News From Around The County
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Described by family and friends as “inseparably in love”, when Julius and Amarah met in 2009 as kindergarten classmates, they never could have known at the time that they would someday fall in love and end up with plans to go to their senior prom together. Nor could they have ever predicted that their big prom night […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist who failed to stop for a red light struck and killed a motorcyclist early yesterday morning, Thursday, April 7. The deadly crash happened at the intersection of Victoria and Arlington avenues and forced the hours-long closure of the intersection, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Local man, 24, killed after big rig […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say one driver was killed and another was hospitalized after a two-vehicle head-on crash in Riverside Friday afternoon, April 1. The deadly crash happened in the area of Mission Inn / Buena Vista Avenue and Mt. Rubidoux Drive and forced the hours-long closure of Mission Inn Avenue. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Navy Serviceman killed after crashing into […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Sober since 2007 and paroled from prison in 2008 after being convicted for a 2004 armed home invasion robbery, Tony Hoffman refused to allow the stigma of his former homelessness and drug addiction to control his future. Rather than dwell on the failures of his past, he instead decided to use his personal experiences, setbacks, and life […]
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WOODCREST, Calif., — Authorities say a motorist was critically injured in a two-vehicle rollover crash that left one vehicle wrapped around a traffic signal pole in the unincorporated community of Woodcrest Friday evening, March 25. The accident occurred at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and Canyon View Drive and forced the hours-long closure of the intersection while officials worked at the […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a tip regarding the ongoing sale of narcotics led to a search warrant and the arrest of a Riverside man, Thursday, March 17. During the service of the search warrant, officers discovered and seized a significant quantity of Xanax bars, along with heroin and rock cocaine. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Victorville man arrested after using […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a Victorville man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault and robbery that occurred in Riverside on Monday, March 7. According to officials, the alleged suspect had used a popular dating app to lure the victim to a location where he attempted to rape and then robbed her at gunpoint. Officials say that […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Dramatic cellphone footage of a foot chase across the 91 Freeway in Riverside has emerged after a man high on drugs fled from and then fought with an officer afternoon, Monday afternoon, March 14. Although the officer sustained minor injuries in the man’s apprehension, he was treated at the scene by paramedics and did not require hospitalization. […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif — A traffic accident outside a Riverside elementary school left a woman and child dead and another child injured yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, March 15. The three victims were using one of two marked crosswalks at the “T” intersection of Hayes and Roosevelt streets, along the southeast corner of Liberty Elementary School, when the fatal accident happened. LEADING THE […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a wrong-way driver and second motorist were killed when their vehicles collided head-on in Riverside early this morning, Tuesday, March 15. The double fatal crash happened in the northbound HOV lanes of I-215 from I-10, south of the San Bernardino County line, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Facing 65 felony charges involving sex […]
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