The flu virus took full advantage of family gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday. Over the week that ended Nov. 26, hospitalizations for flu nearly doubled, reports Richard Franki at WebMD.
On Monday, December 12, 2022, about 1:53 AM, deputies assigned to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Robert Presley Detention Center, responded to the cell of an unresponsive male inmate.
On December 8, 2022, at 8:30 AM, members of the Jurupa Valley Special Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a residence located in the 4000 block of Pedley Road in the city of Jurupa Valley.
On Friday, December 9, 2022, at 1:00 PM, the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force (CBBCGTF) conducted an operation that resulted in the arrest of a documented criminal street gang member who was in possession of a loaded firearm.
The Hemet Police Department cited 28 drivers Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in a distracted-driving operation from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Twelve citations were for hands-free cell phone violations and 16 for dangerous driving behaviors.
Reese Whitney, 21, of Hemet died Friday on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center, the Riverside County coroner said. CHP is investigating under Log No. 9655. Next of kin have been notified.
A Hemet man, Alex Mancia-Caceres, 54, died early Friday in a single-vehicle crash at Ramona Expressway and E Seventh Street in San Jacinto. Deputies responded at 2:24 a.m.; the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.