News From Around The County
JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. — Authorities say a man was killed when he struck a passenger vehicle while illegally operating an off-road, all-terrain quad on city streets in Jurupa Valley Sunday afternoon, June 6th. No other injuries were reported after the fatal collision, which occurred at the intersection of 20th and Market streets. Yesterday’s crash follows another fatal accident involving an […]
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UPDATED: Monday, June 7, 11 a.m., With Shelter-In-Place update. SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Reports of a loud explosion and spill involving pool chemicals at San Jacinto High School caused a Haz-Mat response and Shelter-In-Place order at the school’s campus this morning, Monday, June 7. Although the Shelter-In-Place order has since been lifted, firefighters are continuing to work at the scene […]
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Guest Writer Spotlight: Richard Lewis About 40 years ago and 50 pounds ago, I was an avid bicycle rider and racer. A small group of us from the Riverside area went to Northern California to a bicycle racing camp. Now none of us had any aspirations or abilities to be professional cyclists but we were just groupies sitting at the […]
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The Mammoth aerial tramway was sometimes referred to as an “aerial ropeway” which was built in 1905 for the United States Refining and Mining Company, the parent company of the Mammoth Copper Company of Kennett, by the Riblet Tramway Company of Spokane, Washington, for about $50,000. LOVE SHASTA COUNTY HISTORY?SEE: Exploring Shasta County History with Jeremy Tuggle: Bella Vista: A lumber […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities say an Alvord Unified School District teacher was arrested Thursday, June 3, after allegations of sexual abuse against a minor came to light. The alleged sexual abuse took place in 2015, when the victim was attending Rosemary Kennedy Elementary School in Riverside as a 5th grader. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Get Ready for the Unexpected With a […]
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UPDATED: Sunday, June 6, 7:53 p.m., With suspect’s booking information, other details. BELLA VISTA, Calif. — A man captured on film at the scene of a vegetation fire in Bella Vista was reportedly arrested by Arson Investigators earlier this morning, Sunday, June 6. Witnesses at the scene told SCNS that firefighters made quick work putting out the fire, before the […]
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UPDATED: Wednesday, June 89, 10 a.m. BURNEY, Calif. — Firefighters have determined that a vegetation fire that threatened the Pit River Casino and numerous homes in Burney last Saturday afternoon was caused by an escaped campfire left burning inside an illegal encampment, CAL FIRE/Shasta Trinity officials have since reported. No arrests were made after the blaze, which consumed approximately 20.5 […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif — On June 3, Assemblywoman Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) and other Assembly Republicans were successful in stopping legislation advanced by the majority party in Sacramento they say would have imposed a costly excise tax on firearms, and several bills proposing more burdensome environmental regulation and red tape on businesses. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Already on probation for, DUI, drunk […]
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UPDATED: Monday, June 7, 8:30 a.m. Writer’s Note: A video that was provided to RCNS by an outside stringer service not related to this news organization was removed from this article after it was pointed out that a short portion of the video showed the victim’s covered body on the dirt shoulder along the freeway. That fact was unknown to […]
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REDDING, Calif. — A woman who was already on probation for driving while under the influence was arrested again last night, Friday, June 4th, after being involved in a solo-vehicle, DUI crash in Redding. The alleged drunk driver had her two young children with her when the crash happened on Churn Creek Rd. just north of Palacio Drive, according to […]
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