Author: Trevor Montgomery

Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County. Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.) During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations. Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes. Trevor has been married for more than 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.

Alvord Unified School District touts multi-phase energy program expected to save nearly $32 million 

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — In a move toward greater environmental sustainability, fiscal resiliency and responsibility, and improving indoor air quality for their students, Alvord Unified School District (AUSD) is on its way to becoming the only California school district of its size with an entirely up-to-date heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system districtwide. AUSD encompasses the western portion of […]

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Scooter rider, 48, ID’d after deadly Riverside collision

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a local man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a motorized scooter in Riverside Monday, April 18. The deadly collision happened at the intersection of Tyler Street and Wells Avenue, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: 2021 Miss Young Philippines USA candidate killed after crashing into Murrieta light pole Kidnapped […]

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Local trio arrested in fatal Riverside shooting investigation

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an early morning shooting that killed a man in the Arlanza neighborhood of Riverside last month. Officials had previously identified 25-year-old Eric Flores of Riverside as the victim killed in the shooting, which occurred in the 10000 block of Gould Street. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: […]

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Think Together celebrates 25 years of afterschool and expanded learning programs with annual Raise A Hand fundraiser

Think Together, California’s largest nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning, and school improvement programs, will celebrate 25 years of impact at this year’s annual Raise A Hand fundraiser event held both in-person and virtually on Thursday, April 21. This year’s event returns as a live broadcast on YouTube at 7 p.m. with watch parties planned in Orange County, the Inland […]

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2021 Miss Young Philippines USA candidate killed after crashing into Murrieta light pole

MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say one person was killed and another was injured in a solo vehicle crash that happened in Murrieta Sunday, April 17. The deadly crash happened on Murrieta Hot Springs Road, east of Whitewood Road, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Kidnapped from Temecula, toddler recovered safe after high-speed pursuit, woman’s arrest Ejected driver airlifted with […]

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Kidnapped from Temecula, toddler recovered safe after high-speed pursuit, woman’s arrest

UPDATED: Sunday, April 17, 5:14 p.m., With additional details from current and former neighbors of the alleged suspect. Originally Published: Sunday, April 17, 10:38 a.m. TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say a kidnapping investigation involving a toddler who was taken from a Temecula apartment complex sometime early Thursday morning led to a high-speed pursuit and woman’s arrest. The kidnapped 4-year-old, who […]

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After eluding deputies and fleeing wrong-way on I-5, motorcyclist crashes into SUV in Redding, killing rider

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a motorcyclist who was first traveling the wrong way on Interstate 5 and then on Redding surface streets after fleeing from deputies during an attempted traffic stop was killed when he crashed at high speed into an SUV yesterday afternoon, Friday, April 15. Although deputies had discontinued their chase when the rider fled the wrong […]

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Pedestrian killed crossing Moreno Valley roadway

MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a pedestrian was killed while trying to cross a Moreno Valley street yesterday morning, Friday, April 15. The pedestrian was not using or near a marked crosswalk at the time of the fatal collision, which happened near the intersection of Heacock Street and Sandbow Street adjacent to the Poorman Reservoir, according to officials. LEADING […]

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Riverside transient who fatally pushed woman in front of oncoming train arrested

RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a Riverside man was arrested after pushing a woman in front of an oncoming train, killing her Monday morning, April 11. The alleged suspect, 41-year-old Kevin Errol Lewis, was booked on charges of first-degree murder and domestic violence, as well as several outstanding warrants for theft and narcotics-related violations. Although officials have described both Lewis […]

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Ejected driver airlifted with critical, life-threatening injuries after speeding through “stale red light” and hitting SUV

HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a driver was critically injured and suffered “numerous life-threatening injuries” after he was ejected when he ran a “stale red light” and crashed at high speed into an SUV last night, Wednesday, April 13. The crash, which forced the hours-long closure of Warren Road, happened at the intersection of W. Florida Avenue, according to officials. LEADING […]

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