UPDATED: CHP reporting major injuries after vehicle smashes into pole, fire hydrant, bursts into flames

UPDATE: Monday, Oct. 8, 12:49 p.m. TEMECULA — CHP updated they reopened all lanes of travel along SR-79 shortly before 12:45 p.m., nearly twelve hours after the highway was closed due to a fiery, solo-vehicle accident involving a vehicle that plowed head-on into a utility pole and fire hydrant. Officials have not released any further information regarding the accident or […]

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One airlifted after Anza head-on crash

ANZA — One person has been airlifted with major injuries after a two-vehicle head-on crash in Anza this morning, Monday, Sept. 17. The wreck happened at the intersection of Bautista Road and Highway 371. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATED: Officials at scene of Winchester three-vehicle rollover wreck Authorities investigating Perris murder after man found dead in car Stuck in heavy […]

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6 injured, 2 airlifted, after Anza wreck involving car and UTV

ANZA — Six people were injured, including two victims who were airlifted, after an accident between a passenger vehicle and side-by-side, all terrain vehicle in Anza earlier today, Sept. 3. The accident happened in the area of Mitchell and Bahrman roads, about a mile west of Hamilton High School. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: 1 of 4 missing, CA woman, […]

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Residents stunned as apparent tornado sweeps through Anza Valley

ANZA — Residents of Anza, Cahuilla, Sage, Aguanga, and the surrounding communities, were stunned yesterday afternoon, Aug. 16, when an apparent tornado appeared to touch down and swept through the area near CA-371. Numerous people who witnessed the twister managed to snap photos and take videos of the incident and National Weather Service San Diego later said the “landspout tornado” […]

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Anza double shooting leads to hours-long law enforcement & SWAT response in Hemet – 5 arrested

Writer’s note: I wanted to thank the Hemet and San Jacinto Valley based community news reporting teams Public Safety Incidents, Hemet Valley Incidents, Epicenter, and Hemet News/ENMedia Productions, for their contributions of information, details, photographs, and videos of this incident. Without your ongoing help and assistance, I could never write my reports with the details I always try to include. […]

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ANZA: Officials investigating after marijuana theft ends with two in critical condition

ANZA — Homicide detectives are investigating after two people were left in critical condition and had to be life-flighted following a collision between a pickup truck and an off-road vehicle. According to sheriff’s officials, the Friday, Nov. 17 incident was related to the theft of marijuana plants. Although officials have not specified where the marijuana plants were stolen from, citing the ongoing investigation, the […]

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Man who shot at victim and led deputy on pursuit arrested after crashing in Anza

ANZA — Officials arrested a man they allege shot at a person while driving in the area of State Route 371 and Homestead Road in the unincorporated community of Anza, Saturday, Nov. 11. The man, later identified as Adam Ryan Gray, 31, of Vista, was arrested after leading a deputy on a pursuit before crashing into a dirt embankment on Burnt Valley Road east […]

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UPDATE: ANZA: Man reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint over marijuana plants found safe

UPDATE: Tuesday, Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. ANZA — A 28-year-old Anza resident who had been reported as kidnapped at gunpoint during a theft of marijuana plants has been found “safely and unharmed,” Sheriff’s officials say. “Our missing Anza resident, Spencer Hayes, has been located,” Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant James Burton explained in a follow-up to an earlier press release. Officials initially responded to the […]

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Officials asking for public’s help locating missing man, last seen in Anza

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing person who disappeared “under suspicious circumstances and may have met with foul play,” according to sheriff’s officials. The missing man is believed to have been last seen in the community of Anza in February. The man, identified as Daniel Joseph Frank Foster, 28, of Fallbrook, was reported missing […]

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ANZA – Injured dirt bike rider airlifted from Thomas Mountain

ANZA – Firefighters performed a remote area technical-hoist to rescue a dirt bike rider who was injured when they crashed in the area of Thomas Mountain and Highway 74 in Anza Sunday, April 2. Eleven firefighters from two engine companies responded to the accident about 3:48 p.m., according to Cal Fire/Riverside County fire Public Information Officer Tawny Cabral. They were assisted by […]

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