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Driver suffers broken leg & other injuries after Redding crash – Arrested for DUI

REDDING, Calif., — Authorities say a man suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs suffered a broken leg and other significant injuries after a solo-vehicle crash […]

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Jehovah’s Witnesses set to return to door-to-door ministry after 30-month pandemic pause

Submitted by Jehovah’s Witnesses – Public Information Desk Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning September 1; the two-and-a-half-year suspension of the work will end just in time […]

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Gunshot fired after deputies enter Moreno Valley home leads to murder-suicide investigation

MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a welfare check led to a murder-suicide investigation after a man fatally shot himself moments after deputies entered a Moreno Valley home and located a […]

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Moreno Valley pedestrian pushing shopping cart across street killed after struck by pickup

MORENO VALLEY, Calif., — Authorities say a pedestrian pushing a shopping cart filled with bottles has died after being struck by a pickup truck in Moreno Valley on Friday evening, […]

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Perris hit and run injures boy, 9 – Suspect arrested with witnesses’ help

PERRIS, Calif., — Authorities say a man who fled the scene of a traffic collision involving a nine-year-old boy was arrested after other motorists witnessed him leave the scene and […]

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Officials seek help identifying Anderson package thief

ANDERSON, Calif., — Officials in Anderson are continuing to ask for the public’s help identifying a man who was captured on home surveillance footage stealing a large delivery package from […]

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Montgomery Creek woman, 25, killed in head-on collision with big rig near Fall River Mills

FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif., — Authorities say a 25-year-old Montgomery Creek woman was killed after being involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer semi-truck early Saturday morning, Aug. 12. […]

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Suspect killed during domestic violence attack in Cottonwood – Charges not expected against woman who fired fatal shot

COTTONWOOD, Calif., — Authorities say a domestic violence related incident led to the fatal shooting of a Cottonwood man Sunday, August 7. According to officials, the woman alleged to have […]

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Op/Ed: Competitive Bidding: Helping California Businesses Thrive – by Senator Ochoa Bogh

Here in Sacramento, one of the many (many, many) things we learned during the pandemic is that when the state has to procure goods and services during a declared state […]

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Driver flees from Banning traffic stop, leading to double-fatal collision – Victims, 75 & 24, ID’d

BANNING, Calif., — Authorities have identified two men who died as a result of a two-vehicle crash in Banning Friday evening, July 29. Two other people were injured in the […]

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TEMECULA: Hiker airlifted after suffering major injuries

March 19, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA – A woman was seriously injured while hiking in an area known as “Bum River” or “Bum Creek” Saturday, March 18. The area – which is in the hills just west of Temecula Parkway and Old Town Front Street – is part of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. The victim was airlifted from the hills before being transported to […]

TEMECULA: DUI driver injured after car plows into telephone pole

March 19, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA – A man was injured in an early morning, single-vehicle traffic accident when his vehicle smashed head-on into a Southern California Edison pole Thursday, March 16. The pole, which is located in the area of Temecula Parkway west of Meadows Parkway in Temecula, was sheared in half from the impact. Deputies responded to the area about 4:18 a.m., after receiving […]

CORONA: Officials seek help identifying theft suspect

March 18, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

CORONA – City of Corona police officials are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly stole a victim’s laptop from the Corona Public Library March 15. Officials described the suspect as a black male adult, 6 feet tall and 160 pounds. Surveillance video showed the man carrying a black book bag or backpack over his right shoulder. The investigation began […]

TEMECULA: Menifee resident arrested after allegedly shooting at vehicle

March 18, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA – Deputies arrested a Menifee resident for assault with a deadly weapon after the man allegedly fired a weapon at a motorist, Saturday, March 11. The shooting, which struck a vehicle, happened in the area of Calistoga Drive and Murrieta Hot Springs in an unincorporated area north of Temecula. After an investigation, deputies arrested 21-year-old, Andre Edwin Alvarez. He was booked […]

MENIFEE: Five injured, one severely, during violent attack, pursuit, and crash

March 17, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

MENIFEE – A Menifee resident was arrested after an incident that began when the alleged suspect physically assaulted another man then hit the victim with his car in a Menifee parking lot. After the attack, the suspect led a sheriff’s motorcycle officer on a pursuit that ended when the fleeing man crashed into two cars at the intersection of Scott and Leon Roads in […]

PALM SPRINGS: Domestic violence investigation leads to high-speed pursuit, crash

March 17, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

PALM SPRINGS – Details are still emerging after a short, high-speed pursuit ended in a two-car wreck Thursday, March 16. The collision forced the temporary closure of the intersection of North Sunrise Way and East Racquet Club Road in Palm Springs. The crash happened about 5 p.m., after Palm Springs police officers responded to a private residence in the 1300 block of Francis […]

BLYTHE: Two arrested during narcotics-related search warrant

March 17, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

BLYTHE – Two men were arrested during the service of a narcotics-related search warrant Thursday, March 16. The Blythe Narcotic Enforcement Team (BNET) served a search warrant at a private residence in the 19000 block of south C and D Boulevards in the unincorporated community of Blythe. They were assisted by the Blythe Police Department and United States Border Patrol. “BNET is a […]

TEMECULA: Hemet man arrested after attempting to conduct traffic stop on off-duty deputy

March 16, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

TEMECULA – A Hemet resident was arrested Tuesday, March 14, after he allegedly attempted to pull over another motorist using law enforcement-style flashing lights and a siren. What the man did not realize was that the person he was trying to pull over was an off-duty Riverside County sheriff’s deputy. The deputy was travelling in the area of Winchester and Murrieta Hot […]