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HEMET: Toddler hospitalized after medical emergency at DMV

August 7, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — A toddler was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency at Hemet’s Department of Motor Vehicles this morning, when she reportedly suffered a seizure. Witnesses later said the tot was stable when paramedics arrived and began treating her. LEADING THE HEMET HEADLINES: HHS teacher arrested, accused of molesting students HEMET: Hundreds left without power overnight after SUV smashes into […]

Heat suspected in death of Hemet man who died trying to walk home from hospital

July 10, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

HEMET — Officials are investigating last Saturday’s possible heat-related death of a Hemet man. The victim’s lifeless body was found in a parking lot Saturday afternoon, as valley temperatures soared into the mid-110’s over the weekend. According to his devastated family, the father of four children – ages 7 months to 17 years – died while trying to walk less than […]

Arrival of heat wave prompts early opening of cool centers in Riverside County

June 2, 2016 Trevor Montgomery

A dramatic increase in predicted temperatures has prompted health officials to activate the county’s cool centers earlier than scheduled. The 50-plus centers, located throughout Riverside County, had planned to officially open June 15. But with temperatures expected to top triple digits by the weekend, officials opted to move up the activation date to today June 1, according to Public Health […]