News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A San Jacinto woman was killed after a two-vehicle broadside collision in San Jacinto Thursday afternoon, March 11. It was not immediately known if excessive speed, rain-slicked roads, or distracted driving were possible contributing factors in the deadly crash, but officials have ruled out drug or alcohol intoxication. The fatal accident happened on Sanderson Avenue, about a […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities say a 63-year-old Burney woman was fatally struck by a driver who then fled the scene of the deadly collision last night, Thursday, March 11. The fatal incident happened on SR-299E near Hudson Street. Witnesses to the incident have said the vehicle struck and dragged the victim, before leaving her to die in the middle of […]
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FALL RIVER MILLS, CALIF. — No injuries were reported after the driver of a vehicle lost control and smashed through a fence in Fall River Mills earlier this afternoon, Thursday, March 11. According to a CHP incident log, the solo-vehicle crash happened in the area of Reynolds Road and SR-299E, between 5th and 8th streets. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: No injuries […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — With the ongoing, now more than year-long COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis continuing, Shasta County is reminding area residents that vaccinations for the novel coronavirus are continuing and have provided a number of resources and links to help facilitate the vaccination process. Saying her offices have been inundated with many questions from her constituents regarding […]
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MENIFEE, Calif. — Two people were injured, including one who had to be extricated from their wrecked vehicle after a collision involving a passenger sedan and a tractor-trailer combo in Menifee Tuesday afternoon, March 9. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Trial starts for man who propped dead wife on sofa with sunglasses while kids opened Christmas presents nearby Victim of second fatal […]
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nearly ten years after 26-year-old Za’Zell Preston’s dreams of becoming a domestic-violence counselor ended when she was murdered on Christmas Eve, 2011, the trial against her husband, William Wallace, now 39, began this week. Officials at the time referred to the homicide as a “sickening and brutal” case of a man who murdered his wife sometime on […]
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Menifee, Calif. — Officials are continuing to search for the driver of a pickup truck who fled the scene after running over and killing a Hemet woman late Friday evening, March 5. Officials have described the vehicle as a large, full-size pickup truck, possibly a 4500 Dodge Ram, and have said the vehicle could possibly have driver’s side, front-end damage. The […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 9, 2:43 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. Originally Published: Sunday, March 7, 1:43 p.m. MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed in a two-vehicle traffic collision involving a tractor-trailer combo and an SUV in Moreno Valley early Saturday morning, March 6. Officials have said that excessive speed was a contributing factor in the deadly […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, March 10, 2:05 p.m., With coroner’s release of information. MENIFEE, Calif. — A local motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Menifee Monday evening, May 8. The deadly accident, which forced the hours-long closure of Newport Road, happened between Bradley and Winterhawk roads, according to officials. Area resident Jay Soto, who said the fatal crash happened directly […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, March 9, 1:20 p.m. Originally Published: Monday, March 6, 8:55 a.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say two officers were injured and one was hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Riverside that critically injured a suspect who officials say intentionally rammed his car into the officers late Sunday evening, March 7. The shooting happened in […]
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