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UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 30, 8 a.m. See Original Story below. WINCHESTER — Officials have released the names of two drivers who were killed in a head-on collision in Winchester last Friday morning, Jan. 24. The fatal wreck happened around 1 a.m., on Winchester Rd., just north of Scott Rd. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Home Gardens assault leaves one dead Search […]
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UPDATED: Monday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m., With additional details from CHP. IDYLLWILD — A Winchester couple has been identified after a fatal motorcycle crash in Idyllwild Sunday afternoon, Nov. 17. Officials are still investigating the cause of the deadly accident, which happened on Highway 243, near Marian View Dr. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Search for gunman continuing after deadly San […]
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WINCHESTER — A pair of drivers escaped serious injuries after their vehicles collided, causing both cars to overturn onto their roofs Tuesday afternoon, June 11. The minor injury crash happened on Winchester Rd. and Patterson Ave., in the unincorporated community of Winchester. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Woman dies in fiery Hemet rollover wreck Hemet woman, 61, killed after vehicle hit […]
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WINCHESTER — Details are beginning to emerge, but many questions remain unanswered, after a woman’s body was found inside the charred remains of a vehicle in Winchester yesterday afternoon, Monday, April 8. The blaze ignited a small vegetation fire, which firefighters quickly extinguished, at which time they found the woman’s body. A CHP incident log indicated the fire began after […]
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WINCHESTER — Following two years of complaints and ongoing investigation, Riverside County Department of Animal Services Monday served a search warrant at a Winchester property. The warrant service uncovered a “house of horrors” for the horses at the property, according to one official. During the warrant service, officials discovered the remains of three horses that animal control officers later described […]
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FALLBROOK — A Winchester man died and another man was arrested for suspected DUI after a solo-vehicle hit and run accident near Fallbrook early Saturday morning, Nov. 17. The accident happened on northbound I-15 when the alleged drunk driver lost control of his vehicle and left the roadway near SR-76, where he struck a call box along the side of […]
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WINCHESTER — Witnesses say two teens are lucky to be alive after the pair were involved in a head-on crash with a repo truck towing a third vehicle in the unincorporated community of Winchester last night. The tremendous impact ripped the entire front of the teens’ sedan off and sheared the motor from the car – launching both the heavy […]
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UPDATE: Monday, Sept. 15, 11:34 a.m. WINCHESTER — Fire officials have updated that a total of three patients were transported by ground ambulances to area hospitals. One of the victims sustained moderate injuries and had to be extricated from their wrecked vehicle, according to Cal Fire spokesperson April Newman. The two other victims sustained minor injuries. Officials have not specified […]
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Correction: An earlier version of this report listed this school as being in Winchester. It is actually in Murrieta. MURRIETA — A malfunctioning air conditioning unit caused a fire scare this morning after firefighters received reports of a possible structure fire at a Murrieta elementary school. The incident happened at Lisa J. Mails Elementary on the 35000 block of Briggs […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Aug. 2, 7:50 p.m., With second victim’s ID UPDATED: Tuesday, July 31, 3 a.m., With first victim’s ID WINCHESTER — Authorities identified yesterday a second senior citizen who died in a two-vehicle crash in the unincorporated community of Winchester, last Tuesday evening, July 24. The double fatal accident happened when a driver veered across a center median and […]
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