News From Around The County
REDDING — A 22-year-old woman was rushed to an area hospital in critical condition after an officer pulled her lifeless body from the Sacramento River in Redding yesterday afternoon, Thursday, July 4. The victim was reportedly swept down river into whitewater conditions near the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) diversion dam, after she and three companions used pool/lake inflatables to […]
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NORCO — A Norco man died after his speeding vehicle struck a pickup truck, causing it to overturn in Norco Thursday evening, July 4. Yesterday night’s fatal accident happened at the intersection of Sixth St. and Temescal Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Motor officer rams fleeing stalking suspect, both hospitalized Helping trapped big-rig driver, good Samaritan’s car stolen Two seriously […]
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TEMECULA — A felon who was wanted out of San Diego County was arrested after fleeing from and then fighting with officials who tried to take him into custody as a result of a stalking investigation and warrant that was served at a Temecula residence July 3. Wednesday afternoon’s violent incident began when investigators found the wanted man, 37-year-old, Virgil […]
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CORRECTION: An early version of this report indicated this collision happened outside Robertson’s Ready Mix. The accident actually occurred outside Superior Ready Mix. -TM HEMET — Two people were hospitalized with broken bones and other serious injuries when their pickup truck mowed down a power pole after their vehicle was rammed off a Hemet road Monday afternoon, July 1. The […]
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HEMET — No injuries were reported after the driver of a tractor-trailer dump combo lost control of his vehicle and mowed down a power pole and section of fence, before the big-rig overturned and spilled its load of sand, Wednesday, July 3. Yesterday evening’s crash happened in Hemet on West Florida Ave., just west of Warren Rd., on the city’s […]
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CORONA — Commuters and area motorists traveling through Corona yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, July 2, found the 15 and 91 freeways heavily congested after a tractor-trailer combo transporting dirt and sand overturned while transitioning from the southbound 15 to the eastbound 91. The accident caused a SigAlert and blocked several lanes of the eastbound 91, as well as the southbound 15 […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This Independence Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be working to keep the roadways safe during its Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP). LEADING THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY HEADLINES: Lake Elsinore death investigation underway after person found dead inside car Foul odor leads to discovery and seizure of 100 cats and dogs Transient killed crossing SJ street […]
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LAKE ELSINORE — Officials are conducting a death investigation after a person’s lifeless body was found inside a car parked outside a downtown Lake Elsinore business earlier today, Tuesday, July 2. Preliminary reports from Sheriff’s officials indicate foul play is not suspected and that the victim’s death may have been related to an as-yet unknown medical crisis. LEADING THE RCNS […]
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PALM DESERT — Two Palm Desert men were arrested after an investigation revealed they were allegedly involved in the sexual abuse of a juvenile Friday, June 28. Although sheriff’s officials have not released the victim’s name or age, jail records and official statements have indicated the victim was younger than 10-years-old. A sheriff’s press release regarding the incident and arrests […]
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MORENO VALLEY — More than 100 cats and at least two dogs were removed from a Moreno Valley home yesterday morning, Monday, July 1, after deputies conducting a welfare check discovered the animals were being hoarded in the residence and kept in cramped cages under squalid and unsanitary conditions. Based on their subsequent investigation the resident, 44-year-old, Kristen Gotangco, of […]
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