News From Around The County
UPDATED: Friday, Sept. 28, 8:30 p.m. See original story below. MORENO VALLEY — According to a Cal Fire Battalion Chief at the scene of today’s fire on Gilman Springs Rd., Cal Fire released the roadway to be reopened at 8:15 p.m. It was still not known if the driver who caused the vegetation fire after crashing along the side of […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A mother pushing a baby stroller and her three children were hospitalized after they were struck down by a motorist this morning, Tuesday, Sept. 18. The major injury traffic collision happened in the area of Bay Ave. and Sunbright Dr., south of Creekside Elementary School, in Moreno Valley. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: Officials investigating Winchester three-vehicle, […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 11 p.m. See original story and photos below. MORENO VALLEY — Officials have identified a toddler who died after being struck by a large, commercial dump truck at a Moreno Valley home earlier today. The deadly accident happened shortly before 10:20 a.m., on the 24500 block of Fir Ave. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified as 2-year-old, […]
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MORENO VALLEY — After sustaining multiple traumatic injuries while helping deputies take a violently resisting man into custody last Sunday, Moreno Valley’s beloved K-9 “Herbie” has been cleared to return to work. During that arrest, a man was caught on video repeatedly punching Herbie in the face, shaking him violently by his snout, and trying to strangle him with his […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Reports of a suspicious vehicle parked inside a Moreno Valley residential neighborhood early this morning led to the apprehension of a man who violently resisted deputies and attacked a sheriff’s K-9 that assisted with detaining the man. Wild video of the man’s Sept. 9 apprehension later showed the large, shirtless and shoe-less man punching and beating the […]
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REDLANDS — More than two dozen guests at a Redlands wedding venue were hospitalized after falling ill yesterday evening, Saturday, Sept. 8. Five of those sickened had injuries described as major and were listed in critical condition. The mass-casualty event, which triggered a HazMat and environmental health response, happened on the 31100 block of San Timoteo Canyon Road, between Redlands […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Sept. 8, 8:22 p.m., With coroner’s release MORENO VALLEY — Officials have identified a Hemet man killed Tuesday evening, Sept. 4, in a two-vehicle collision between a passenger vehicle and construction truck on the 60 Freeway in Moreno Valley. The deadly collision happened just east of the Theodore Street off ramp, just days after a solo-vehicle wreck that left […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1:50 p.m., With witness interview and statements, photos from the scene. SAN JACINTO — Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle motorcycle crash that killed a motorcycle rider early Tuesday morning, Sept. 4. Authorities say excessive speed was a possible contributing factor in the deadly crash that happened on W. Ramona Expressway near N. State Street. The man’s […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Sept. 4, 8:52 p.m. MORENO VALLEY — Officials have identified the victims of last Friday’s fatal solo-vehicle accident that happened on the 60 Freeway near Redland’s Blvd. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials identified Polo Najera, Rafael Ramirez Espinoza, and Valentino Ramos, who were all 21-years-old, and 20-year-old, Airyana Luna as the victims killed in the crash. A coroner’s release indicated […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Officials are investigating a double homicide after two men were fatally shot at Moreno Valley Sunnymead Park late Friday night, Aug. 17. The park where the deadly incident happened is located at 12655 Perris Blvd., between Fir Ave. and Sunnymead Blvd., just south of Stater Bros Market. Investigators are now working to identify, locate, and interview two […]
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