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WILDOMAR - A man, woman and 13-year-old girl suspected in the slaying of a Wildomar man in an abandoned shack were behind bars today, sheriff's officials reported today. Anthony Albert Garcia, 32, Summer Sharmaine Stephens, 37 and the unidentified teen -- all of Wildomar -- were arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal attack two days earlier in the 20000 block of Mariposa Road. According to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, deputies were called to the location around 6:30...
RIVERSIDE - Flash flood warning in effect until 10 p.m. this evening for the Riverside County mountains. A very moist and unstable air mass will remain over the mountains today. Precipitable water values are already approaching 1.5 inches and will continue to increase around 2 inches by this evening, according to the National Weather Service. The flash flood potential is moderate to high. RIVERSIDE - A flash flood warning remains in effect until 4:45 p.m. for the Murrieta Valley, according to the National Weather Service. RIV...
SAGE - The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a fence today in Sage, near Temecula, was ejected and hospitalized with serious injuries, a fire department spokeswoman said. The crash was reported at 1:04 p.m. in the 31400 block of Coralee Lane, CalFire's Jody Hagemann said. The motorist, whose age and gender were not revealed, was taken to a hospital for treatment, she said. The cause of the crash was being investigated, according to Hagemann....
MURRIETA - A woman who fatally stabbed a 60-year-old Anza man and then squatted on his property for days was convicted today of first-degree murder and other charges. A Murrieta jury deliberated less than two days before finding Angela May Shaver, 48, guilty in the March 2006 death of Paul ''Pete'' Cline. Along with the murder count, Shaver was convicted of a sentence- enhancing allegation of using a deadly weapon during a felony. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Kelly Hansen set a sentence hearing for Aug. 17. On...
RIVERSIDE - A man accused of strangling a neighbor in her Riverside apartment more than 20 years ago must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled today. Leonard Terrance Woods, 54, of Moreno Valley could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted of killing Judith Goodman at her Gould Street residence on Feb. 26, 1992. Following a nearly three-hour-long preliminary hearing, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jean Leonard ruled there was sufficient evidence to bound Woods over for trial on the murder count and a... Full story
CATHEDRAL CITY - A 10-year-old Cathedral City girl was in critical condition after being hit by a car near an elementary school today. The accident was reported about 2:30 p.m. near Rio Vista Elementary in the 67700 block of Verona Road in Cathedral City, police Sgt. Corwin de Veas said. ''The driver admitted he became impatient and began to drive down the center turn lane in front of the school. As he was traveling, the (girl) ran from the north side of the street in an attempt to get to the south side of the street,'' de... Full story
HEMET - A man parking his pickup truck next to his Hemet home today accidentally rolled over his 18-month-old niece, who died at a hospital less than an hour later, authorities said. The accident happened around 11 a.m. in the 41000 block of Mayberry Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jeramie Salazar, 28, was pulling into his driveway in his 2002 GMC Yukon as his sister-in-law looked on with one daughter in her arms and her 18-month- old child Esmeralda Rios standing beside her, said CHP Officer Darren...
MURRIETA - After learning of juror misconduct, a Riverside County Superior Court judge today declared a mistrial in the murder trial of a woman accused of fatally stabbing a 60-year-old Anza man, then squatting on his property with another man also accused in the killing. Opening statements had just been completed and prosecution testimony was about to begin in the trial of Angela May Shaver when Judge Kelly Hansen called a halt to proceedings. According to a court log summarizing the day's activity, jurors were pulled aside...
MURRIETA - Jury selection is slated to get under way a week from today for the trial of a man and woman accused of fatally stabbing a 60-year- old Anza resident, then squatting on his property. Chris Darrel Duve, 31, of Lake Elsinore and Angela May Shaver, 48, of Meadowbrook could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted in the 2006 death of Paul ''Pete'' Cline. Both defendants are charged with first-degree murder and weapons allegations and are being held in lieu of $1 million bail -- Duve at the Southwest Detention Cent... Full story
AGUANGA - A 95-year-old man whose tractor overturned on a hill in Aguanga was hospitalized today. The accident along the 45500 block of Highway 371 was reported at 5:21 p.m. Saturday about a mile north of Highway 79, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said. The man was airlifted to a hospital, she said.... Full story
INDIO - A small but shallow earthquake struck the Coachella Valley today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The temblor struck with a magnitude of 3.4 at 8:15 a.m. at a depth of 1.2 miles, its epicenter 11 miles north-northeast of Indio and 20 miles south- southwest of Twenty-nine Palms, according to a computer-generated USGS report. There were no immediate reports of damages....
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SAN JACINTO - A San Jacinto man reportedly fired a gun into the air several times today during a late-night fight and was arrested, a sheriff's department spokesman said. Ruben Clause, 31, of San Jacinto, was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm, said sheriff's Sgt. Ken Ditton. At 12:52 a.m. today, deputies responded to reports of a large fight in the street and gunshots in the area of Coffeeberry Way and Cherry... Full story
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RIVERSIDE - A cold storm is set to move into the Inland Empire late Sunday, and should bring colder temperatures, gusty wind, rain and snow to some areas Monday, the National Weather Service forecast today. The storm may bring 2 to 5 inches of snow Monday to mountain areas at altitudes as low as 2,500 feet, such as Angelus Oaks, Idyllwild and Anza, according to the NWS. Forecasters hedged their bets, but said accumulations of between 8 and 12 inches were possible on mountaintops by Monday night. Strong and potentially...
HEMET - Three suspects were behind bars today for allegedly burglarizing the home of a 60-year-old Hemet man while he was lying dead in his residence. Joshua Ray Blackwell, 22, and Jennifer Jean Moore, 30, were arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and receiving stolen property. Both were being held in lieu of $25,000 bail -- Blackwell at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, and Moore at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. Devin Patrick Szymanski, 20, was arrested on the...
LAKE HEMET - A man was found dead today at the Lake Hemet Campground, but foul play is not suspected. The body of 48-year-old Daniel Raridon of Hemet was discovered shortly before 8 a.m. at the campground at 56570 Highway 74, just south of Mountain Center. ''This individual was out there camping, and unfortunately, he passed on,'' Deputy Angel Ramos told City News Service. ''No foul play was involved.'' Raridon was found inside his tent. It wasn't immediately clear how long he had been camping at the location, according to...
AGUANGA - A Corvette crashed in Aguanga today, leaving the driver in critical condition, a fire department spokeswoman said. The crash happened about 8:45 a.m. at Sage Road and Highway 79, CalFire's Melody Hendrickson said. According to a California Highway Patrol report, the driver of the Corvette swerved to miss a traffic hazard and lost control of his vehicle, which overturned on the side of the road. The driver, who was not identified, was flown to a hospital, Hendrickson said.... Full story
SAN JACINTO - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investigating why the Ramona Duck Club scraped bare a 92-acre marsh that may be federally protected, and where the club earlier got $500,000 in government money to preserve plants, it was reported today. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported that the Duck Club may have violated the federal Clean Water Act, which would have occurred if the large machinery used to scrape the marsh caused silt or dirt to flow into the environmentally-sensitive Mystic Lake near San Jacinto. A... Full story
EAST HEMET - A 2-year-old boy was found unconscious by his family in a backyard swimming pool in East Hemet, and was in critical condition today at Hemet Valley Medical Center, a county sheriff's spokesman said. Deputies and paramedics responded to the call of a boy who had fallen into the pool at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday at a residence in the 42000 block of Bancroft Way, the spokesman said. ''Deputies and Cal Fire personnel arrived and initiated life-saving measures on the boy before he was taken to the hospital where he...
ANZA - A man found fatally shot on a road south of Hemet was identified today as a 20-year-old Anza man. Trevor Michael Slusher was gunned down around 9 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Gassner Road and Roger Lane in the rural unincorporated community. Riverside County sheriff's Sgt. Herman Lopez said deputies were summoned to the location and found Slusher suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. No suspects have been identified. Anyone with information was urged to call...
SAN JACINTO - A San Jacinto man allegedly barged into girlfriend's ex-boyfriend's house and briefly fought with him, but was behind bars today, a sheriff's sergeant said. Tony Jesus Najera, 47, armed himself with a BB gun and a knife and forced his way into the man's residence in the 400 block of West Main Street in San Jacinto shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, the sergeant said. ''Najera allegedly made death threats and a brief altercation ensued between Najera and the ex-boyfriend,'' he said. ''Najera attempted to flee on... Full story
SAN JACINTO - A man suspected of holding his girlfriend in his San Jacinto home and beating her repeatedly was behind bars today. Sonny Joseph Mazon, 24, was arrested late Wednesday night and booked on suspicion of attempted murder, false imprisonment and making terrorist threats. He's being held in lieu of $1 million bail at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning. According to Riverside County sheriff's officials, deputies were called to Mazon's townhouse at 1547 Willowcreek Loop around 8 p.m. Wednesday to... Full story
Between the two destinations, the coastal cities to the desert, as you travel east on Highway 371, you will see a sign titled “Dairy Queen 6 min. ahead.” Further up the highway you will come upon a picturesque Valley nestled between mountains, the Valley of Anza. In town, the familiar red and white greets you; you have arrived at Dairy Queen. Neal Brophy talks about his journey leading him and his wife to purchase the Dairy Queen in Anza this last September. “I was at a point...
SAN JACINTO - Authorities today sought the gunman who robbed a San Jacinto market and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, and briefly caused lockdowns at four schools, the sheriff's department said. The robbery occurred at about 8 a.m. Friday at a small market in the 600 block of North Ramona Boulevard, said sheriff's Cpl. Courtney Donowho. Authorities briefly placed several schools in the vicinity of the robbery on lockdown while they searched for the robber, who was seen jumping into a maroon-colored vehicle, Donow...
