News From Around The County
HEMET — Three people were injured in a two vehicle, head-on wreck Thursday afternoon, Oct. 18. All three victims, including a 75-year-old Hemet resident who was trapped inside her wrecked SUV and later airlifted in critical condition, were seriously injured in the wreck The major-injury crash happened on Florida Ave., between Lake St. and New Chicago Ave., according to Hemet […]
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HEMET — One person was injured in a suspected DUI crash after an SUV smashed head-on into a Hemet utility pole early this morning, Saturday, Oct. 20. The minor injury accident, which sheared the pole off at its base and left the destroyed pole dangling in mid-air by its wires, happened on SR-74/Florida Ave., between California Ave. and Warren Rd., […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Oct. 17, 6 p.m. See original story, photos, and videos below. HEMET — Officials have begun releasing information about a wild melee that happened today at Hemet’s West Valley High School and Hemet PD reported this evening that four people, including four juvenile and one adult, were arrested and later booked on a variety of charges related to […]
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HEMET — Authorities are searching for two men they believe may have been involved in a Hemet stabbing that left one victim hospitalized earlier this evening. The incident, which is still an active crime scene at this time, happened at an apartment complex on the 1200 block of W. Oakland Ave., between N. Elk St. and N. Hamilton Ave. LEADING […]
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From Hemet Unified School District: Cawston Elementary School Flag Friday on October 5, 2018, progressed as each assembly has in the past. Parents came to take pictures as students were recognized for following the code of conduct and exhibiting the positive qualities of being respectful, honest, and safe. LEADING THE HEMET/SJ VALLEY HEADLINES: SJ motorcyclist, 28, dead after vehicle pulls […]
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VALLE VISTA — A motorcyclist witnesses say was speeding and riding recklessly was hospitalized Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, after losing control of his motorcycle on a curve on Highway 74 east of Valle Vista. The accident happened along a two-lane section of the rural mountain highway, heading away from Hemet toward Idyllwild. A CHP officer later said from the scene […]
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HEMET — A San Jacinto motorcyclist died Sunday morning, Oct. 7, after a passenger vehicle pulled out in front of the rider, causing a two-vehicle crash. The deadly accident happened on to 100 block of S. San Jacinto St. near Morton Place, one block south of Florida Ave. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials later identified Marco Antonio Martinez, 28, of San […]
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HEMET — Officials are at the scene of a Hemet rollover accident that happened this afternoon, Tuesday, Oct. 9, on E. Menlo Ave., between Buena Vista St and N. Santa Fe St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: CHP reporting major injuries after vehicle smashes into pole, fire hydrant, bursts into flames BREAKING: CHP investigating fatal Idyllwild crash after truck plows […]
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In the aftermath of a crash that killed an 8-month pregnant San Jacinto woman and her unborn child last month, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is seeking additional witnesses and information in their ongoing criminal investigation against the man officials say was responsible for the deadly DUI crash. The Sept. 9 collision, which resulted in the death of 29-year-old, […]
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In what she says she hopes will become an annual event, “one that will grow year after year,” Hemet resident and area businesswoman Lauri Morris is inviting any and all to “Catwalk For The Cure,” an event she created not only to raise funds and awareness for Cancer research, but to bring awareness to the many programs available that help […]
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