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SKY VALLEY – Despite efforts by nearly three dozen firefighters, an abandoned home burned to the ground and was considered a total loss, according to Cal Fire Public Information Officer April Newman. The blaze occurred in the 71000 block of Dillon Road, in the unincorporated area of Sky Valley. Sky Valley is located southeast of Desert Hot Springs and northeast of […]
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VALLE VISTA – A 53-year-old Hemet resident was killed in a violent wreck with a second car, Tuesday, May 10. The victim was reportedly ejected through the sunroof of his Volkswagen Beetle after being struck nearly head-on by a wrong-way driver. The driver of the vehicle that crashed into the Beetle told investigating officers he had fallen asleep just before the fatal […]
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HEMET – An early morning fire was reported at a home located in the 41600 block of Whittier Avenue, in the unincorporated county area of Hemet. The fire brought an overwhelming response from firefighters and other emergency first responders Friday, May 13, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer Jennifer Fuhrman. 30 firefighters from eight engine companies responded to the […]
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PERRIS – An infant died Thursday, May 12, after falling into a residential pool in the 500 Block of North “D” Street, in Perris, according to a sheriff official. Very few details have been released about the drowning and an investigation is ongoing into the tragic incident. The victim has not yet been officially identified and has only been described […]
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HOMELAND – Cal Fire/Riverside, Riverside County Fire personnel and investigators, Riverside County Sheriff deputies and investigators, Hemet Police officials and ATF agents are investigating a series of Homeland and City of Hemet area fires that appear to be suspicious in nature. Some of the fires include a church that was burned to the ground April 30, as well as a second […]
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HOMELAND – A motorcyclist sustained traumatic injuries in an early morning major vehicle versus motorcycle traffic collision, when the driver of a pickup truck made a left hand turn directly in front of the rider, Saturday, May 7, according to law enforcement officials. The collision was reported to Riverside County and California Highway Patrol emergency communications dispatchers at about 4:40 a.m. The […]
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PALM DESERT – Emergency first responders are on scene of a two vehicle traffic collision. The collision occurred on Country Club Drive near Oasis Club Drive in Palm Desert and was first reported at 12:44 p.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman. The first arriving unit reported a two vehicle traffic collision with a total of three patients. […]
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Written for Valley News. Click link for full story. BREAKING: 1 dead after Lake Elsinore solo-vehicle accident rips car in half
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UPDATE #4: 05/07/2016 4:30 p.m. California Highway Patrol officials announced that on Thursday, May 5, they arrested the father of an infant killed in last Sunday morning’s fatal crash on Highway 74 near Pinyon Pines. Marcus Novell Green, 51, of Thermal, had his first court appearance on charges related to the Sunday, May 1, fatal traffic collision, Friday, May 6. Officials […]
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PINYON PINES – A 5-month-old girl from Rancho Mirage died Sunday, May 1, in a single-vehicle traffic accident, according to California Highway Patrol officials. Two others sustained major injures in the accident that caused the closure of both lanes of traffic along the highway between Pinyon Pines and Palm Desert. Highway 74 is also known as the Pines To Palms Highway […]
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