Diane A. Rhodes
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...
Lake Elsinore City Council receives WRCOG rebate for streetlight retrofit
Lake Elsinore Councilmember Brian Tisdale accepted a rebate check from the Western Riverside Council of Governments on behalf of the city at the regular...
Murrieta City Council passes resolution denouncing hate crimes
Murrieta City Council member Lori Stone proposed the passage of a resolution to condemn hate crimes, racism, discrimination or animus targeting any minority in...
Elsinore Woman’s Club is in full bloom
After holding a virtual event in 2020, members of the Elsinore Woman’s Club are preparing to host their 65th annual flower show Friday, April...
Pink dots save lives
When Erika Heranic found out she needed a new heart, the mother of two was focused on survival. Following her transplant in April 2017,...
Menifee teen makes comeback on American Idol
When Menifee’s Olivia Ximines competed on last season’s American Idol television show, she made the top 20 but was not able to advance into...
Siblings find forever home in Menifee
The Brady Bunch has nothing on the Willis family of Menifee. After raising five biological children, Gary and Pam Willis made the decision to...
Fentanyl poisonings affect Temecula Valley families
Jake Jimenez was 23 when he was unwittingly poisoned by ingesting fentanyl. Alexandra Capelouto was 20. Both had been great students, played sports and...
Community gathers for annual March of Remembrance in Murrieta
The annual March of Remembrance, organized by the Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the Valley, was pared down, Sunday, April 11, from past events due...