News From Around The County
UPDATED: Saturday, April 4, 10:39 a.m. See Original Story below HOMELAND — Authorities are investigating a triple shooting that left a man dead and two women injured in the unincorporated community of Homeland early Monday morning, March 30. The deadly shooting happened in a residential neighborhood on the 26000 block of Ritter Ave. near Wakefield Ave., just south of Hwy. […]
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NUEVO — A man who officials say was fleeing from deputies after committing an armed robbery in San Jacinto was fatally ejected from his car when he plowed into another vehicle Tuesday afternoon, March 24. The tremendous impact tore the alleged suspect’s car in half, causing it to burst into flames. Two others from another vehicle were injured and hospitalized […]
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NUEVO — Five people were injured, including two who were hospitalized with serious injuries, after a solo-vehicle rollover traffic accident in the unincorporated community of Nuevo this morning, Saturday, March 21. The crash happened on the 34000 block of Ramona Expressway, about 1.5 miles east of Bridge St., according to fire officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Woman, 23 arrested in […]
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HEMET — Amidst growing concerns of how to mitigate the potential for spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Hemet Unified School District officials today announced that the decision has been made to close schools to students effective Monday, March 16. The closure will continue through Friday, April 3. Spring Break will continue as scheduled April 6-10. Regular school hours will resume […]
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HEMET — Officials investigating the cause of a minor, single-vehicle accident in Hemet earlier this evening suspect the driver may have suffered a medical crisis just before crashing into an electrical box and tree inside a senior living community. The victim of the crash later passed away after being rushed to a Murrieta area hospital. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: […]
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WINCHESTER — Officials are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the unincorporated community of Winchester Wednesday, March 4. The deadly shooting happened on the 28000 block of Whitaker St., a small cul-de-sac just south of Grand Ave. and about a mile west of Hwy. 79. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Teen on ATV dies after running red light, hit […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, March 5, 10:15 a.m., With Coroner’s release of information. HEMET — Officials are investigating after a woman operating a motorized mobility wheelchair was fatally struck while traveling on a Hemet street Monday afternoon, March 2. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of W. Mayberry Ave. and S. Palm Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Go “Behind the Badge” […]
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HEMET — After recently being awarded more than a half-million dollar grant from K12 Strong Workforce to expand its Career Explorations classes for middle school students, Hemet Unified School District officials say they are ready to expand the district’s career focus by adding Career Exploration labs to two more middle schools, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. Already featured at […]
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HEMET — Children, parents, teachers, and administrators from Cawston Elementary School in Hemet spent National Kindness Week proving that “spreading kindness must be contagious” according to Hemet Unified School District spokeswoman Alexandrea Sponheim. “The wonderful students at Cawston Elementary have done an amazing job of spreading kindness on their campus,” Sponheim told RCNS at the end of the week, which […]
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HEMET — Officials investigating the December, 2019 murder of a Winchester resident have arrested a man they say was responsible for fatally stabbing the victim while he sat inside his car outside a Hemet business. Hyder Mahdi Jaffer, 51, of Hemet, now sits in a Riverside County jail on a sole count of second-degree murder, for the stabbing death of […]
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