News From Around The County
HEMET – City of Hemet firefighters made quick work knocking down a blaze that destroyed an abandoned vehicle Friday, April 22. The fire was reported on Kirby Street near the intersection of Stetson Avenue in Hemet. Hemet Fire and Police personnel responded to the vehicle fire about 6 p.m., after several citizens called 911 to report seeing the fire or seeing thick, choking, […]
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WRITER’S NOTE: I am looking for family or friends willing to discuss this incident and share some thoughts, memories and/or anecdotes about the victim with me. I am working to put together enough information for a follow-up story to this tragic death; however, I need some back ground information. We can either speak on the record or off. I can be […]
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WILDOMAR – A mobile home was destroyed and a family was left homeless when a fire broke out at a mobile home Tuesday, April 18. The residential structure blaze happened in the 24000 Manzanita Street, south of Cottonwood Canyon Road and west of Oak Avenue, in Wildomar. Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters and deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Wildomar Station […]
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CANYON LAKE – Sheriff’s officials announced the arrest of a Canyon Lake resident, charged in connection with an April 8, arson-related, attempted murder investigation. The incident that led to the search warrant and man’s arrest happened April 8 on the 22000 block of Giant Fir in Canyon Lake. It was the second arson-related incident to happen in the gated neighborhood […]
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MORENO VALLEY – A house was “severely damaged” and left uninhabitable after a major blaze burned much of the home to the ground Sunday, April 9, according to fire officials. The fire happened on the 12000 block of Zinnia Street, which is south of Ironwood Avenue and west of Heacock Street, in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Fire and Police personnel […]
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MORENO VALLEY – An employee was injured when a fire erupted inside a busy Moreno Valley Wal-Mart Saturday morning, April 8. The store is in the 12700 block of Moreno Beach Drive in Moreno Valley. The fire, which reportedly began in the clothing section of the store, sent some shoppers scrambling out of the business. While store employees called 911 […]
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PERRIS – One person was injured and a home was badly damaged in an April 4 residential structure fire. Nearly two dozen firefighters battled the blaze, which left the home uninhabitable and displaced a family of three. American Medical Response medics treated one victim at the scene for minor smoke inhalation. The victim declined further treatment. Emergency first responders were […]
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UPDATE: April 5, 11:49 p.m. CANYON LAKE – Officials have announced the arrest of a man they allege started an April 4 fire at a Canyon Lake residence. A family of four was displaced and their pet dog died during the blaze that destroyed the family’s home in the 23000 block of Canyon Lake Drive North in the city of […]
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LAKE ELSINORE – Students were temporarily evacuated from their classes after a fire broke out at Elsinore Middle School Monday, April 3. Although roughly two dozen firefighters managed to quickly extinguished the fire, the blaze left an equipment room heavily damaged. “There were no injuries reported to firefighters, students or administrative staff,” Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman wrote in […]
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HEMET – Firefighters quickly knocked down a backyard fire that damaged a shed and was threatening nearby residences Sunday, March 26. The fire broke out in the 1300 block of Leslie Drive, near S. San Jacinto Avenue in Hemet. Leslie Drive is in a quiet, tree-lined residential neighborhood south of E. Whittier and north of Johnston Avenues. All five City […]
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