Temecula Area News Today

4 Injured In Temecula School Bus Crash, DUI Suspected: CHP - Temecula, CA - A Temecula Valley Unified School District bus carrying students from a local elementary school was struck by a suspected DUI driver Friday.

Murrieta Woman Killed In Winchester Road Crash - Murrieta, CA - The fatal crash occurred shortly before noon Nov. 7 on southbound Winchester Road, just south of Skyview Road.

Dont come to class, classes are canceled. this after the storm hit mexicos baja peninsula and california declared a state of emergency over the arrival of its first tropical storm in 83 years. congresswoman barbara lee represents the area near san francisco and is running for the united states senate. congresswoman, it sounds as though your area is going to be okay, its going to miss most of the wrath of this storm, is that right? >> at this point, yes. but let me just say, jim, this climate eve...

Im jim acosta in washington. good evening. we begin with a couple of breaking news stories from california. magnitude 5.1 earthquake has shaken southern california. the epicenter was in between santa barbara and ventura, according to the u.s. geological survey. there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage. right now, in the southwest, the main concern, though, is tropical storm hilary, which will cross into southern california within the next couple of hours. some areas will see a years ...

Thats why you are hearing city officials say stay home. the city park is closed, as well as parks, as well as all of the beaches. the navy has moved ten ships out of san diego bay because the concern is this tropical storm could damage some of those sea vessels. so the schools, in fact, say because of all of this water that is coming into the city from this tropical storm, theyre going to delay the start of school, which is supposed to be tomorrow a full day. so the preparation is in place, jim....

Around the area, this is the largest county in the nation geographically. firefighters have about 20,000 square miles to cover. across that area from east l.a. to the arizona and nevada borders, officials are out and about, on the alert just in case this situation turns into massive flooding. people are out there, monitoring the weather models and trying to get in touch with the public to warn the public of potential flooding. well have to wait and see what happens. the rain starting to pick up,...

Significantly change the landscape here should water start rushing down the mountains, down to the lower areas. officials tell us theyre very concerned. i spoke not long ago with the battalion chief of the san bernardino fire department said look, if residents get the evacuation order, its not something officials are sending out lightly. they are very concerned about people in this area. take a listen. >> we asked you to evacuate, we dont take that lightly. we are asking you based on predictions...

The city has had three to four inches already, and the expectation is, in these next few hours, the city could see three to four times that much. thats why you are seeing things like this. i want you to take a look. this entire road is completely closed off, and the reason why is because this area right behind me, this is really a bit of a concrete jungle. this is where a lot of the water from the hills, from the deserts, all funnels down into these drains. and so the concern is that, you know, ...

Is under evacuation. josh campbell is there. josh, what is it like where you are? >> reporter: well, the wind is picking up, the rain picking up here, as well, jim. all of us here just got an alert from the national weather service, this part of san bernardino now under a flash flood warning. the national weather service call thing a very dangerous situation, telling residents not to be out on the roadways unless you are evacuating, based on authorities telling you to do so. where we are here as...