News From Around The County
DESERT HOT SPRINGS — A driver was seriously injured when his vehicle overturned and burst into flames after plowing into a sculpture in a center median earlier this morning in Desert Hot Springs. The accident, which left the driver with major injuries happened on Pierson Boulevard, near Desert Hot Springs High School. Emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash […]
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HEMET — At least four people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle, chain reaction traffic collision, Monday afternoon, Feb. 12. The minor-injury accident happened at the intersection of Florida Avenue and Golden Village, near the Target Shopping Center, in Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash about 1:30 p.m., […]
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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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Today’s lighter side of the news… HEMET — Donut lovers from across the San Jacinto Valley got the scare of their lives earlier today when reports of a fire at Hemet’s own Daylight Donuts and Midnight Munchies spread across the Internet like a social media wildfire. Reports of thick black smoke seen billowing from the roof of the popular eatery caused […]
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MORENO VALLEY — A Moreno Valley man is in custody being held on $1 million bail after officials allege he murdered a woman early Friday morning, Feb. 9. Deputies responded to the 23200 block of Hemlock Avenue in Moreno Valley shortly after 2 a.m., after receiving reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at the location, Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Ben Ramirez […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, Feb. 10, 5 p.m. HEMET — Officials announced the arrest of a Hemet resident they allege stabbed a man in the neck while inside a Hemet business last night. The stabbing, which was reported by multiple 911 callers at two different locations shortly before 5:45 p.m., sent officers rushing to the Dollar General Market on the 200 block […]
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MORENO VALLEY — More than a dozen firefighters spent about an hour battling a late night blaze that erupted Wednesday night, Feb. 7. The blaze broke out at a home on the 22000 block of Cottonwood Avenue, between Glorybower and Elsworth Streets, in Moreno Valley. Moreno Valley Fire and Police Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the home shortly […]
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BEAUMONT — An off-duty police officer trying to recover a stolen phone was arrested and a man was hospitalized following an altercation after the officer tracked his stolen phone to a residence on the 1200 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Beaumont. The incident, altercation and arrest happened Wednesday evening, Feb. 7. Beaumont PD officers were dispatched to the home about 7:30 p.m., after the […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Authorities are investigating a fight that ended with shots being fired inside the Moreno Valley Mall at 22500 Town Circle, Thursday morning, Feb. 8. Although no one was reportedly struck by the gunfire, the incident caused the mall to go onto lock down while officials searched the entire location for victims, suspects or witnesses related to the shooting. […]
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HEMET — Officials are investigating after a man was shot near a Hemet intersection earlier this morning. City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the the intersection of Kimball Avenue and Inez Street about 7:15 a.m., after receiving reports of shots fired in the area and at least one 911 call reporting a […]
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