Temecula

A sports car was caught going 140 mph in a 70 mph zone on the 15 Freeway in Temecula, Riverside County. The California Highway Patrol reported that the vehicle was allegedly speeding when it was pulled over by a CHP officer, and the sports car was subsequently impounded.

A Riverside County man was convicted of shooting and killing an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer after the officer told him to stop tagging a sidewalk. Cristian Facundo, 27, of Temecula, was convicted on July 31 and is expected to receive a life sentence without parole.

A 38-year-old Bellflower man has been booked on suspicion of murder following a fatal Riverside County crash in Temecula. Investigators found he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.

A wildland firefighter was killed in a DUI crash in Temecula. The driver involved in the crash has been charged with murder and DUI. The firefighter's family attended the court proceeding.

A caregiver from Right at Home in Temecula was allegedly filmed rummaging through personal documents and jewelry of a 95-year-old woman in Murrieta. The woman's granddaughter, Alicia Speck, reported the incident to the caregiving company and authorities.

A metal bar pierced the windshield of a vehicle on the 15 Freeway in Temecula, striking the pregnant driver. The incident occurred on the 15 Freeway in Temecula.

A pregnant woman and her unborn twins survived a metal bar piercing a van's windshield and striking her in the stomach on a Southern California freeway. The incident occurred on Interstate 15 in the Temecula area on July 1.

A Riverside County martial arts instructor was arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a minor. Authorities identified the man as Dzung Mai, 62, of Temecula, following an investigation after a victim reported being assaulted during a martial arts lesson.

A 25-year-old man was arrested for drunk driving in the Temecula area after speeding past traffic in the shoulder lane of a highway. The California Highway Patrol pulled his pickup truck over following an encounter with an Oceanside Police Department officer.

Nereida Benitez, an ER nurse, was struck on a Southern California highway after stopping to assist a crash victim. She had just completed a shift at Sharp Memorial Hospital and was driving home to Temecula when the incident occurred near State Route 76.

Police rescued 31 neglected dogs from a hot, unventilated U-Haul truck near Temecula. The owner was arrested and faces 21 felony animal cruelty charges.

Police rescued 31 neglected dogs from a hot, unventilated U-Haul truck near Temecula. The owner was arrested and faces 21 felony animal cruelty charges.

The I-15 Smart Freeway Pilot Project, a $33 million initiative to reduce traffic congestion, has launched on a heavily traveled northbound section of I-15 in Riverside County. The project targets the stretch from the San Diego–Riverside County line in Temecula to the 15/215 interchange.

SDG&E proposes the Golden Pacific Powerlink, a 144-mile extra high voltage transmission line project through Temecula, Anza Borrego State Park, and parts of Riverside and San Diego Counties. The project aims to strengthen California’s regional power network and address growing electricity demand, but residents and local businesses express concerns about visual impacts on the wine country’s tourism-driven landscape. The project seeks community input and is projected for completion by 2032 if approved.

Frank Torres, a 61-year-old man from Pauma Valley, remains missing after his vehicle was found abandoned under suspicious circumstances. His family reported him missing on May 12, and homicide investigators are involved. The incident occurred in Riverside County.

Firefighters responded to a gas leak in Temecula that affected 6 buildings and 40 residential units. The incident occurred around 1:34 p.m. in the 31100 block of Strawberry Tree Lane, with crews finding a ruptured gas line.

A hot-air balloon carrying 13 people made an emergency landing in a backyard in Temecula, California, due to low fuel and shifting winds. The pilot, Hunter Perrin, was unaware of the landing until a neighbor informed him.