Johnson hosts virtual variety show with The Magic Castle
In the past, Temecula ventriloquist and magician Kevin Johnson has performed at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. The elimination of live entertainment during the...
Hemet City Council studies city priorities for the public
The Hemet City Council called for a special meeting Friday, Jan. 29, and met in the Hemet Library to determine what goals the community...
State CTC approves road funding in Lake Elsinore
The California Transportation Commission allocated more than $571 million recently to address transportation needs throughout the state. One of those is the El Toro...
Murrieta launches their short-term vacation rental web portal
The city of Murrieta recently launched their short-term vacation rental web portal. The portal, which follows the decision made Oct. 20, to pass a...
Hemet’s Simpson Park reopens with fire danger subsiding
The city of Hemet reopened Simpson Park in concert with the Riverside County Fire Department with the fire hazard diminished with the wetter weather...
Bees and beasts in Temecula Valley, circa 1910-1945
Rebecca Marshall FarnbachSpecial to Valley NewsRanches dominated almost all of the Temecula Valley in 1910. The Vail Ranch owned 87,500-acres spreading from south of...
The friendship of Parkie and Aunt Bessie grows
Rebecca Marshall FarnbachSpecial to Valley NewsIn April 1879, a weary doctor delivered Ysabel Grace Gonzalez, the first non-Native female born in Temecula. Her new...
Man sentenced for operating illegal pot grow, stealing electricity in Wildomar
A 22-year-old man who operated an indoor marijuana grow in Wildomar that contained hundreds of plants and allegedly caused damage to the property was...
Deputies arrest 2 men in connection with illegal marijuana grow in San Jacinto
Two men were arrested when deputies busted an illegal marijuana grow that contained more than a thousand cannabis plants at a San Jacinto home,...