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A Hemet tradition spanning more than 100 years HEMET – Holiday revelers from all over the San Jacinto Valley and beyond came out to show their Christmas spirit and cheer during this year’s City of Hemet’s Annual Christmas Parade. This year’s parade, which was held Saturday, Dec. 3, was a tremendous success, according to many of those who participated in and […]
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BEAUMONT – Many questions remain unanswered after an early-morning accident involving a woman who was run over while laying between the number one and two lanes of traffic on the northbound side of SR-79 – also known as Lamb Canyon Road – Monday, Dec. 12. The fatal incident happened about 3:28 a.m., one mile south of California Road, between the cities of Beaumont […]
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HEMET – One person sustained moderate injuries in a two-vehicle, rollover traffic collision Monday, Dec. 12. The accident happened at the intersection of W. Latham Avenue and N. Gilbert Street in Hemet. The area where the accident occurred was just east of the World Baptist Church and north of Florida Avenue. Hemet Fire and Police officials were dispatched to the collision after […]
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UPDATE: 12/12/2016 10:14 p.m. With video report from scene (See below.) HEMET – A recreational vehicle fire and multiple reports of explosions caused a flood of citizens to call 911 to report the blaze Saturday, Dec. 11. The fire, which was contained primarily to the RV parked on the east side of AWF Performance Smog and Auto Repair, was reported […]
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HEMET – A local charitable group, Hands Across Hemet, is seeking donations for their annual Christmas toy and present drive. Each year, the group puts together Thanksgiving meals for needy families in November and Christmas presents for local children and families in need in December. Hands Across Hemet also does random food giveaways throughout the year based on the needs of […]
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HEMET – Officials from the Hemet Unified School District are asking for the public’s help in creating food bags to be handed out to at-risk youth for the upcoming holiday break. The food bags will be distributed to students within the school district who might otherwise go without the daily nourishment that is so important to children. They are specifically […]
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HEMET – Three Hemet Unified School District bus drivers were recently honored by the School District for their actions during a fire-related emergency when the engine and engine compartment of a HUSD bus caught fire. (Click link to view original story) Sysonna Allen, Cristina Dever, and Gabriel Figueroa, all drivers for HUSD’s Transportation Department, received the School District’s Good Apple Award during […]
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SAN JACINTO – A second accident involving a tractor-trailer rollover on the same road happened this evening, Friday, Dec. 9. The accident happened at a curve on Ramona Expressway east of N. Warren Road. Wednesday’s rollover accident happened at the intersection of Ramona Expressway and N. Sanderson Avenue, less than two miles from where today’s big-rig rollover accident occurred. The […]
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SAN JACINTO – Traffic was left backed up for several miles after a tractor-trailer big-rig towing hay bales rolled over onto its side Wednesday, Dec. 7. The rollover accident happened as the semi-truck was turning from eastbound Ramona Expressway onto northbound Sanderson Avenue. CHP officers, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the […]
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY – A Hemet resident was arrested over the weekend for lewd acts and violation of probation after he was caught masturbating in an alley behind a shopping center by Fountain Valley police officers Sunday morning, Dec 4. The incident and arrest happened in the rear alley of 18533 Brookhurst Street at the intersection of Ellis Avenue in Fountain […]
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