News From Around The County
BANNING — Reports of a possible active shooter with potential victims down in the rugged Banning hills, west of Hwy 243 and south of Interstate 10, led to a massive police and medical response, yesterday afternoon, Sunday, Aug 11. Although the victims have alleged that a person began firing upon their group of seven people as they rode through the […]
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SAN JACINTO –Officials have identified a woman who died as a result of a two-vehicle, head-on crash involving two passenger vehicles, early Monday morning, Aug. 12. The fatal crash happened on Ramona Expressway, about a quarter-mile west of Warren Rd. SEE RELATED: UPDATE: Victim, 26, ID’d after SJ head-on crash between big-rig, car Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials today identified Erika […]
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HEMET — A woman driving with a suspended license sustained minor injuries and reportedly tried to leave the scene after she plowed into a bridge guardrail, causing her vehicle to overturn Saturday morning, Aug. 10. Yesterday’s crash happened on Sanderson Ave. just north of Domenigoni Parkway. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: One dead after SJ head-on crash between big-rig, car 4, […]
Read moreYREKA, Calif. — Two convicted felons were arrested on a variety of charges Saturday morning, Aug. 9, after an animal cruelty-related search warrant uncovered four firearms and various types of ammunition at a Yreka area residence. As reported by officials, one of the seized firearms was an assault weapon as defined by California Penal Code, while another “assault-type weapon” that […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Aug. 12, 2:04 p.m., With coroner’s release of information and other details. See Original Story and photos below. SAN JACINTO — Officials have identified a man who died as a result of a two-vehicle, head-on crash involving a passenger vehicle and big-rig, early Saturday morning, Aug. 10. The fatal crash happened on Ramona Expressway near Bridge St. SEE […]
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PALM SPRINGS — A man who was reportedly shouting racial and homophobic slurs while threatening people with a knife and a Palm Springs police officer were both hospitalized after a violent encounter that led to an officer involved shooting, Friday afternoon, Aug. 8. The shooting happened in the Bank of America parking lot, in the area of Camino Parocela and […]
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SAN BERNARDINO — Four people, including two medics and a patient being rushed to an area hospital, were all injured and hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision involving a San Bernardino County Fire Department ambulance and a passenger vehicle yesterday morning, Thursday, Aug. 8. The ambulance had been traveling with its lights and sirens activated when the collision occurred at the […]
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HOMELAND — Two elderly pedestrians, ages 71 and 85, were killed along Hwy 74 in the unincorporated community of Homeland after they were struck by vehicles in two separate accidents that happened within days of each other this week. Although few details have been released regarding either of the fatal collisions, both are suspected to have involved drivers who fled […]
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CITY OF SHASTA LAKE — In an ongoing, coordinated effort with the City of Shasta Lake “to clean up problem areas … and lessen blight” throughout the areas they provide law enforcement services to, deputies yesterday performed a directed enforcement patrol operation focusing on transient camps and other illegal activities at parks within city limits. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: On […]
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY — Sheriff’s officials and dog-lovers throughout Riverside County and beyond are reeling after the death of a second Riverside County Sheriff’s K-9 in just over a week. Sheriff’s K-9 “Windy” – who was officially retired July 12, less than two weeks before she passed away – lost her battle with a long-term illness and succumbed to her illness […]
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