News From Around The County
Author Unknown Once upon a time, there was a man who worked very hard just to keep food on the table for his family. This particular year a few days before Christmas, he punished his little five-year-old daughter after learning that she had used up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. As money was tight, he became […]
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Sarah Lindgren-Akana of NorCal Missing and Murdered Indigenous People contributed to this report. BURNEY, Calif. — When 16-year-old Angelo Graves’ family prepared for bed last Friday evening and said goodnight to their son they had no idea he had plans to run away from home. However, once his family was asleep, that’s exactly what the teen did; slipping out of his […]
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VALLE VISTA, Calif. — Officials have confirmed that one person was killed when an early morning blaze ripped through a Valle Vista mobile home overnight, Tuesday, Dec. 15. The fire, which leveled the home to the ground and destroyed at least two vehicles, happened at the Fairview Park Mobile Home Estates on the 44700 block of SR-74, east of Lincoln […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Over the next 20 years, the Shasta region is changing significantly due to its growing population, the COVID-19 pandemic, and major development in Shasta’s urban areas. That is why the Shasta Regional Transportation Agency (SRTA) is seeking input from the community on how best to strategize and plan for these changes. From December 11 – December 24, […]
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MENIFEE, Calif. — For more than 30 years Doug Hartwick has been a part of the art scene, but not with photos or paintings or sculptures. Instead, Hartwick, who owns Mom and Pop’s Frame Shop in Menifee, works behind the scenes providing framing services for a variety of artists from all over the world. “I frame anything anyone brings in, […]
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Author Unknown Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn’t wear boots; he didn’t like them and anyway he didn’t own any. The thin sneakers he wore had few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour […]
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Gertrude Albert During the hustle and bustle of Christmastime 1958, we told our children, ages 3 and 4, about the beautiful Christmas tree we would have in a few days. On Christmas Eve, at the bakery we had recently purchased, we counted the receipts, cleaned the shop and headed for home with our two sleepy children. Suddenly, we remembered we […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A City of Riverside Police Department detective and officer working undercover while dressed as Santa Claus and his elf helped with the apprehension of two of three men who stole a vehicle at a popular Riverside shopping center Thursday, December 10. The holiday retail theft enforcement operation, dubbed “Santa’s Intervention”, was spearheaded by Riverside PD’s Property Crimes Unit, and […]
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ANDERSON, Calif. — A wanted felon identified by Anderson Police Department as a Chronic Offender who has been contacted 29 times and arrested six times in 2020 alone was arrested once again for assault with a deadly weapon and other charges after a violent incident Wednesday, Dec. 9. Records and prior incident reports indicate the man was on probation and […]
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CORONA, Calif. — A man was killed in a fiery, single-vehicle wreck after an SUV crashed into a tree and pole outside a business in the 19900 block of Temescal Canyon Road, between Tom Barnes and Coronita streets, in an unincorporated area of Corona early Sunday evening, Dec. 13. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Two women dead, third injured after Hemet […]
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