News From Around The County
INDIO, Calif., — Authorities say an elderly man was killed in an Indio two-vehicle head-on collision that injured four other people Friday afternoon, Jan. 14. The fatal accident, which happened outside the Heritage Palms Golf Club at the intersection of Miles Avenue and S. Heritage Palms, forced the hours-long closure of the intersection and the cause remains under investigation. LEADING […]
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CORONA, Calif., — A young teen has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Corona Thursday afternoon, Jan. 13. Authorities say the fatal accident happened at the intersection of West Citron Street and South Lincoln Avenue. Thursday’s fatal bicycle-related accident was the second such incident to hit the southwest Riverside County area this month, after another […]
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Religion Today: His name was Sako! – By Richard Lewis Sako was a 4-year-old King Shepherd dog from British Columbia who was inducted into the Purina Animal Hall of Fame in 2015 for his efforts to protect his 16-year-old owner, Joseph Phillips-Garcia, after a horrific car accident. The family was returning from an outing on a back road when […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Citizens and criminals alike were surprised – some pleasantly, others not so much – to see a mounted patrol-led Quality of Life/High Visibility enforcement operation sweep through the San Jacinto area earlier this week. The operation resulted in twenty-eight warrants being served and thirteen arrests, according to officials. Such Quality of Life operations, both big and […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a wrong-way driver was killed in a fiery wreck when she plowed head-on into a tractor-trailer combo on Interstate 5 in Redding early this morning, Friday, Jan. 14. Two occupants from the big rig managed to escape serious injury after the collision, which occurred just north of South Bonnyview Road, according to officials. LEADING THE […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Authorities say two people were arrested after they were found hiding at a Yreka home they had broken into and were staying without permission Tuesday, Jan. 11. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Wrong-way driver killed in fiery head-on crash with big rig on I-5 in Redding Missing since 2014, man’s remains identified after discovered at Redding construction site […]
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YREKA, Calif., — Authorities say an Oregon man was arrested after a wild incident involving a stolen county-owned CAT backhoe, which he commandeered from the Siskiyou County Service Yard on Sharps Road in Yreka Thursday afternoon, Jan. 13. The alleged suspect was eventually dragged from the stolen piece of construction equipment by a witness and Yreka police officer, after ramming […]
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TEMECULA, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, authorities have confirmed that 39-year-old Ryan Fedorow, a well-known, two-time National Mountain Biking Champion from Menifee, has died after a motorcycle crash in Temecula. Fedorow passed away two days after the Sunday evening crash, which happened on Butterfield Stage Road, just north of Pauba Road, according to officials. Fedorow’s girlfriend, Lauren Evans, […]
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IDYLLWILD, Calif., — Already on parole for similar crimes, a felon who allegedly burglarized an Idyllwild home was apprehended while fleeing the scene, when he came down Highway 74 and entered the Valle Vista area early Wednesday evening, Jan. 12. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: More details released after woman fatally struck crossing Hwy 74 in Menifee UPDATE: Two men […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Jan, 13, 7:02 a.m., With additional details from Menifee PD. Originally Published: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 5:36 p.m. MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say a woman was killed when she was struck by a car while trying to cross a busy Menifee highway Tuesday evening, Jan. 11. The woman killed in the collision, which happened at the intersection of Highway […]
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