Diane A. Rhodes
Murrieta TikToker Offers A Connection for Others
Murrieta – When Jody DeSimone, known online as Girlgraphix, posted a 45-second video on her TikTok account in March, she did not expect for...
Hemet senior named Gates Scholar
Western Center Academy senior Byron Gonzalez is one of 300 outstanding students nationwide chosen to receive The Gates Scholarship from nearly 35,000 applicants. He...
Proposed operating budget draft presented to Murrieta City Council
At its regular meeting May 6, Murrieta City Council members heard a Budget Workshop update from the city’s Finance Director Javier Carcamo and Sr....
RCHCA protects habitat for 25 years
When the Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency (RCHCA) was created in 1996, it was to protect and defend wildlife that fell under the Endangered...
Murrieta encourages young artists
Murrieta youth are being asked to take out their pencils, ink, paints and other art mediums to enter the city of Murrieta’s Youth Center’s...
Murrieta Valley High School students mean business
A Virtual Enterprise team from Murrieta Valley High School placed second at the National Business Plan competition. Havlu, led by student CEO Isabella Dadseresht,...
Arrivals and departures at T.H.E. Center in Hemet
When staff and board members at Hemet’s Therapeutic Horsemanship Equestrian Center (T.H.E. Center) were given the opportunity to rehome one of their horses, they...
Michelle’s Place expands services for cancer survivors and thrivers
An open house was held April 29 for the staff and volunteers at Michelle’s Place Cancer Resource Center in Temecula to show what can...
Western Center Academy advances to national competition
Hemet’s Western Center Academy is the only Riverside County school to advance to the Academic Decathlon national competition this year. The charter school’s 2-year-old...
Temecula opera singer appears on game show
Temecula teen Chelsea Snow spent a pre-pandemic year winning 13 singing competitions, including two international events. Before COVID-19 halted public performances and concerts, the...