UPDATED – BREAKING: Homeland church fully engulfed – firefighters on scene battling blaze

UPDATE #4 04/30/2016 10:58 p.m.   HOMELAND – Firefighters and other emergency first responders are on scene of a massive fire that has reportedly fully engulfed the Community First Church of God on SR 74 near Juniper Flats Road. The church is located at 31371 SR 74. The fire was first reported about 8 p.m., and has brought a huge response […]

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BREAKING: Driver flees from wreck, after rolling truck in Hemet

HEMET – A vehicle has reportedly rolled over onto its side on a Hemet street, near Garland Way and Kirby Street. The driver of the rolled vehicle, described as a white Dodge pickup truck, was temporarily trapped inside the wreckage. He was eventually able to pull himself from the truck, which some 911 callers initially claimed or believed had caught fire. […]

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RIVERSIDE: Student pilot crashes helicopter during training maneuvers

RIVERSIDE – A student pilot practicing landing maneuvers in a helicopter at the Riverside Municipal Airport suffered what fire officials termed a “hard landing”, earlier today, Mar. 17. The hard landing caused the helicopter to roll over onto it’s side. There were no reported injuries, according to a press release from the Riverside Fire Department. . . Fire personnel and other […]

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Corona bomb scare forces evacuations of nearby school, apartments and mobile home park

Trevor Montgomery   CORONA – A man found unresponsive inside a rented van that contained a note warning of a bomb and “deadly gas” inside the vehicle led to the evacuation of a nearby school, apartment complex, and mobile home park. The incident also forced the closure of several nearby streets and lasted over eight hours. In addition to hundreds of students […]

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HEMET: Second fire occurs on Briarwood Ln. in Little Lake community

HEMET – A car and garage fire occurred this morning in the unincorporated community of Little Lake. Little Lake is located to the Southeast of the City of Hemet. The fire was quickly contained and there were no reported injuries, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire officials reported in a news release. The fire was reported at about 1 a.m., in the 41900 block of Briarwood […]

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UPDATE #5 – Many questions remain after death of child in early morning Little Lake community fire

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source HEMET – Firefighters rescued a child on Friday morning from a burning home, however the victim later succumbed to their injuries. Early reports indicated the child was trapped inside a burning residence in the Little Lake area. Little Lake is an unincorporated community Southeast of the city of Hemet. The residential blaze occurred on […]

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RIVERSIDE: City of Riverside Police and Fire Expo Wows Crowds

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source Photo Credits: Dan Cupido Photo Credits: Steve Johnson   Riverside, Calif.; On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, Riverside firefighters rappelled off the Downtown Fire Station, demonstrated a ladder rescue, demonstrated a rescue of a “victim” from the top of the fire station’s roof, they put out a vehicle fire and used their heavy equipment to […]

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TEMECULA: Two pedestrians injured after being struck and trapped underneath truck

Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source   TEMECULA – A vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision on Friday, Jan. 8, left two pedestrians with major injuries. The accident, which occurred at the intersection of Rancho California Road and Ynez Road and the subsequent accident investigation forced the temporary closure of Ynez Road. Numerous first responders from Riverside County Fire Department, American Medical Response […]

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RIVERSIDE: Man killed in fatal single-vehicle accident on 60 freeway identified

  Trevor Montgomery Riverside County News Source UPDATE See Original Story Below RIVERSIDE – A coroner’s report has identified the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle involved in Tuesday’s fatal single-vehicle traffic collision. The accident occurred in Riverside on the Westbound 60 freeway at the Main St. off-ramp. The coroner identified Michael Moody, a 55-year-old resident of Yucaipa as […]

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