News From Around The County
HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a man was arrested after leaving the scene of a fatal collision involving a bicyclist in an unincorporated area west of Hemet Thursday evening, Feb. 10. Although the hit and run driver fled the scene of the accident, which happened on California Avenue south of Stetson Avenue, he was eventually tracked down to his Homeland […]
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MENIFEE, Calif., — Two people were hospitalized after crashing their pickup truck into a concrete abutment in a rural wash in Menifee early this morning, Friday, Feb. 11. The high-speed impact, which happened under Sherman Road between Ethanac and McLaughlin roads, left both occupants trapped and injured inside the heavily damaged truck. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Boy, 12, airlifted with […]
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MENIFEE, Calif., — A juvenile remains hospitalized today after suffering serious head injuries as a result of an offroad vehicle crash in a Menifee residential neighborhood early Thursday evening, Feb. 10. The accident, which involved one juvenile using a gas-powered quad to tow a second juvenile on a non-operating, plastic toy quad, happened on the 23700 block of Cypress Place, […]
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HEMET, Calif., — Authorities say a dangerous high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle turned foot chase in Hemet ended with the driver being shot and the passenger apprehended last night, Thursday, Feb. 10. Citing the early and ongoing nature of the investigation, officials have not specified what led to the shooting, saying additional details would be released as they became […]
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MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say an intoxicated driver was arrested after a major injury collision involving a motorcyclist Sunday evening, Feb. 6. The motorcyclist was seriously injured in the crash, which happened in the area of Highway 74 and Trumble Road, and was hospitalized in critical condition, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Local man fatally ejected after SR-91 […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a local man was fatally ejected in a solo vehicle rollover crash that happened along the 91 Freeway in Riverside early this morning, Thursday, Feb. 10. The deadly accident, which happened in the westbound lanes of traffic west of Ivy Street, was the second of two fatal collisions to occur on the 91 Freeway overnight. The […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist was killed in a fiery wreck when their vehicle was struck from behind after becoming disabled while traveling on the 91 Freeway in Riverside Wednesday evening, Feb. 9. The deadly accident, which happened in the westbound lanes of traffic west of Green River Road, was the first of two fatal collisions to occur […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A well-known VW repair and restoration business that has been serving the Riverside community since 1976 was destroyed by a swift-moving fire that tore through their building Wednesday evening, Feb. 9. The business has since been identified as CarCraft, a business touted for their high-performance VW engines and their German Auto Service, which specializes in both partial […]
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Think Together, California’s leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, today announced the award of a $317,128 grant from the LA84 Foundation, a nationally recognized leader of youth sport programs focused on positive youth development. This grant will allow more students from under-resourced communities to participate in free team sports opportunities. Think Together’s funding from the […]
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TEMECULA, Calif. — The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor the businesses, organizations and citizens who have distinguished themselves through their service, contributions to their industry, business ethics and economic viability at the 56th Annual Awards Gala on April 2, 2022 – and this year they are doing things a little differently. In partnership with Shakespeare in the Vines, […]
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