Less traffic during stay-at-home orders not a license to speed: CHP

SACRAMENTO — Caltrans announced today a joint effort with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to urge drivers in the state to slow down given a recent 87% increase in citations for speeding in excess of 100 mph that coincides with decreased traffic volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic. From March 19 when the […]

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LAKE ELSINORE: Popular “motovlogger” dies riding Ortega Highway

LAKE ELSINORE — An Irvine motorcyclist, popular online “motovlogger” and well-known face among southern California sport bike enthusiasts died Saturday morning, Mar. 31, after losing control of her motorcycle while traveling on Highway 74. The deadly crash happened east of Morrell Canyon, in an unincorporated area of Lake Elsinore. The stretch of highway, also known as the Ortega Highway, passes through the Santa Ana Mountains and connects Riverside and […]

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