News From Around The County
BURNEY, Calif. — No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle collision involving a passenger SUV and school bus in Burney earlier this afternoon, Wednesday, May 26. The crash happened at the intersection of Main Street and Mountain View Road, near Speedway Gas. Witnesses have since reported the driver who caused the collision, reportedly a teenage driver heading home after school, […]
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HEMET — An unlicensed and uninsured motorist driving an unregistered vehicle plowed into the side of a San Jacinto Unified School District bus carrying special needs students Thursday afternoon May 9. Yesterday’s minor-injury collision happened in the 700 block of E Fruitvale Ave., between Santa Fe and Buena Vista streets in Hemet. The collision caused minor injuries to the bus […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A parolee who took advantage of an RTA bus driver’s momentary bathroom break managed to break into and steal a small, red, white and blue commuter bus owned and operated by Empire Transportation under contract with RTA. The theft happened outside Riverside University Health System in Moreno Valley shortly after noon, Wednesday, April 24. The alleged bus […]
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HEMET — No injuries were reported after a traffic collision between a school bus and trash truck in Hemet this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 22. No children were on board the bus when the crash happened at the intersection of State St. and Mayberry Ave. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: Snow & icy road leads to Sage Rd. 10-vehicle wreck Suspected DUI […]
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COACHELLA — A school bus driver who apparently suffered a medical emergency while transporting 35 students later died after bumping into the back of another bus early Friday morning, Dec. 14. This morning’s fatal incident happened in the parking lot of Coachella Valley High School, on the 83800 block of Airport Blvd., according to CHP. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 4:40 p.m. See original story below. COTTONWOOD — A minor, rear-end traffic collision involving a small passenger vehicle and bus filled with elementary-age children from North Cottonwood School resulted in no injuries, according to a school official who responded to a request for information regarding the crash. The accident, which was reported to California Highway Patrol […]
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HEMET — A busload of 4th grade students from an area elementary school being transported to Hemet’s Ramona Pageant this morning were delayed more than an hour after a sedan plowed into one of several buses transporting them to the iconic and long-running outdoor play. Although none of the students were injured and all students eventually went on to the […]
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NORCO — Passengers aboard a Dial-A-Ride bus – including numerous adult, special-needs passengers – had to endure a scary encounter when a passenger reportedly claimed to have a bomb inside his backpack in Norco, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 1. Deputies assigned to the Norco Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting the incident shortly before 4 p.m. According to at least one 911 caller the man had a backpack with […]
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Officials are investigating a non-injury traffic collision between a bus carrying county inmates and another vehicle along Highway 79/Lamb Canyon. The Tuesday evening accident, which caused a brief SigAlert, happened on the southbound side of the highway in an unincorporated area, south of Beaumont and north of San Jacinto. California Highway Patrol officers, Riverside County Sheriff’s officials and other emergency first responders were […]
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MENIFEE — Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man accused of inappropriately touching “several female bus riders” while riding on a bus carrying passengers from Riverside to Menifee Friday, Nov. 10. According to officials, the man was arrested on McCall Boulevard, between Bradly Road and Sun City Boulevard in Menifee. After an investigation, deputies arrested Michael Douglas Avery, 46, of Riverside. He was later booked at the […]
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