Hemet City Council approves additional fire department turnout equipment
The Hemet City Council approved additional turnout equipment for the city’s fire department.The city council’s 4-0 vote May 12, with Tom Lodge absent, approved...
Hemet City Council declares Industrial Avenue property as surplus
The Hemet City Council declared a city-owned property in the 3700 block of Industrial Avenue to be surplus.A 4-0 vote May 12, with Tom...
Teacher Arrested for Public Intoxication at Menifee Elementary School
A teacher at Chester Morrison Elementary School was arrested for public intoxication Monday morning after a school administrator reported she appeared to be intoxicated...
Rescue Crews Respond to Fallen Hiker Near Boulder Basin Campground
Emergency crews and an air ambulance responded to a medical emergency Sunday morning after a hiker fell near Black Mountain Peak and the Boulder...
Student of the Year scholarships awarded in the San Jacinto Valley
The Hemet/San Jacinto Student of the Month program held its recognition breakfasts from September 2025 through March 2026. Each school’s honoree was eligible to...
Fire crews respond to residential structure fire in Hemet
Fire crews are actively responding to a residential structure fire in Hemet. Hemet Fire Department units were dispatched to the scene in the 600...
Human remains found, believed to be missing man
May 23, 2026 -- 12:30 pm UPDATE: Human remains believed to be connected to the disappearance of Frank “Paco” Torres were discovered Saturday morning...
Fast-Moving Verona Fire sparks back up in Riverside County, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations
A volatile brush fire in Riverside County exploded to approximately 600 acres Tuesday evening after jumping control lines, forcing a new wave of mandatory...
Forward Progress Stopped on Vegetation Fire in Murrieta
Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that broke out Monday afternoon near the intersection of Via Princesa and Via La...
Murrieta Fire Crews Respond to Vegetation Fire on Wild Flower Drive
A heavy response from Murrieta Fire was triggered late Wednesday afternoon following reports of a vegetation fire on Wild Flower Drive.
The incident, designated as...