Category: Riverside County and Surrounding Area News

Clinton Keith corridor traffic enforcement operation yields 108 citations

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — Cracking down on traffic scofflaws in an effort to reduce traffic collisions throughout the southwest Riverside County region, Murrieta, Menifee, and Hemet police departments, along with CHP – Temecula, recently conducted a collaborative targeted enforcement operation that yielded more than 100 citations being issued. A similar, larger multi-agency enforcement operation conducted in the area last November […]

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Local man, 90, ID’d after deadly Indio crash that injured four others

INDIO, Calif., — Authorities say an elderly man was killed in an Indio two-vehicle head-on collision that injured four other people Friday afternoon, Jan. 14. The fatal accident, which happened outside the Heritage Palms Golf Club at the intersection of Miles Avenue and S. Heritage Palms, forced the hours-long closure of the intersection and the cause remains under investigation. LEADING […]

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Boy, 13, ID’d after fatally struck while riding bike in Corona

CORONA, Calif., — A young teen has died after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Corona Thursday afternoon, Jan. 13. Authorities say the fatal accident happened at the intersection of West Citron Street and South Lincoln Avenue. Thursday’s fatal bicycle-related accident was the second such incident to hit the southwest Riverside County area this month, after another […]

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Sheriff’s Mounted Patrol-led enforcement operation in San Jacinto leads to 28 warrants served, 13 arrests

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Citizens and criminals alike were surprised – some pleasantly, others not so much – to see a mounted patrol-led Quality of Life/High Visibility enforcement operation sweep through the San Jacinto area earlier this week. The operation resulted in twenty-eight warrants being served and thirteen arrests, according to officials. Such Quality of Life operations, both big and […]

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National Mountain Biking Champion from Menifee dies in Temecula motorcycle crash – Girlfriend critically injured

TEMECULA, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, authorities have confirmed that 39-year-old Ryan Fedorow, a well-known, two-time National Mountain Biking Champion from Menifee, has died after a motorcycle crash in Temecula. Fedorow passed away two days after the Sunday evening crash, which happened on Butterfield Stage Road, just north of Pauba Road, according to officials. Fedorow’s girlfriend, Lauren Evans, […]

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Called a “Bad House Burglar”, convicted felon nabbed after brazen daytime burglary in Idyllwild

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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UPDATE: More details released after woman fatally struck crossing Hwy 74 in Menifee

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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Corona pedestrian, 69, ID’d after struck by vehicle on I-15 in Lake Elsinore

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Although few details have been released, authorities have confirmed that an elderly woman who had been walking on the Nichols Avenue off-ramp from the northbound I-15 in Lake Elsinore was fatally struck early Sunday evening, Jan. 9. Sunday’s deadly accident follows on the heels of another I-15 pedestrian fatality in the same general area, after a man […]

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Knife-wielding man who charged at deputy fatally shot in Calimesa

CALIMESA, Calif., — Authorities say a knife-wielding man who had just slashed several tires outside a Calimesa business was fatally shot after he charged at a responding deputy with his knife Tuesday morning, Jan. 11. No other injuries were reported after the fatal shooting, which happened in the 1000 block of Cherry Valley Boulevard, and the incident remains under investigation.  […]

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Witness says road rage and racing may have led to San Jacinto head-on collision

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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