Category: State and National Headlines

North State educators, leaders, call for changes to Governor’s new CDHP school guidance plan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In an open letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom, 1st Senate District Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) and his wife, California 1st District Assemblywoman Meghan Dahle (R-Bieber), along with school superintendents throughout the North State region, urged the Governor to rethink his “arbitrary guidance” related to school re-openings “and leave this authority to local health officers.” The letter followed […]

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Man arrested after exchanging gunfire with SBPD employee during Ortega Hwy road rage incident

LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Authorities say a road rage incident involving an off-duty San Bernardino Police Department employee ended with gunfire being exchanged between two drivers Saturday evening, Feb. 20, and the later arrest of a Mission Viejo man. Officials did not specify if the SBPD employee was an officer or civilian after the shooting, which happened along Hwy 74 – […]

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UPDATE: Details of Riverside PD officer-involved shooting released

UPDATED: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 11:34 p.m., With additional details from Riverside Police Department. Originally Published: Monday, Feb. 22, 11:07 a.m. RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A felon who was later found to have two illegally possessed firearms in his possession and was already on parole for assault with a deadly weapon when he led officers on a short pursuit sustained a minor grazing […]

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Videos, details of Riverside officer-involved shooting released

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Saying his department strives to share as much information as possible with his community, Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez today released a Critical Incident review of an officer-involved shooting that happened in Riverside last October. The shooting happened at the end of a stolen vehicle pursuit when the driver, a felon on Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) […]

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Armed road rage incident leads to fatal Indian Wells deputy-involved shooting

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — A handgun-wielding man who reportedly threatened to kill another driver after getting into an argument in La Quinta, was later fatally shot after pointing his weapon at deputies a few blocks away earlier this morning, Monday, February 15. The fatal shooting, which happened outside the gates of the Desert Horizons Country Club in Indian Wells, was […]

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Corona man who once drove to Arizona to have sex with “teen” charged with having sex with sexually trafficked minor in Hemet

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say a Riverside County man was arrested earlier this month after allegedly engaging in sexual acts with a minor who was being sexually trafficked in Hemet. Based on the initial information gathered by the Hemet Police Department, the case was turned over to the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), for further investigation of possible […]

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One dead after nine-vehicle Nuevo wreck caused by big rig

NUEVO, Calif. — Authorities say one person was killed in a multi-vehicle, chain-reaction traffic collision in the unincorporated area of Nuevo yesterday afternoon, Monday, Feb. 8. The deadly accident, which was caused by a tractor-trailer dairy tanker and involved eight other vehicles, happened in the area of Ramona Expressway, just west of Lake View Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol. […]

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CHP motor officer seriously injured after sideswiped on I-10 in Whitewater

WHITEWATER, Calif. — A CHP motorcycle officer was seriously injured and remains hospitalized with major injuries after he was sideswiped by a car and thrown from his motorcycle Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6. The crash, which led to two other vehicles colliding, happened on the westbound I-10 near state route 62, in the unincorporated Riverside County area of Whitewater, according to […]

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UPDATE: Woman killed after pulling “replica handgun” on Redding officers ID’d

UPDATED: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:08 p.m. Originally published: Sunday, Feb. 7, 1:15 p.m. See Original Story, Photos, and Video below. REDDING, Calif. — Coroner officials have identified a woman who was fatally shot after allegedly pulling out a “replica firearm” and pointing it at Redding police officers Sunday morning, Feb. 7. The deadly shooting happened on the Cypress Avenue Bridge […]

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Riverside County Sex Trafficking Operation yields more than 60 arrests

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — The Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT), along with law enforcement agencies throughout southwest Riverside County, announced today that this year’s Operation Reclaim and Rebuild, an annual multi-agency statewide initiative that focuses on rescuing victims of sexual slavery and human trafficking, resulted in the arrest of more than 60 individuals. Operation Reclaim & Rebuild, which […]

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