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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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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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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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UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 18, 2:39 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. Originally Published: Wednesday Sept. 16, 9:37 p.m. HEMET, Calif. — Authorities investigating the cause of a deadly collision involving a passenger vehicle and three-wheeled mobility scooter say the victim was riding near the center of a darkened Hemet street when she was fatally struck late Tuesday evening, Sept. 15. […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A solo-vehicle rollover wreck caused a car to burst into flames and ignited a small vegetation fire early Sunday morning, Sept. 6. Although a man was initially trapped and rescued from the burning car by good Samaritans, he immediately fled the scene. He was located a short time later near the area and investigated for driving under […]
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SAN JACINTO VALLEY, Calif. — As part of the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force, officials from more than two dozen local allied law enforcement entities teamed up together Thursday, Sept. 3 to conduct “Operation Heatwave”, a multi-agency collaborative effort that resulted in nearly 30 suspects arrested, according to Hemet Police Department’s Gang Task Force Commander Sergeant Bob Nishida. The […]
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HEMET, Calif. — At least two people were injured in a head-on collision on Domenigoni Parkway just west of Sanderson Ave. early this morning, Tuesday, Aug. 25. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Naked transient enters home, sexually assaults mother & disabled daughter UPDATED: Hemet transient killed by hit and run driver ID’d Man dies after run over by multiple cars in […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. Originally published: Monday, Aug. 24, 11 p.m. HEMET, Calif. — Authorities in Hemet are investigating a hit and run traffic collision that left a pedestrian dead early Monday morning, Aug. 24. Officials are still searching for the vehicle involved in the fatal crash, which happened on Domenigoni Pkwy, just east of […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A San Jacinto man was killed and another person was injured after a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic collision that sheered a power pole early this morning, Sunday, Aug. 23. The deadly crash, which is still under investigation, happened in San Jacinto on Ramona Blvd, just west of Lyon Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Naked transient enters home, […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A pregnant woman was critically injured and her unborn child was killed after a two-vehicle, head-on traffic collision in Hemet Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. Officials say excessive speed and reckless driving led to the rollover crash, which happened in the area of Esplanade and Palm avenues and led to the hours-long closure of the roadway. LEADING THE […]
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