News From Around The County
ANZA, Calif. — Authorities have released the name of a man who died after a two-vehicle traffic collision that happened at the intersection of Highway 371 and Howard Road in Anza late Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 2. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Children, 1 and 2, “found unconscious” in car at Walmart – Pregnant mother arrested Banning father of four killed, 5 others […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:23 p.m. See Original Story below. AGUANGA, Calif. — Officials have released the names of seven people who were fatally shot at a private residence in the unincorporated area of Aguanga, about 18 miles east of Temecula, early Monday morning, Sept. 7. LEADING THE RCNS AND SCNS STATE HEADLINES: 6 days lost in forest, family thanks rescuers […]
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HEMET, Calif. — With the Covid-19 pandemic and public health crisis heading into its six month and school-aged children beginning a whole new way of online learning, schools across the nation have been scrambling to find new and innovative ways to provide quality, Internet-based educational access to their students. As schools slowly continue to re-open with never before addressed restrictions […]
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ANZA VALLEY, Calif. — Anza valley area residents are reeling after three crashes that occurred during a roughly 24-hour period over the weekend claimed the lives of two people and hospitalized six others. All three accidents happened within a ten-mile section of SR-79S and SR-371, which connects Temecula and Palm Desert, and passes through several unincorporated communities, including Anza, Aguanga, […]
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AGUANGA, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed and three other people were hospitalized after a fiery, head-on collision in the unincorporated community of Aguanga, east of Temecula, Sunday afternoon, August 16. The deadly crash, which officials say was caused by a motorist trying to pass other vehicles against a set of solid double yellow lines, happened along a […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — An Iowa man who allegedly carjacked the vehicle of a good Samaritan who tried to help him after a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated Temecula Saturday afternoon, Aug. 1 was arrested the next day while trying to re-enter the United States after having fled to Tijuana, according to officials. The crash that led to the carjacking happened near […]
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ANZA, Calif. — Details are still emerging after a gunshot victim was airlifted to an area trauma after reportedly being driven to the city of Hemet following a shooting Friday, July 17. During the subsequent investigation, which is active and ongoing, the victim and his brother claimed the shooting happened during a family dispute in the Anza area. LEADING THE […]
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HEMET, Calif. — A Menifee motorcyclist has died after a pickup truck pulling a trailer made a left turn in front of the rider, causing the man to lose control and be ejected from his motorcycle in an unincorporated area of Hemet earlier today, Saturday, June 20. The deadly crash occurred on a winding and narrow mountain roadway at the […]
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ANZA, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a 58-year-old Anza woman, after she was found dead at a home in the unincorporated community of Anza early Sunday morning, June 7. The deadly shooting, which resulted in the arrest of 50-year-old, Trent Allen Lightfoot, of Anza, happened at a private residence on the 56000 block of Mitchell Rd. […]
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SAGE, Calif. — Authorities confirmed today they are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near the Ador Nursery in the unincorporated community of Sage, Wednesday morning, June 3. Although officials have released no details about what may have led to the man’s death, a sergeant involved in the investigation today said the man – who has […]
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