News From Around The County
MORENO VALLEY — Sheriff’s investigators have arrested a man they allege murdered his 25-year-old girlfriend inside her Moreno Valley apartment, Saturday afternoon, Mar. 17. Saturday’s murder was the first of three confirmed or potential homicides that happened in the city over as many days. Two of those incidents have already resulted in arrests and murder charges, including one incident where a man […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Mar. 19, 8 p.m. MURRIETA — A woman pulled from a burning home – even as the roof was collapsing down around firefighters as they pulled her out of the house to safety – later died from injuries she received inside the inferno. Images of the dramatic rescue efforts were captured by Joe Fanaselle, a local freelance photographer. […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, Mar. 18, 9 p.m. LAKEVIEW — Official have identified a woman who died after crashing into the back of a dairy-hauling big-rig early Friday morning. The fatal accident happened on eastbound Ramona Expressway just west of Bridge Street in the unincorporated community of Lakeview. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Amanda Guzman, 29, of Nuevo, as the driver of the Toyota Prius that […]
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CORONA — One person was killed and another is in critical condition after a vehicle plowed into a tree late Saturday night, Mar. 10. According to officials, wet roads were possibly a contributing factor in the deadly single-vehicle wreck that happened on the 900 block of North McKinley in Corona. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials later identified 22-year-old, Joron Portis, of Compton, as the victim killed […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Mar. 9, 2 a.m. With photos and additional details JURUPA VALLEY — Sheriff’s officials have released information about a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened last night at a private residence on the 9900 block of Willowbrook Road in Jurupa Valley. The home where the shooting happened is northwest of Van Buren Boulevard and Jurupa Road, about ten miles west of downtown Riverside. SEE […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, 3:30 a.m. MENIFEE — Officials have identified an 18-year-old Hemet resident who died after she was struck by first one and then another car Tuesday night, Feb. 27. She was struck while crossing busy Hwy. 74 near AM/PM, just east of Menifee Road. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Deena Ledesma as the victim. According to a coroner’s release Ledesma succumbed […]
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UPDATE: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m. VALLE VISTA — Officials have identified a man who died after he was hit by a pickup truck while crossing busy Highway 74, also known as Florida Avenue, in Valle Vista last Sunday night. Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner’s officials identified Antonio Ramirez, 58, of Hemet as the victim who died in the accident. According to a Coroner’s […]
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PERRIS — A man who officials say ran up to a moving vehicle and grabbed onto the car’s side-view mirror died after the terrified driver sped off, dragging him under the vehicle’s wheels, Sunday, Feb. 4. Officials are now trying to determine what caused the victim to run into the street and grab onto the moving vehicle. Emergency first responders […]
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CORONA — Officials are investigating after a 3-year-old boy was fatally struck by an SUV while riding his bike in south Corona last night. The deadly accident happened on the 900 block of Mathews Place inside the Gallery private community, which is southeast of Magnolia and Fullerton Avenues. Corona Police and Fire Departments along with other emergency first responders were dispatched to the private community shortly […]
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UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 2, 8:30 p.m. LAKE ELSINORE — Officials have identified two people who died in an early morning house fire last Monday, Jan 29. The pair died in a fire that erupted at a home on the 100 block of S. Massachusetts Street, southeast of the intersection of Grand and Broadway Avenues, in Lake Elsinore. Fire investigators are still working […]
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