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Articles from the July 8, 2011 edition


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  • Woman to be sentenced today for elder abuse against her grandma

    Updated Jul 8, 2011

    MURRIETA - A woman who broke into her elderly grandmother's Hemet home and beat her with a cane is scheduled to be sentenced today. April Courtney, 36, pleaded guilty in February to burglary and elder abuse in the Sept. 3, 2008, attack on her then-94-year-old grandmother, Lydia. Courtney, who is free on bail, was set to go on trial for the charges, as well as an allegation of attempted murder and inflicting great bodily injury on a person over 70 years old, when a plea deal was struck with the Riverside County District...

  • Dead man found inside motorhome blaze near Stage Coach Lane and Reche Road

    Updated Jul 8, 2011

    While firefighters were in the process of battling a motorhome fire this evening, they discovered a dead body inside the vehicle. The blaze, which ignited shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of Dorothea Street, near Stage Coach Lane and Reche Road, was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene. "During the process of extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered a dead body inside," said North County Fire public information officer John Buchanan. "The body appears to be that of a middle-aged man." Buchanan... Full story

  • Caltrans to Build Car Pool Lanes on Interstate 5 in North County

    Updated Jul 8, 2011

    SAN DIEGO - Caltrans officials announced today that two new car pool lanes will be built in each direction on Interstate 5 in the North County, but there will be no additional lanes for solo drivers. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2013 if the project is approved by a variety of state and federal agencies, said Allan Kosup, the director of the Interstate 5 corridor for the agency. Caltrans studied four proposals before selecting the one with the least impact on the environment and private property, he said. About 60...