News From Around The County
MT. SHASTA — At least three people died in a fiery wreck involving a motor home and full size pickup truck earlier this afternoon in Mt. Shasta, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The deadly crash happened on I-5, just south of the N. Mount Shasta Blvd. on ramp, behind Mt. Shasta City Park. LEADING THE REDDING HEADLINES: Unidentified man leaps […]
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Correction: An earlier version of this report listed this school as being in Winchester. It is actually in Murrieta. MURRIETA — A malfunctioning air conditioning unit caused a fire scare this morning after firefighters received reports of a possible structure fire at a Murrieta elementary school. The incident happened at Lisa J. Mails Elementary on the 35000 block of Briggs […]
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MENIFEE — A woman who crashed into a drainage culvert while driving home walked away uninjured last night. Witnesses and good Samaritans who stopped to help the victim later said the woman was “shaken up, but OK.” According to officials who investigated the single-car crash, the victim possibly misjudged a turn and drove into the ditch, stranding and disabling her […]
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HEMET — Officers who responded to reports of a man walking in a residential Hemet neighborhood while waving two machetes quickly located and apprehended the man after a brief struggle earlier this evening. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HEMET: Man detained after stabbing at apartment complex Officials warning of lighting danger after AZ teens struck by lightning UPDATED: Shovel-wielding man who […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating a stabbing that happened earlier this evening at the Green Tree Park Apartments in Hemet. The complex is located on the 1000 block of Devonshire Ave., between N. Lyon and N. Palm Avenues. The victim, who was reportedly stabbed in the chest, was later transported to an area hospital and the alleged suspect was detained […]
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HEMET — A man who had been using a shovel to break down an apartment door late last night later resisted arrest was rushed to a hospital after reportedly suffering cardiac arrest. Hemet PD has released very little information related to the violent confrontation, which happened near the 100 block of N. Hamilton, between Florida and Latham Avenues. Video shot […]
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CABAZON — A tow truck driver died this morning when he was struck by a tractor-trailer semi-truck while exiting his flatbed tow truck in the unincorporated community of Cabazon. Officials investigating the crash do not suspect intoxication or excessive speed to have been contributing factors in the crash, which happened on Interstate 10, along a curve in the highway, about […]
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HEMET — A toddler was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency at Hemet’s Department of Motor Vehicles this morning, when she reportedly suffered a seizure. Witnesses later said the tot was stable when paramedics arrived and began treating her. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HHS teacher arrested, accused of molesting students HEMET: Hundreds left without power overnight after SUV smashes into […]
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HEMET — Hundreds of Hemet residents were left without power overnight after an SUV lost control and smashed into a power pole, late yesterday afternoon. The impact brought the pole crashing down on top of the SUV, crushing its roof in, and left power lines dangling dangerously low to the street, trees, bushes, and nearby homes. According to witnesses, the […]
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Writer’s note: I wanted to thank the Hemet and San Jacinto Valley based community news reporting teams Public Safety Incidents, Hemet Valley Incidents, Epicenter, and Hemet News/ENMedia Productions, for their contributions of information, details, photographs, and videos of this incident. Without your ongoing help and assistance, I could never write my reports with the details I always try to include. […]
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