News From Around The County
UPDATED: Saturday, March 26, 11:05 a.m. Originally Published: March 2, 12:58 p.m. See Original Story below. RIVERSIDE, Calif., — A wanted felon who allegedly fled the scene of a Riverside traffic collision that left a 15-year-old bicyclist dead earlier this month has been arrested in the boy’s death, according to officials. The deadly collision, which occurred in the area of […]
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WEAVERVILLE, Calif., — Authorities say a search warrant service at a Weaverville home led to a multi-county, multi-agency response that included the Butte County Interagency Bomb Squad after officials discovered a suspected explosive device Jan. 19. The device, which bomb squad members later confirmed to be a live explosive, was later rendered safe in a controlled detonation, according to the […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7:01 p.m. See Original Story below. BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities have identified an Intermountain area man whose lifeless body was found under the Burney Creek Bridge last Wednesday morning, Dec. 8. As reported by SCNS at the time, the man’s body was discovered under the bridge, near the intersection of Main and Butte streets. LEADING THE […]
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SAN JACINTO, Calif., — Authorities say a shooting in San Jacinto left a man hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5. Reports and witness statements from the scene indicate the victim was unloading groceries from his vehicle when he was approached by a vehicle with at least two Hispanic males who then opened fire on him. No arrests have been […]
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BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities say a 63-year-old Burney woman was fatally struck by a driver who then fled the scene of the deadly collision last night, Thursday, March 11. The fatal incident happened on SR-299E near Hudson Street. Witnesses to the incident have said the vehicle struck and dragged the victim, before leaving her to die in the middle of […]
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LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — Already on felony probation for a prior assault, a Lake Elsinore man was arrested again after being shot during a violent attack on a woman and business owner Saturday afternoon, June 6. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: “Hundreds of millions in losses” after massive, “highly unusual”, 3-alarm blaze at Redlands distribution center Investigation continuing after body found […]
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BURNEY — A Burney woman and her grandson preparing to cross Main St. in Burney escaped injury when they were nearly struck by flying debris after a two-vehicle, rear-end collision late Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 7. The minor injury collision happened along SR-299E at Plumas St., in front of Tri Counties Bank. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: On the run 14 years, […]
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SAN JACINTO — One person was killed after flames ripped through a San Jacinto residence on the 600 block of E. Main St. Tuesday evening, July 23. Reports from the scene indicate the deadly blaze might have started in the kitchen, near the home’s stove. Although a teenager reportedly entered the burning home and tried to save the victim, after […]
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COTTONWOOD — Firefighters successfully knocked down a fully-involved trailer fire that spread to nearby vegetation in Cottonwood earlier today, Sunday June 23. Today’s fire, which happened in the area of Seales Ln., just west of Main St., sent thick black clouds billowing into the sky and large, fist-sized ashes raining down throughout the area. According to witnesses at the scene, […]
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BURNEY — One of the town’s two Main St. stop lights was destroyed when a big-rig struck part of it, knocking it down earlier today, Wednesday, Mar. 6. Although it was not immediately known if the accident happened when a tractor-trailer combo left the roadway or turned too sharply at the intersection, the traffic signal by the USA gas station […]
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