Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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MURRIETA - A pair of convicted felons accused of abducting and threatening to kill two Hemet residents, who managed to get help by getting the attention of a passing police officer, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges that could lead to life imprisonment. John Jason Blackwood, 34, and Adam Eugene Barnett, 33, both face charges of kidnapping, carjacking, making criminal threats, robbery and illegal possession of a firearm in connection with the alleged Jan. 4 abduction in Hemet. The defendants appeared with their... Full story
LA QUINTA - La Quinta officials will dedicate a memorial tomorrow in honor of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The city will unveil the memorial at 4 p.m. at 78275 Calle Tampico. It will be the first in the Coachella Valley to have a piece of steel from the World Trade Center, city spokeswoman Andrea Carter said. The dedication will also serve as an Eagle Court of Honor for 18-year- old Andrew Davis, who started the project to earn his Eagle Scout rank. He raised about $20,000 for the memorial and made...
RIVERSIDE - A Riverside man who posed as a county official to illegally collect payments for renewing expired fictitious business licenses was sentenced today to a year in jail and 36 months probation. Thomas Gerald Elder, 45, was arrested in the fall of 2011 in connection with the document-processing scam. He was charged with two counts of forgery of an official seal and one count each of grand theft, attempted grand theft exceeding $450 and misdemeanor false advertising. A plea agreement negotiated between the Riverside... Full story
TEMECULA - A 23-year-old man trying to scale a rock face during a hike near Temecula was killed when a boulder came loose and landed on him, authorities said today. Nicholas Lovato of Riverside died Monday afternoon in an apparent climbing accident in the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Lovato was hiking with four friends along the Santa Margarita riverbed and reached an area near Camino Potro and Camino Estribo where there was a 200- foot sheer rock outcropping,... Full story
RIVERSIDE - The all-lanes closure of a stretch of the Riverside (91) Freeway, which was scheduled for next week, will not be necessary after all, Caltrans officials announced today. Both the eastbound and westbound sides of the 91 were slated to be shut down at 14th Street between Jan. 28-30 to facilitate the installation of new girders for an overcrossing at Brockton Avenue. The contractor was able to complete the work without detouring traffic, and the planned freeway shutdown has been canceled, according to...
SACRAMENTO – Caltrans has upgraded its website to give California motorists access to planned lane closures on highways statewide so they can make more informed route decisions and reduce travel times. “Thanks to this upgrade, motorists can plan to avoid scheduled lane closures on statewide routes before they even get on the road,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “This information will allow travelers to adjust their trip plan so they can get where they’re going more quickly.” Real-time statewide route inf... Full story
This afternoon, Wed., January 22, the Rainbow Municipal Water District board will take the first step on a proposed joint powers agency involving Rainbow and the Fallbrook Public Utility District. "I think it's an exciting opportunity for both districts to save money," said Rainbow general manager Dave Seymour. The Rainbow board will make comments on the draft of the proposed joint powers agreement; the comments will be incorporated by water district staff as the agreement is refined. FPUD's board is scheduled to meet... Full story
This afternoon the Rainbow Municipal Water District board will take the first step on a proposed joint powers agency involving Rainbow and the Fallbrook Public Utility District. "I think it's an exciting opportunity for both districts to save money," said Rainbow general manager Dave Seymour. The Rainbow board will make comments on the draft of the proposed joint powers agreement; the comments will be incorporated by water district staff as the agreement is refined. FPUD's board is scheduled to meet January 28 and will...
SAN DIEGO - San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced today, January 22, that San Diego Superior Court Judge Randa Trapp has ordered Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, Inc., the owner of Fresh & Easy grocery stores to pay $833,136 and to institute a “Get it Free” Program to settle a consumer protection case filed by the San Diego District Attorney’s, San Diego City Attorney’s, and Riverside District Attorney’s Consumer & Environmental Protection Units. Prosecutors filed a civil complaint alleging that the...
