News From Around The County
IDYLLWILD, Calif., — Already on parole for similar crimes, a felon who allegedly burglarized an Idyllwild home was apprehended while fleeing the scene, when he came down Highway 74 and entered the Valle Vista area early Wednesday evening, Jan. 12. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: More details released after woman fatally struck crossing Hwy 74 in Menifee UPDATE: Two men […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Jan, 13, 7:02 a.m., With additional details from Menifee PD. Originally Published: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 5:36 p.m. MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say a woman was killed when she was struck by a car while trying to cross a busy Menifee highway Tuesday evening, Jan. 11. The woman killed in the collision, which happened at the intersection of Highway […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Two people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash in San Jacinto Tuesday morning, Jan. 11. The major injury accident, which at least one witness said was the possible result of road rage and racing, happened on the Ramona Expressway, just east of Lyon Street. The crash forced the hours-long closure of the expressway and […]
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HEMET, Calif., — When law enforcement officers respond to critical incidents, traffic collisions, emergencies, and crimes that have just been committed, they often find themselves having to contact and comfort children caught in the middle of situations they cannot possibly understand. Those incidents, and their related investigations, have the potential of leaving involved children terrified and traumatized over what they […]
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SAGE, Calif., — Authorities say a woman was killed when she was run over by her own pickup truck at a rural RV park and campsite in the unincorporated community of Sage, south of Hemet, early Tuesday morning, Jan. 4. According to witnesses, the victim was in the process of loading her dogs into her vehicle after failing to place […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Jan. 8, 11:03 a.m., With release of Coroner’s information. Originally Published: Thursday, Jan. 6, 10:18 a.m. SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a young bicyclist has died after being run over by a commercial pickup truck and trailer in a residential San Jacinto neighborhood yesterday morning, Wednesday, Jan. 5. The deadly accident happened in the 400 block of Bryce Canyon […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a solo-vehicle crash after a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into a tree in front of the Shadow Canyon Apartments at 3030 W. Acacia Avenue in Hemet, between S. Sanderson Avenue and Kirby Street Sunday evening, Jan. 2. Although an air ambulance was initially requested for the […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A speed flyer who crashed into a steep mountainside above the Soboba Indian Reservation was rescued during a technical hoist operation near Soboba Flight Park, in the area of Soboba Road and State Street Saturday morning, Jan. 1. Speed flying is an advanced discipline of paragliding that uses a small, high-performance paraglider wing for fast descents. […]
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HEMET, Calif., — A Hemet family had their Christmas saved after a mother’s plea for information about a woman seen stealing packages from her porch – packages that contained Christmas presents for her children – led to the swift arrest of the alleged porch-pirate and another person in the days leading up to Christmas. The alleged suspects, both wanted felons […]
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HEMET, Calif., — A pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a rural Hemet street during heavy rainfall early Monday evening, Dec. 27. The accident happened on S. Kirby Street, between W. Esplanade Avenue and Colby Street, near the Hope in the Valley Baptist Church. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Yucaipa motorcyclist, 29, ID’d after deadly […]
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