Month: March 2021

Shasta County COVID vaccinations now prioritizing agricultural workers

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — With the ongoing, now more than year-long COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis continuing, Shasta County is reminding area residents that vaccinations for the novel coronavirus are continuing and have provided a number of resources and links to help facilitate the vaccination process. Saying her offices have been inundated with many questions from her constituents regarding […]

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Two hospitalized after Menifee crash involving big rig

MENIFEE, Calif. — Two people were injured, including one who had to be extricated from their wrecked vehicle after a collision involving a passenger sedan and a tractor-trailer combo in Menifee Tuesday afternoon, March 9. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Trial starts for man who propped dead wife on sofa with sunglasses while kids opened Christmas presents nearby Victim of second fatal […]

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Trial starts for man who propped dead wife on sofa with sunglasses while kids opened Christmas presents nearby

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nearly ten years after 26-year-old Za’Zell Preston’s dreams of becoming a domestic-violence counselor ended when she was murdered on Christmas Eve, 2011, the trial against her husband, William Wallace, now 39, began this week.  Officials at the time referred to the homicide as a “sickening and brutal” case of a man who murdered his wife sometime on […]

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Suspect sought in Menifee hit and run that killed Hemet woman

Menifee, Calif. — Officials are continuing to search for the driver of a pickup truck who fled the scene after running over and killing a Hemet woman late Friday evening, March 5. Officials have described the vehicle as a large, full-size pickup truck, possibly a 4500 Dodge Ram, and have said the vehicle could possibly have driver’s side, front-end damage. The […]

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UPDATE: Moreno Valley victim, 36, ID’d after deadly SR-60 crash

UPDATED: Tuesday, March 9, 2:43 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. Originally Published: Sunday, March 7, 1:43 p.m. MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision involving a tractor-trailer combo and an SUV in Moreno Valley early Saturday morning, March 6. Officials have said that excessive speed was a contributing factor in the deadly […]

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UPDATE: Menifee motorcyclist, 36, ID’d after deadly crash

UPDATED: Wednesday, March 10, 2:05 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. MENIFEE, Calif. — A local motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Menifee Monday evening, May 8. The deadly accident, which forced the hours-long closure of Newport Road, happened between Bradley and Winterhawk roads, according to officials. Area resident Jay Soto, who said the fatal crash happened directly […]

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Riverside officers injured, suspect critical, after officer-involved shooting

UPDATED: Tuesday, March 9, 1:20 p.m. Originally Published: Monday, March 6, 8:55 a.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say two officers were injured and one was hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Riverside that critically injured a suspect who officials say intentionally rammed his car into the officers late Sunday evening, March 7. The shooting happened in […]

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Perfecto Coffee – Perfecting gourmet brews and reaching out to the community, one cup at a time

MURRIETA, Calif. — When Murrieta resident and retired Marine Bruce Long started Perfecto Coffee his goals were simple. He wanted to provide consistent, affordable, accessible, and great-tasting coffee to his customers while supporting his community and other veterans. With much help from his tight, close-knit family and many friends and supporters, he is doing just that. Based on online reviews […]

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Cottonwood’s origins, from small 1850s townsite to 1890s growing RR hub

Author: Jeremy Tuggle – Education and Community Engagement Manager – Shasta Historical Society In 1899, Cottonwood was located eighteen miles south of Redding and seventeen miles north of Red Bluff. It was located on the county line between Shasta and Tehama Counties, and on the California and Oregon railroad which included a busy railroad depot that made it a major […]

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Moreno Valley street racing leads to pedestrian death – Two arrested

UPDATED: Tuesday, March 9, 1:54 p.m., With coroner’s release of victim’s name. MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a 45-year-old Moreno Valley man was fatally struck while crossing a Moreno Valley street yesterday evening, Saturday, March 6. Two drivers were allegedly involved in an illegal and dangerous street race when the deadly accident occurred on Sunnymead Boulevard east of Heacock Street […]

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