News From Around The County
REDDING — Dozens of city blocks and multiple traffic signals along Churn Creek and South Bonnyview Roads were left without power after a driver lost control of his SUV and plowed into an electrical power pole, Friday afternoon, Dec. 22. The non-injury accident happened on Churn Creek Road, near Linda Lane, in Redding. City of Redding Police and Fire officials along with other emergency first […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officials conducting a narcotics investigation arrested an Orangecrest couple they allege were involved in the sales of methamphetamine, LSD and other illegal and prescription narcotics, Thursday, December 21. According to Riverside police officials, the couple had been using a flying drone to conduct drug transactions out of their home on the 8700 block of Chesapeake Lane, north of Van Buren Boulevard and […]
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EASTVALE — Officials are investigating after an off-duty city of Pomona police officer opened fire at one of three men who broke into his home Saturday afternoon, Dec. 23. All three alleged suspects managed to flee from the home after the shooting, which happened on the 6400 block of Caxton Street, south of Limonite Avenue and east of Hamner Avenue, in […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — A man officials allege pointed a rifle at another person Thursday, Dec. 21, first barricaded himself inside a residence and then attempted to flee from deputies before he was apprehended on the 200 block of E. Graham in Lake Elsinore. After an investigation, the alleged suspect, identified as Raymundo Gomez, 24, of Lake Elsinore, was later booked at the Cois […]
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Sara‘s Town Episode 28: Valley View Christmas Trees and the Hemet-San Jacinto Christmas Parade For this year’s Christmas episode, Sara visited the Valley View Christmas Tree farm to see how the business and operation works. From prepping to flocking to shipping, Sara had a great time learning the ins-and-outs of tree farming as well as the business of growing, preparing and […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Dec. 22, 11:30 a.m. PALM SPRINGS — Officials have identified the body of a man discovered off a trail in the San Jacinto Mountains as a San Jacinto resident. The victim’s body was found over Thanksgiving weekend, near Palm Springs, last month Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified 60-year-old, Gregory Ferguson, as the man whose body was found Saturday, Nov. 25. Officials did not list […]
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RIVERSIDE — Officials cited a business owner after firefighters discovered an illegal marijuana grow while battling a structure fire Tuesday evening, December 19. According to fire and police officials, the fire broke out in a commercial building on the 6200 block of Columbus Avenue in Riverside. The 2000 square foot, single-story business that burned, which has Ritchie Construction listed on the front and side of the building, […]
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CANYON LAKE — Officials believe drug intoxication was a contributing factor in a three-vehicle traffic collision that killed a driver within the gated community of Canyon Lake, early Thursday morning, Dec. 21. The fatal accident happened in the area of Vacation Drive and Yosemite Place, along a sweeping “S” curve north of Bass Cove and east of Mariners Bay. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s […]
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CORONA — A 72-year-old woman was burned while helping to save her two grandchildren, ages 7 and 8, from a detached guest house fire, early Monday morning, Dec. 18. The guest house was set ablaze after an airborne car smashed into the structure and burst into flames, trapping the three victims inside the burning residence. DUI is suspected as a contributing factor […]
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TEMECULA — An elderly man died after suffering a medical emergency in the parking lot of a Temecula Walmart Supercenter, early Monday evening, Dec. 18. The Walmart is located on the 32000 block of Temecula Parkway. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Temecula Police Station responded to the Walmart at 5:38 p.m., after receiving a 911 call reporting an elderly man who was […]
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