News From Around The County
SAN JACINTO — Firefighters spent about one hour battling a residential structure fire that broke out in the garage of a private residence, Thursday, Sept. 28. The fire happened on the 1800 block of Villines Avenue near Yeats Place in San Jacinto. Cal Fire/Riverside County and Soboba firefighters were dispatched to the scene of the blaze about 12:57 p.m. Eighteen firefighters from three engine […]
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REDDING — Two people were hospitalized after a three-vehicle, head-on collision, Wednesday, Sept. 27. The accident happened in the area of Airport Road and Fig Tree Lane, just south of the Redding Municipal Airport, in Redding. Redding Police and Fire officials responded to the scene of the crash about 3:28 p.m., after several motorists and witnesses called 911 to report the head-on traffic […]
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IDYLLWILD — After a nearly two-week investigation and search, sheriff’s officials announced they located and arrested a man accused of stealing a donation/tip jar from a well-known and award-winning Idyllwild area harpist. Following citizens’ tips, investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station located and arrested Michael McRae Kellner, 23, of Idyllwild. He was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 27. “Investigators received information […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — Officials are investigating after a parachutist died after suffering a “hard landing,” Wednesday, Sept. 27. According to officials, the victim was making his first, solo parachute jump when the fatal accident happened in an open field, north of Skylark Field Airport, in Lake Elsinore. Skydive Elsinore operates from the airport, which is west of Cereal Street and north of Corydon […]
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HEMET — A Hemet resident died when he lost control of his motorcycle while trying to pass slower moving vehicles, Wednesday, Sept. 27. The fatal accident happened on Warren Road between Esplanade and Cottonwood Avenues in the City of Hemet. City of Hemet Police and Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 48-year-old, Jose Sanchez Jr. as the man killed in the crash. […]
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COLTON — Authorities are searching for a person they say fled the scene of a fatal, three-vehicle, traffic collision, Friday, Sept. 22. The deadly collision happened near the intersection of Reche Canyon Road and Scotch Lane in Colton. San Bernardino County Coroner’s officials later identified 59-year-old, Perris resident, Steven Qwen Jarrel as the motorcyclist killed in the hit and run crash. Law enforcement officials […]
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CORONA — After spending several weeks trying to identify a man wanted for questioning regarding an indecent exposure investigation, City of Corona police officials have reached out to area residents for the public’s help identifying and locating the man they allege exposed himself to a girl walking home from Corona High School. The alleged incident happened Friday, Sept. 8, less than one mile […]
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California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a two-vehicle, rollover traffic accident that happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, northwest of Moreno Valley and southeast of Riverside. The accident sent a landscaping truck crashing through a guard rail and fence, where it soared off the southbound 215/eastbound 60 Freeway onto Sycamore Canyon Boulevard; which runs adjacent to the freeway. The […]
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MORENO VALLEY — Authorities are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the back yard of a private residence. The deadly shooting happened Sunday, Sept. 24, on the 25000 block of Camino Castillo in Moreno Valley. The home where the shooting happened is south of Krameria Avenue and east of Kitching Street and less than one-quarter mile from Vista Verde Middle School. […]
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REDDING — Officials have confirmed they are conducting an investigation after a shooting victim showed up at Shasta Regional Medical Center for treatment, early Saturday morning, Sept. 23. The victim, who Redding police officers identified as Tristan Jon Taylor, 19, of Redding, “had been shot once through the leg with a handgun just prior to arriving at the hospital,” Redding Police Sgt. Shawn […]
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