Hatchet – Riverside County News Source

UPDATE: Two men arrested after Old Town Temecula shooting leaves Hemet father dead, two others injured

January 11, 2022 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Tuesday, Jan. 11, 6:52 a.m., With additional details and arrest information. Originally Published: Monday, Jan. 10, 5:36 p.m. TEMECULA, Calif., — Authorities say one person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a shooting that happened in an outdoor dining area of the popular Bank Plates and Pours Mexican restaurant in Old Town Temecula Sunday evening, Jan. […]

Motorcyclist crashes into street sweeper on SR-299E – Minor injuries reported

February 18, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

HATCHET MOUNTAIN — Minor injuries were reported after a motorcyclist plowed into the back of a Cal Trans street sweeper earlier today, Tuesday, Feb. 18. This morning’s crash, which happened on SR-299E near Hatchet Mountain Summit, reportedly caused minor delays while firefighters and CHP worked at the scene of the crash. LEADING THE BURNEY AREA HEADLINES: Shasta County’s Most Wanted […]

Stalled hay truck creating back up on 299E in Hatchet Pass

July 5, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

HATCHET PASS — CHP is headed to Hatchet Pass, about seven miles southwest of Burney, after receiving reports of a tractor trailer combo that broke down in the westbound lane of 299E, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Anderson motorcyclist ID’d after fatal Redding crash SUV passing on curve before 299E head-on crash with big-rig CHP […]

Rock slide blocking parts of 299E near Hatchet Summit

May 15, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

HATCHET SUMMIT — CHP and CalTrans officials are working to remove several large rocks and boulders that are reportedly blocking parts of SR-299E, about two and a half miles east of Hatchet Summit, according to a CHP incident log. It was not immediately known if today’s rainfall, the first of what is expected to be ten days straight of rain, […]

CHP reporting snow, rock slides, on 25-mile stretch of 299E

January 15, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

California Highway Patrol is reporting dangerous, weather-related, roadway conditions along a 25-mile stretch of Highway 299E, between the Intermountain communities of Hatchet and Ingot. A CHP incident log indicated motorists had reported several fresh inches of snowfall near Hatchet Summit and a rock and mud slide near Ingot. The road remains partially open as of this report, but at 10 […]

One airlifted after Hwy 299 crash between car and big-rig oil tanker

June 20, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

One person was airlifted with serious injuries after a head-on collision involving a semi-truck and small car earlier this afternoon. The crash happened on Highway 299 a few miles east of Moosecamp and about a half-mile west of Hatchet, according to witnesses. According to a CalTrans worker who stopped at the scene immediately after the wreck, the driver of the […]

CORONA: Hatchet-wielding man arrested after attacking off-duty officer, others

April 21, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

CORONA – A hatchet-wielding man, who attacked several people, including an off-duty Corona police officer, was arrested after a vehicle pursuit wound its way from Corona to Garden Grove, in Orange County Friday, April 7. The initial hatchet attacks happened in a business in the 200 block of DuPont Street in Corona. At the end of the vehicle pursuit, officers identified […]