News From Around The County
YREKA, Calif., — Authorities say an Oregon man was arrested after a wild incident involving a stolen county-owned CAT backhoe, which he commandeered from the Siskiyou County Service Yard on Sharps Road in Yreka Thursday afternoon, Jan. 13. The alleged suspect was eventually dragged from the stolen piece of construction equipment by a witness and Yreka police officer, after ramming […]
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TEMECULA, Calif., — Although details are still emerging, authorities have confirmed that 39-year-old Ryan Fedorow, a well-known, two-time National Mountain Biking Champion from Menifee, has died after a motorcycle crash in Temecula. Fedorow passed away two days after the Sunday evening crash, which happened on Butterfield Stage Road, just north of Pauba Road, according to officials. Fedorow’s girlfriend, Lauren Evans, […]
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IDYLLWILD, Calif., — Already on parole for similar crimes, a felon who allegedly burglarized an Idyllwild home was apprehended while fleeing the scene, when he came down Highway 74 and entered the Valle Vista area early Wednesday evening, Jan. 12. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: More details released after woman fatally struck crossing Hwy 74 in Menifee UPDATE: Two men […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Jan, 13, 7:02 a.m., With additional details from Menifee PD. Originally Published: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 5:36 p.m. MENIFEE, Calif., — Authorities say a woman was killed when she was struck by a car while trying to cross a busy Menifee highway Tuesday evening, Jan. 11. The woman killed in the collision, which happened at the intersection of Highway […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — Authorities say a shotgun-wielding man who was seen actively shooting into his ex-girlfriend’s Red Bluff residence was shot by an officer who responded to reports of a disturbance early this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 12. The alleged gunman was hospitalized and faces attempted homicide and shooting into an occupied dwelling charges related to the shooting, which happened […]
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REDDING, Calif., — Authorities have released the name of a local man whose remains were discovered at a construction site in Redding late last year. SCNS has since learned that the man had been reported as a missing and endangered person nearly eight years ago. The bones were discovered at the future Costco site by Native American Archeological Monitors who […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif., — Although few details have been released, authorities have confirmed that an elderly woman who had been walking on the Nichols Avenue off-ramp from the northbound I-15 in Lake Elsinore was fatally struck early Sunday evening, Jan. 9. Sunday’s deadly accident follows on the heels of another I-15 pedestrian fatality in the same general area, after a man […]
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CALIMESA, Calif., — Authorities say a knife-wielding man who had just slashed several tires outside a Calimesa business was fatally shot after he charged at a responding deputy with his knife Tuesday morning, Jan. 11. No other injuries were reported after the fatal shooting, which happened in the 1000 block of Cherry Valley Boulevard, and the incident remains under investigation. […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Two people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash in San Jacinto Tuesday morning, Jan. 11. The major injury accident, which at least one witness said was the possible result of road rage and racing, happened on the Ramona Expressway, just east of Lyon Street. The crash forced the hours-long closure of the expressway and […]
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INLAND EMPIRE, Calif. — In celebration of National Mentoring Month and the continued support of its volunteers, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire has announced this year’s six finalists, including three men and three women, for Big Brother/Big Sister (BBBS) volunteers of the year. The annual award honors outstanding mentors who were unparalleled in their service […]
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