A wind driven fire broke out in Monday afternoon in the rural Riverside County community of Aguanga. The fire named the “Highland Fire” burned over 2,200 acres and destroyed at least 10 structures. By Monday night, over a thousand people were forced to evacuate the area. Aircraft and ground crews spent Tuesday working to gain Read More…
Three people were killed after two helicopters collided over a fire near Cabazon in Riverside County Sunday evening. A Bell 407 helicopter, contracted by CalFire was doing recon over the “Broadway Fire” when it collided with a Skycrane. The Skycrane safely landed while the Bell crashed to the ground. Aboard the Bell were CalFire Assistant Read More…
Three children in Riverside were exposed to Fentanyl. On Monday at 11:18am, a three-year old child was rushed to a hospital after having difficulty breathing. Once at the hospital, one of the child’s parents interfered with hospital care. Medical staff discovered fentanyl in the child’s blood stream. A two year old female and five year Read More…
A fire displaced 32 residents of the Sierra Pines Apartments in Riverside Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 3:30pm at the apartment complex in the 3900 block of Fir Tree Drive. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the roof of the complex. A total of sixteen units burned. The property was Read More…
Two people sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds after an altercation in a bar parking lot in the unincorporated Woodcrest community of Riverside. The shooting happened at Flat Top Bar & Grill in the 17900 block of Van Buren Boulevard at 12:49am early Saturday morning. Riverside Sheriff Deputies found two males with gunshot wounds. They were Read More…
Five people were rushed to local hospitals Tuesday morning after a violent head on crash on Arlington Avenue. The crash happened around 7:30am. Police say a 22-year old male driving a white 2020 Honda Civic was taken to a hospital in critical condition after colliding with a Gray 2015 Nissan Sentra driven by a 25-year Read More…
This story has been updated Firefighters in Riverside battled a 3-alarm blaze at the abandoned Public Utilities Commission building Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at 4:50am. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the vacant building located at 3460 Orange Street in Downtown Riverside. It took firefighters several hours to Read More…
Three people were killed and seven others injured in a rollover crash Sunday morning. The Mother’s Day tragedy unfolded at 7:30am when a Suburban traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 collided with a black Tesla near the Haugen-Lehmann exit in Whitewater, just north of Palm Springs. Several people in the Suburban were ejected. Among the deceased Read More…
Title 42 has officially ended with the COVID emergency restrictions being lifted. Migrants can apply to seek asylum in United States once again. This can be a lengthy process that takes years. The numbers of migrants being brought into the United States has more than doubled. Processing centers are having a hard time keeping up Read More…
A pilot of a single engine plane made a hard landing Sunday morning in an empty field in Riverside. The pilot had just taken off from Riverside Airport when he says he experienced engine trouble. The pilot says the engine quit on him. Riverside firefighters responded to scene at Gaylord and Stover streets just after Read More…