The fatal crash was reported at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday in the 44700 block of Rainbow Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco launched the investigation earlier this year, prompting some outrage and lawsuits.
The warnings were issued following two separate scams hitting the area.
A crash stalled traffic east of Temecula and West of Anza Road on Highway 79 South/Temecula Parkway.
A 62-year-old man was identified in the early morning crash between a truck and a street sweeper.
The Republican sheriff, who is running for California governor, held a defiant news conference about alleged election fraud in RivCo.
The Temecula Valley High School student was airlifted to Loma Linda Hospital where she is recovering as friends offer fundraising help.
Tuesday is St. Patrick's Day, and if you imbibe in green beer and want the luck of the Irish, you better have a designated driver planned!
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department firefighters were en route to assist with the incident.
It began as a single burglary of an El Segundo home, and bloomed into a Southern California hunt for guns, luxury purses, watches and more.
The 27-year-old Palm Desert woman died when her northbound vehicle collided with another near Anza.
The Vista man, declared incompetent for trial, heads to treatment, "far more intensive and faster than a state mental hospital."
The 5-foot-10-inch-tall woman who weighs 120 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes, was last seen riding a light blue bicycle with a basket.
Space is limited—spots fill up fast for this in-person teenage driver course.
In 2025, SCE ratepayers filed 1,750 fraud complaints.
The crash occurred near Needles, Arizona on US-95.
Redhawk Parkway was briefly closed to traffic while emergency responders shut off water and evaluated the driver.
Anna Urita, 17, has been missing since Dec. 26, last seen in Wildomar.
The crash happened on Pala Road late Friday night, CHP said.
The two-car crash occurred on Jefferson, near the Temecula McDonald's, witnesses say.
A single car crash on Margarita Road proved fatal for a 16-year-old boy, ID'd by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department coroner's bureau.
The woman went missing in an unknown area of Mountain Center or Idyllwild.
Suspects from Murrieta and Temecula were arrested for the Jefferson Avenue attack that sent one victim to the hospital with serious injury.
This photo captured a "Visit Temecula Valley" perfect day. Hot air balloons rising, snowtopped mountain peaks, plus a Cal Fire crew at work.
Temecula's California Highway Patrol officers recently pulled over a driver on suspicion of DUI. Then, they got his goat.
The checkpoint was held from 7 p.m. Jan. 23 to 1 a.m. Jan. 24 at Rancho California and Butterfield Stage roads.
Wildfire fuel and accumulated vegetation are being burned in a controlled manner by the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
The CHP offers this free 'Start Smart' class for teens and parents to help make the roads safe for all. Here's how to register.
A driver on I-15 was struck by a large wooden object from the Overland Road Bridge. Here's what happened.
Matt Capelouto lost his 20-year-old daughter Alexandra to fentanyl poisoning in December 2019. He hasn't stopped advocating.
As family and associates gathered, the public watched the livestream of Firefighter Daniel "Danny" Cook's memorial.
A hiker was found dead after searching for members of his hiking group who had gone missing.
Overnight, a car struck a building in South Temecula.
Two off-roaders in the Vail Lake area east of Temecula were confonted by a man with a gun.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department rushed to the neighborhood in South Temecula on Tuesday afternoon.
The increases will aid in retention, according to the sheriff's department.
A woman accused of gunning down another female at a Temecula home pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges.
Patrol deputies were called to an apartment complex to investigate an assault in March 2025 and encountered a victim who had been stabbed.
Brayan Cardenas, 27, of Perris, admitted charges of burglary, being a felon in possession of a firearm and trespassing.
It was the second inmate death in less than a week involving apparent mental illness.