News From Around The County
BANNING — A 21-year-old Beaumont man alleged to have murdered a woman inside a Banning apartment two weeks ago pleaded not guilty today to murder and child endangerment charges. After Friday’s court appearance Devonta Eugene Leonard was returned to Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where he remains in custody on $1 million bail. His next court date for a felony settlement […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — With the Sheriff Department’s investigation into yesterday’s fatal shooting of a wanted parolee continuing, City of Riverside Police officials have released additional details regarding the events that led to the man’s death in a quiet Jurupa Valley residential neighborhood. The man, whose name has not been released, was wanted in connection with a shooting last year, Riverside PD spokesperson Officer Ryan […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Mar. 9, 2 a.m. With photos and additional details JURUPA VALLEY — Sheriff’s officials have released information about a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened last night at a private residence on the 9900 block of Willowbrook Road in Jurupa Valley. The home where the shooting happened is northwest of Van Buren Boulevard and Jurupa Road, about ten miles west of downtown Riverside. SEE […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, 3:30 a.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified an 18-year-old Hemet resident who died after she was struck by first one and then another car Tuesday night, Feb. 27. She was struck while crossing busy Hwy. 74 near AM/PM, just east of Menifee Road. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Deena Ledesma as the victim. According to a coroner’s release Ledesma succumbed […]
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JURUPA VALLEY — Officials say excessive speed was a contributing factor in a solo-vehicle, rollover traffic collision that ended the life of a Riverside resident early Tuesday morning, Feb. 20. The fatal wreck happened on Limonite Avenue, just west of Pats Ranch Road, in Jurupa Valley. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 35-year-old, Anthony Fox, as the man killed in the crash. According to a coroner’s […]
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REDDING — Officials are investigating after two people died when their motorcycle lost control on a sweeping curve and was struck by an SUV, Sunday evening, Feb. 4. The deadly accident happened near the intersection of Quartz Hill Road and Keswick Dam Boulevard, in Redding. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the deadly wreck about 6 p.m., after they […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m. VALLE VISTA — Officials have identified a man who died after he was hit by a pickup truck while crossing busy Highway 74, also known as Florida Avenue, in Valle Vista last Sunday night. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Antonio Ramirez, 58, of Hemet as the victim who died in the accident. According to a Coroner’s […]
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SAN JACINTO — A 17-year-old girl died in a suspected DUI traffic collision that sent several others to area hospitals, late Friday evening, Feb. 2. The fatal crash happened at the intersection of Ramona Boulevard and Lyon Avenue in San Jacinto. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified Denise Canez as the juvenile who died in the accident. According to officials, Canez was pronounced […]
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CORONA — Officials are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was fatally struck by an SUV while riding his bike in south Corona last night. The deadly accident happened on the 900 block of Mathews Place inside the Gallery private community, which is southeast of Magnolia and Fullerton Avenues. Corona Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the private community shortly […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 2, 8:30 p.m. LAKE ELSINORE — Officials have identified two people who died in an early morning house fire last Monday, Jan 29. The pair died in a fire that erupted at a home on the 100 block of S. Massachusetts Street, southeast of the intersection of Grand and Broadway Avenues, in Lake Elsinore. Fire investigators are still working […]
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