, of La […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 4:30 p.m. See Original Story below. REDDING, Calif. — Officials have identified a man who was fatally shot outside a Redding AM/PM early Sunday morning, Oct. 4. The alleged gunman – James Joshua Noyes, 33, of Redding, a parolee with a lengthy and violent criminal history – had been released from jail just a few hours […]
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Author: Jeremy Tuggle – Education and Community Engagement Manager – Shasta Historical Society The Compton mine was a producer of gold which was located in the boundaries of the Shasta mining district about 1 1/2 mile south of the town of Keswick, and south of Keswick Dam. It is on the west side of the Sacramento River, at the mouth […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say an “extremely intoxicated” woman who stole a City of Riverside Fire Department truck and took it on a short joyride was arrested after crashing into at least two cars early Thursday evening, Oct. 1. Firefighters were handling a life-threatening medical emergency and helping treat an elderly victim who had stopped breathing when they realized someone had […]
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INDIO, Calif. — Officials searching for a missing Indio man, who was last heard from on Sept. 22 after sending a series of text messages to family members “that sounded like he was distraught”, sadly announced on Friday that the man’s deceased body was discovered in Imperial County. According to the US Border Patrol Search & Rescue Helicopter Unit, Mendivel […]
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WRITER’S NOTE: This is a breaking story with few verified facts, other than details gathered from official radio traffic at the time. None of the involved agencies has released any official details regarding this pursuit, crash or shooting as of this breaking story. As such, some of the facts and details could change as more information becomes available. -TM HEMET, Calif. […]
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OK GLEN, Calif. — Recently spared from both the El Dorado and Apple fires, two major wildfires that burned right up to their property line in August, Riley’s Farm and several historic buildings at the Los Rios Rancho property burned to the ground in a massive, 4-Alarm blaze overnight. Although the valiant efforts of firefighters saved the property last month, […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Oct. 2, 2:30 p.m., See Original Story below. MURRIETA, Calif. — One of two people inside a car that led Murrieta police officers on a high-speed pursuit that ended in a spectacular rollover crash involving three vehicles has passed away, coroner officials announced today. The person who passed away was a passenger in the pursued vehicle, Murrieta Police […]
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