Will Fritz
New Lake Elsinore city manager to take over in March
Lake Elsinore will soon have a new city manager.Current City Manager Grant Yates announced at the end of December his intention to retire from...
First Temecula REDI commission meeting set
The city of Temecula will hold the first meeting of its new Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Commission Thursday, Jan. 14, after press time.The...
HHS data shows southwest County hospitals nearly full
Southwest Riverside County hospitals are nearly full and intensive care units are slammed with patients as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage, according to...
Small fire contained at Lake Elsinore strip mall
Firefighters quickly doused a blaze at a Lake Elsinore strip mall Wednesday night, authorities said.The fire broke out about 8:20 p.m. in the 31000...
TVUSD board hears update on budget after stimulus package, Newsom’s funding proposals
Funds from the recent federal coronavirus relief package signed by President Trump in December and budgetary proposals from California Gov. Newsom mean Temecula Valley...
Menifee house fire displaces 4
A fire damaged a Menifee home early Sunday, Jan. 3, fire officials said.Dispatchers were alerted to the blaze at a home in the 29000...
Hospitals show huge increases in COVID-19 patients since middle of December
Riverside County hospitals are reporting significantly more coronavirus patients than in previous weeks – with two local hospitals showing twice as many confirmed coronavirus...
First known case of more contagious coronavirus variant detected in San Diego County patient
The first known case of a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in California was found in a San Diego County...
Impacts of Newsom’s plan for resuming in-person learning not immediately clear for local schools
California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a plan Thursday, Dec. 31, for schools to resume in-person teaching in the spring, though it wasn’t immediately clear...
Forest Service begins prescribed burns around Idyllwild
IDYLLWILD (CNS) - U.S. Forest Service personnel today set fire to piles of debris in the Lake Hemet area, within the Cranston burn scar...