Category: Riverside County and Surrounding Area News

Wildomar News: Acting City Clerk awarded Certified Municipal Clerk designation, State of the City: Nov. 4

WILDOMAR, CA – The City of Wildomar was excited to announce today that their City Clerk, Janet Morales, was recently awarded the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk. To earn her recent designation, Morales had to undergo extensive training and had to prove she had made “significant contributions” to her community, according to the City. Morales, who lives in neighboring Murrieta, has […]

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More details come to light after SUV soars off 91-15 freeway interchange killing one, injuring 3 others

UPDATED: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 10:32 a.m., With Coroner’s release of victim’s name, as well as the family’s GoFundMe information and other details from the victim’s family. Originally Published: Saturday, Oct. 30, 9:36 a.m. CORONA, Calif., — Although authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a fatal Corona crash that killed a local motorist and seriously injured several passengers, family […]

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Fog may have played part in fatal Nuevo wreck

NUEVO, Calif., — Authorities say heavy fog may have been a contributing factor in a two vehicle, head-on traffic collision that left a motorist dead in the unincorporated community of Nuevo, east of Perris, early yesterday morning, Tuesday, Nov. 2. The deadly collision, which sent two others to area hospitals, happened in the area of Nuevo Road and Pico Avenue, […]

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Hours-long San Jacinto standoff leads to wanted fugitive’s arrest

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a wanted felon with outstanding warrants in multiple states fled from deputies during a warrant-related traffic stop, leading to an hours-long standoff after he was seen running into a vacant San Jacinto residence yesterday, Monday, Nov. 1. Although the standoff did not result in the wanted man’s immediate apprehension, after he was not found […]

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UPDATE: Hemet woman arrested for murder in Perris case involving newborn infant dumped in trash

PERRIS, Calif., — Riverside County Sheriff’s officials have announced the arrest of a Hemet mother who now stands accused of dumping her newborn baby in the trash in a case that shocked and horrified area residents earlier this year in January. The newborn’s lifeless body was discovered at a trash processing center in the 1700 block of Goetz Road, near E. […]

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Murrieta parole compliance check uncovers illegally owned and modified weapons

MURRIETA, Calif., — Authorities say a parole compliance check conducted at the private Murrieta residence of a convicted felon led to the discovery of weapons and ammunition Thursday afternoon, Oct. 28. The compliance check, which was initiated by the Murrieta-Temecula Regional Gang Task Force, happened in the 26000 block of Saint Julian Circle, just south of Winchester Creek Avenue and […]

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Paraglider plucked from San Jacinto mountainside after crash

SAN JACINTO, Calif., — A paraglider who crashed into a San Jacinto mountainside after launching from the Soboba Fly Park was plucked from the scene of the crash during a hoist rescue that took place Friday, Oct. 29. The injured paraglider survived the crash and was hospitalized with unspecified injuries after being rescued. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Middle school student […]

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Middle school student arrested after unprovoked and filmed attack of autistic classmate

MENIFEE, Calif., — A 13-year-old Menifee area student has been arrested in the wake of what officials have called a planned and unprovoked attack of another student at Ethan A. Chase Middle School last week. The fight, which was videotaped by another student and later shared to social media, showed the assault took place in the school’s outdoor cafeteria area […]

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Former San Jacinto firefighter and wife sentenced to 4 years prison after insurance scam

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif., — A Cal Fire-Riverside firefighter and his wife were both sentenced to four years in state prison yesterday after the couple pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to a 2015 attempted insurance scam. According to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, the scam involved a pickup truck Eric Jabbar Norwood, 51, and Linda Lee Norwood, 57, both […]

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UPDATE: Riverside man, 21, ID’d after deadly Orangecrest area crash

UPDATED: Sunday, Oct. 31. 11:55 a.m. Originally Published: Friday, Oct. 29, 11:46 a.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died as a result of a solo-vehicle crash that happened in the Orangecrest area of Riverside early Friday morning, Oct. 29. Although officials had earlier listed the victim’s age as […]

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