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WHITEWATER, Calif., — Authorities say a check the welfare call in the unincorporated area of Whitewater led to the discovery of two bodies Tuesday evening, Dec. 28. Deputies were sent to the home, located in the 13000 block of Mesquite Road, after a concerned 911 caller reported not having heard from the homeowner, according to officials. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Porch-pirates […]
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WHITEWATER, Calif., — Although very few details have been released, coroner officials have identified two men, including one from Hemet and another from Anza, who were killed in a solo-vehicle rollover traffic accident in the unincorporated Whitewater area early Friday evening, Sept. 24. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Accused of sexual abuse of minor, SJUSD coach/security guard free on $5,000 […]
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WHITEWATER, Calif. — Authorities say a 45-year-old Landers man died in a two-vehicle, head-on collision involving a wrong way driver in Whitewater on Memorial Day, Monday, June 31. Officials have not specified if the victim was the wrong-way driver killed in the collision, which happened on Highway 62, about one-half mile east of Dillon Road. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Fiery […]
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CABAZON, Calif. — Officials in Riverside County today released additional information regarding a fatal deputy-involved shooting that happened in the unincorporated Whitewater Cutoff area of Riverside County along I-10 last month, on Friday morning, April 9. The deadly shooting happened after a tire iron-wielding man who was vandalizing vehicles charged at a K-9 Handler who had responded to the scene. […]
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UPDATED: Saturday, April 10, 12:45 p.m., With Sheriff’s release of information.UPDATED: Sunday, April 11, 5:36 p.m., With additional witness statements. See Original Story below. CABAZON, Calif. — Additional details continue to emerge after a tire iron-wielding man who was vandalizing vehicles and charged at a deputy was fatally shot on Interstate 10 near Cabazon Friday morning, April 9. The fatal […]
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WHITEWATER, Calif. — A CHP motorcycle officer was seriously injured and remains hospitalized with major injuries after he was sideswiped by a car and thrown from his motorcycle Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6. The crash, which led to two other vehicles colliding, happened on the westbound I-10 near state route 62, in the unincorporated Riverside County area of Whitewater, according to […]
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WHITEWATER, Calif. — Officials say a flat tire led to a solo-vehicle rollover crash that killed a father and injured his spouse and four children in the unincorporated Whitewater area just east of Cabazon late yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, Dec. 2. The deadly crash happened along the eastbound I-10, between the Haugen-Lehmann Way and Main Street offramps, according to California Highway […]
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CABAZON — Officials have identified a woman who died while firefighters worked to extricate her and two others from a heavily-damaged SUV that crashed while traveling on Interstate 10, Sunday morning, June 1. According to officials, the deadly crash happened between the Whitewater rest area and Haugen Lehmann Way on ramp LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Palm Desert crash kills motorcyclist, […]
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UPDATED: Tuesday, Aug. 4, 11 a.m. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this report listed the juvenile victim as 10-years-old, as initially reported by authorities. Coroner officials later updated that the boy was 7-years-old. See original story below. WHITEWATER — A 7-year-old boy who fell into the Whitewater River and was later pulled from the water died after being rushed to […]
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