Area residents furious after second major Hemet pursuit & attempted murder of officers in 4 days

HEMET, Calif. — A man who led Hemet police officers on a dangerous, high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle was arrested on assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon and other felony charges yesterday morning, Tuesday, Oct. 6. During the chase, the fleeing man reached speeds up to 100 mph and at one point swerved at and attempted […]

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UPDATE: Released from jail hours earlier, Redding parolee fatally shoots man – Victim ID’d

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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Spared from last August’s wildfires, Los Rios Rancho destroyed by overnight fire

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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UPDATE: One dead after Murrieta pursuit-related crash that seriously injured officer

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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UPDATE: Drunk parolee who killed pregnant women in fiery wreck arrested

UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 11:30 a.m. See Original Story, Interviews, Photos and Video below. JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities announced today the arrest of a parolee they say was recklessly driving while under the influence of alcohol when he ran a stop light and smashed into another vehicle in Jurupa Valley early Friday evening, Sept. 25. The deadly accident happened […]

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UPDATE: Officials seek help locating vehicle after deadly 2020 Moreno Valley shooting

UPDATED: Thursday, Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m. Originally Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 1:12 p.m. See Original Story below. MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities investigating a 2020 triple shooting that left a man dead in Moreno Valley have released new information regarding a vehicle now being sought in their ongoing years-long murder investigation. The deadly shooting, which injured two others, happened at […]

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Sheriff’s chopper spots drunk driver, HPD makes arrest

HEMET, Calif. — A suspected drunk driver was apprehended in Hemet after a Sheriff’s aviation crew spotted a recklessly speeding pickup truck and called in Hemet PD officers to assist in making a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 22. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: 3 RivCo inmates ID’d in beating death of fellow inmate Beaten by grandson, 41, elderly victim dies […]

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Woman hospitalized after SR-74 rollover

CORRECTION: An early version of this report’s title listed SR-79 as the crash location. The correct Highway was SR-74, as explained within the report. HEMET, Calif. — A woman was injured after a solo-vehicle rollover traffic accident that sheared a power pole, threatening to leave the mountain community of Idyllwild without power for several hours Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20. The […]

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Woman, 39, killed crossing Hemet street

HEMET, Calif. — Authorities say a 39-year-old Hemet woman has died after she was struck by a car while trying to cross a busy Hemet street Friday evening, Sept. 18. The deadly collision, which was the second pedestrian involved fatality to happen in Hemet in the last four days, occurred on the 600 block of Stetson Ave., between Gilbert St. and […]

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Major injuries after SR-299E rollover, ejection

MONTGOMERY CREEK, Calif. — Authorities say a driver sustained major injuries and was airlifted to an area trauma center after being ejected during a solo-vehicle rollover accident in Shasta County yesterday morning, Friday, Sept. 18. The crash, which ignited a small brush and vegetation fire, happened near the Hillcrest rest area on SR-299E, between the Intermountain communities of Burney and Montgomery […]

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