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Update 09/19/22 News Channel 3 has learned that the child’s grandmother Hilaria Rangel, 55, and mother Vanessa Rangel, 37, were charged with murder and child endangerment of four more children, ages 6, 9, 11, and 13. Court documents obtained by News Channel 3 show a third woman, identified as Miriam Silva, is also charged with
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A convicted sex offender accused of killing a previously convicted murderer in a downtown Riverside jail cell was charged today with murder. Rodney Ronald Sanchez, 61, was arrested inside the Robert Presley Detention Center Tuesday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of his cellmate, 41-year-old Kaushal Niroula. Sanchez made his initial
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Evacuation warning and orders have spread rapidly, even reaching parts of Temecula and Anza. Many Anza residents weren’t expecting it come their way. Emotions were running high, as the flames bring them memories of the Cranston fire that came close a few years back. “It’s just awful, I just hope we don’t have to go
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Update 8:30 p.m Thursday The fire has been downgraded to 1,088 acres after updated mapping. Containment of the fire jumped to 40% Update 1:15 p.m. Thursday As of 1:00 pm, all evacuation orders put in place for the Radford Fire have been downgraded to EVACUATION WARNINGS, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Dept. The fire remains at
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Queen Elizabeth II was the UK’s longest-serving monarch. She passed away today at 96, after reigning for 70 years. The royal family came together at her Balmoral Castle in Scotland and officially announced her death. A local man, Tony Brueggemans, recounts his memories of the Queen as she and Prince Philip visited a Villa in
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Watch the full interview with Anne Rowe, director of heritage for Sunnylands, below: Sunnylands is extending its condolences to the royal family and the people of the United Kingdom on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. She and her husband Prince Philip visited the famous Annenberg estate in Rancho Mirage back in 1983 during their
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Governor Gavin Newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for Riverside County due to the Fairview Fire. The governor’s announcement comes a day after Riverside County proclaimed a local emergency due to the Fairview Fire. The Fairview Fire has burned over 23,000 acres as of Thursday afternoon. Get Continuing Updates on the Fairview Fire Here
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Fire crews battled fresh, dry brush sparking up on the frontlines of the Fairview Fire Thursday as acreage increased dramatically, more than doubling from one day prior. “We had a shift in the wind patterns for the last couple days, so we did have a growth last night,” said CalFire Public Information Officer Jay Smith.
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Update 9/8/22 4:30 p.m. The kitchen at Colonel Mitchell Paige Mitchell School was given a perfect score of 100 and an “A” rating, following an inspection by the Department of Environmental Health Thursday morning. DSUSD announced that Inspector Dana Covos with the Department of Environmental Health found no areas of contamination or uncleanliness anywhere on
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By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a symbol of stability in a turbulent era that saw the decline of the British empire and embarrassing dysfunction in her own family, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. The palace announced she died
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Three teens were arrested today in an alleged connection to two Coachella robberies and a stolen vehicle. An 18-year-old from Riverside, an 18-year-old from Indio, and a 14-year-old juvenile were arrested Thursday morning after a pair of robberies in Coachella, Sgt. Edward Soto of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department told City News Service. Soto said
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An inmate was found dead at Robert Presley Detention Center Wednesday night. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies assigned to the detention center responded to the cell of a unresponsive male inmate at about 6:53 P.M. Jail medical staff immediately began life-saving measures, which was continued by Riverside City Fire and American Medical Response
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Los Angeles County health officials announced today the death of a person in the county who was infected with monkeypox, and an investigation is under way to determine if the ailment was a contributing factor in the death. The case is only the second in the United States being investigated as a possible monkeypox death.
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A suspected murderer in a high-profile Palm Springs case has been killed during an altercation at the Cois Byrd Detention Center on Tuesday. Kaushal Niroula According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, just after 2:30 pm, 41-year-old Kaushal Niroula was found at the jail unresponsive. Deputies and medical staff initiated medical aid while waiting for
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Fire Departments throughout the Coachella Valley are providing aid to crews in Hemet fighting the Fairview fire. You can read the latest on the Fairview Fire here. Here in the Coachella Valley, both Cathedral City and Palm Springs Fire Departments are assisting crews in Hemet battling the Fairview Fire. Fire Capt. Nathan Gunkle with the
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Union Pacific Railroad confirmed the deaths of two employees Thursday following a freight train collision with equipment on a siding east of Mecca. The deaths and derailment of 7 train cars happened at approximately 3:00 a.m. north of Bombay Beach on the north shore of the Salton Sea, according to a Union Pacific spokesman Mike Jaixen.
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Students at Dr. Carreon Jr. Academy resumed classes Thursday morning after a lockdown due to nearby police activity at the start of the school day. Three people in a Toyota Camry struck a wall and then jumped out of the vehicle at Avenue 48 and Arabia Street at 7:48 a.m., according to police spokesman Ben
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Police announced the investigation of two deaths at a Beaumont home Thursday and said a person of interest had been taken into custody. Officers were called to a home on the 1500 block of Creekside Lane Wednesday evening at 6:21 p.m. for a welfare check, according to a statement from the Beaumont Police Department. The
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The Fairview Fire is continuing to grow and many who are close to the blaze are being asked to evacuate. Thus far, two people have died and one person has been injured while trying to escape the blaze. Evacuation orders are currently in place for residents south of Cactus Valley Road, north of Minto Way,
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Some people in local mountain communities are now under evacuation warnings as the Fairview Fire approached 10,000 acres Wednesday. Residents were warned to be ready to grab what they can and go in just a moment’s notice. Carlos Mercado has been watching the fire grow in size. He’s now starting to gather important items in
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