News From Around The County
BANNING, Calif., — Left trapped inside the overturned and mangled wreckage of an SUV after a Banning crash with ejection, a victim who was initially declared deceased was eventually found to be alive – about an hour later – when they suddenly and unexpectedly took a breath when finally being pulled from the heavily damaged vehicle Wednesday afternoon, July 14. […]
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BANNING, Calif., — Authorities say a man who fled from Gang Task Force officials on an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) in Banning was apprehended after abandoning his vehicle and running into a home Saturday evening, July 10. The alleged suspect was discovered to be in possession of a loaded handgun and a large quantity of cash, along with cocaine and other […]
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UPDATED: Monday, June 7, 11:30 a.m. See Original Story below. BANNING, Calif. — Officials have announced the arrest of a man who was captured on surveillance footage carjacking a woman’s vehicle, knocking her to the ground in the process. The victim was not seriously injured during the scary ordeal, which happened early Tuesday morning, May 25th, at a Banning gas […]
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BANNING, Calif. — Authorities are conducting an in-custody death investigation after an inmate passed away at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Sunday morning, Feb. 21. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Months-long search for missing Hemet woman, 73, ends in tragedy Riverside man arrested after “savage” killing of chihuahua puppy Videos, details of Riverside officer-involved shooting released Perris teacher […]
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WHITEWATER, Calif. — Officials say a flat tire led to a solo-vehicle rollover crash that killed a father and injured his spouse and four children in the unincorporated Whitewater area just east of Cabazon late yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Dec. 2. The deadly crash happened along the eastbound I-10, between the Haugen-Lehmann Way and Main Street offramps, according to California Highway […]
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BANNING, Calif. — A man with at least one prior DUI conviction was arrested again for DUI after leading Gang Task Force officials on a dangerous pursuit in the Banning area Thursday evening, Oct. 22. Although the chase was terminated for officer and citizen safety reasons, Gang Task Force members eventually located the vehicle that fled, along with a man […]
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Motorists speeding through the Route 60 Truck Lanes construction zone in Riverside County between Beaumont and Moreno Valley may be seeing flashing red and blue lights in their rearview mirrors, due to newly enhanced California Highway Patrol enforcement in this area. The CHP San Gorgonio Pass Office has dedicated additional resources for speed enforcement to enhance the safety of construction […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 10, 12:30 p.m. See Original Story below. BANNING, Calif. — Officials have identified a 29-year-old Cathedral City man as the inmate they say was beaten to death by other inmates at Banning’s Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on Tuesday. Although authorities have not provided a possible motive for the deadly attack, the inmate, Rosendo Echevarria, was facing […]
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BANNING, Calif. — Firefighters spent about two and a half hours battling a commercial structure fire that tore through and ultimately destroyed a Banning business late Wednesday evening, July 22. The blaze happened at Lithopass Printing Forms, on the 90 block of S. San Gorgonio Ave., between E. Ramsey and E. Livingston streets, according to fire officials. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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BANNING, Calif. — Authorities are investigating the in-custody death of an inmate who had been incarcerated at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility (SCF) in Banning. The man had been in custody since August, 2019 when he was booked into jail on charges of arson and burglary. According to sheriff’s officials, doctors suspect the inmate – who was being held […]
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