The ‘Nixon Fire‘ in Riverside County has burned about 5,222 acres and is 21% contained as of Friday morning, according to the county’s Fire Department.
A 23-year-old hiker collapsed on a trail Thursday in the San Bernardino National Forest north of Anza, suffering apparent heat exhaustion and requiring firefighters to rescue him.
One person is dead and another was injured after a driver lost control and plowed into a house in Moreno Valley.
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Monday on Indian Street near Ironwood Avenue, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Video from the scene showed the SUV on top of a pick-up truck and wedged inside the garage.
Two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck near Palm and Commonwealth Avenue in Hemet about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22. One was pronounced dead; the driver later returned and was taken into custody, Hemet police said. Impaired driving appears to be a factor; the investigation is ongoing.
The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.
Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.