News From Around The County
The call came while she was on the road racing to see her husband one last time. Sylvia and Charles Hargis of Temecula had been apart for three weeks since he had been hospitalized for complications due to COVID-19. When the hospital called to allow a single visitor, Sylvia and their children rushed to the hospital to see him, but […]
Read more
MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a man in a stolen vehicle who had successfully evaded Menifee police officers later died in a high-speed crash in Moreno Valley Friday morning, April 8. The crash, which sent two victims from another vehicle to the hospital with serious injuries, happened at the intersection of Perris Boulevard and Cactus Avenue, according to officials. […]
Read more
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have confirmed that the body of a deceased man was found along a walking trail near the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) Canal in Redding Friday, April 8. Friday’s discovery marked the second time that a body was found in or near a Shasta County waterway this week, after another body was found floating in the […]
Read more
ANDERSON, Calif. — Authorities have confirmed that a body was recovered from the Sacramento River near the Anderson River Park late Tuesday morning, April 5. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Yreka man sought after assaulting deputy, fleeing on foot Weeks-old “minor dispute” leads to Redding shooting – Gunman arrested Injured man rescued from Sacramento River after jumping from bridge in Red […]
Read more
YREKA, Calif., — The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a Yreka man who fled on foot after assaulting a deputy during a traffic stop Friday, April 8. The alleged suspect, 26-year-old Justin Edward Maughs, is considered armed and dangerous according to officials, who have cautioned that anyone who spots the absconded man not […]
Read more
BANNING, Calif., — Eleven adults and seven dogs are lucky to be alive today after a swift-moving fire destroyed a pair of adjacent single-story multi-family residences in Banning yesterday afternoon, Thursday, April 7. The destructive second-alarm blaze, which fire officials say was fueled by high winds, happened at a complex in the 100 block of N. 4th Street, near W. […]
Read more
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 […]
Read more
UPDATED: Saturday, April 9, 4:05 p.m., With additional details from CHP. Originally Published: Friday, April 8, 8:40 a.m. SAN JACINTO, Calif., — One person was killed and two others were injured after a tractor-trailer combo overturned onto a passenger sedan before sheering a power pole in an unincorporated area just northeast of San Jacinto yesterday morning, Thursday, April 7. The […]
Read more
REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a “minor dispute” that happened between two men at a party several weeks ago led to one of the men following and then shooting at the other man as they were driving in separate vehicles on Tuesday evening, April 5. Although the targeted victim was uninjured by the gunfire, his vehicle was struck by several […]
Read more
RED BLUFF, Calif., — A Red Bluff man who was injured after jumping from the Antelope Boulevard bridge into the Sacramento River was later pulled from the river during a multi-agency rescue operation Tuesday morning, April 5. Officials who participated in yesterday’s rescue did not disclose why the man leaped from the bridge into the river but have said he […]
Read more