UPDATE: Hunt for masked gunman who shot off-duty Los Angeles County deputy in San Jacinto continuing

UPDATED: Thursday, Dec. 10, 8 a.m., With additional details from LASO Sheriff Alex Villanueva Originally Published Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2 p.m. SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities today are continuing to investigate the overnight shooting of an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot while sitting in his car at a San Jacinto intersection early this morning, Wednesday, Dec. […]

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Cawston Elementary students introduced to exciting future possibilities

From Hemet Unified School District: Cawston Elementary School Flag Friday on October 5, 2018, progressed as each assembly has in the past. Parents came to take pictures as students were recognized for following the code of conduct and exhibiting the positive qualities of being respectful, honest, and safe. LEADING THE HEMET/SJ VALLEY HEADLINES: SJ motorcyclist, 28, dead after vehicle pulls […]

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HEMET: Two hospitalized after head-on wreck

HEMET — Two elderly victims were hospitalized after a two-vehicle, head-on collision, Monday afternoon, Feb. 19. The accident, which left both vehicles heavily damaged, happened at the intersection of W. Devonshire and N Cawston Avenues in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene o the crash just after 4:30 p.m., […]

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UPDATED: HEMET: Officials identify motorcyclist killed in early morning crash with SUV

HEMET — Officials have identified a local motorcyclist who was killed in an early morning collision with an SUV, Friday, Oct. 27. The deadly accident happened at the intersection of Devonshire and Cawston Avenues in Hemet. Riverside County Sheriff Coroner’s officials later identified Ronald Eric Bianco, of Hemet, as the man killed in the collision. Bianco was pronounced deceased at the scene of the accident, […]

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HEMET: 911 calls force temporary lock downs at three schools

HEMET – Several Hemet area schools were placed on temporary lock down today, after law enforcement officers received “911 calls” in connection with one of the schools, Monday, May 8. Officials lifted the lock downs just after 1:20 p.m., according to a school district official. There were no reported injuries or incidents related to the short lock down. The incident […]

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Hemet vegetation fire quickly extinguished with help from citizens

Firefighters from Hemet Fire Station #4, located less than one block from the one-half acre vegetation fire, arrived within minutes of the reported fire. Robin Montgomery / RCNS photo   HEMET –  Several residents came to the aid of Hemet Fire Department in fighting a vegetation fire at the southeast corner of Thornton and Cawston Avenues. Countless citizens who live in […]

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