News From Around The County
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 — 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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HEMET — Officials are at the scene of a two vehicle traffic collision that happened this afternoon at the intersection of Domenigoni Parkway and Warren Rd. According to at least one witness who called 911 before the accident happened, the driver who caused the crash was possibly under the influence or suffering from a medical crisis. The driver had reportedly […]
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HEMET — No injuries were reported after a single-vehicle rollover accident earlier this evening in Hemet. The crash happened in the area of Ramona Expressway/Mountain Ave and N. Soboba St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: 3 SJ Valley men arrested for 2017 murder of Perris man – shot while sitting inside his home Temecula man accused of attempting to arrange sex […]
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HEMET — A driver was hospitalized after a single vehicle rollover crash last night. The vehicle overturned after smashing into the rear of a pickup truck parked along the south side of Oakland Ave., between N. Santa Fe St. and N Weston Pl., in Hemet. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Suspected arsonist arrested as firefighters continue battling 5,000 ac. Cranston Fire […]
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HEMET — As additional details emerge about Sunday night’s fatal hit and run involving an elderly victim using a mobility scooter, shock over the callousness of the alleged suspect and grief for the victim and his family continue to reverberate throughout the San Jacinto valley and surrounding communities. According to officials, the alleged driver was a wanted parolee and believed […]
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HEMET — A minor injury traffic collision sent a geyser of water soaring 50 feet into the air and drenched firefighters and city workers attempting to shut off water to a fire hydrant that was dislodged when a car crashed into it. The accident happened early yesterday evening, on State St. south of Chambers Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: HEMET: […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating after a driver plowed into a home and fled the scene earlier this afternoon. No one was inside the residence at the time of the hit and run crash, which happened on the 1100 block of Johnston in the area of Camino Del Sol in Hemet. A man was reportedly arrested a short distance from […]
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HEMET — A Hemet man was killed while crossing a dark and poorly lit Hemet street Thursday evening, July 12. The victim was struck while attempting to cross the 700 block of E. Menlo Ave., between Buena Vista and N. Santa Fe Streets, in Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials later identified Jesse Herrera, 32, of Hemet, as the man killed […]
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