The 43rd Riverside County Academic Decathlon will explore ‘The Roaring Twenties’
RIVERSIDE – The 1920s America featured a booming economy, a stock market craze, speakeasies fueled by Prohibition, and women seeking equal rights. A century later, this vital time period of history is the basis for the 43rd Annual Riverside County Academic Decathlon, which began with a virtual competition on...
UPDATE:Crew-11 safely splashed down at 12:41 PST off the coast of San Diego.Footage of the splashdown can be watched at:https://youtu.be/ttKirM-OhnA?si=QvtU9yuWoxS0nuXbSource: Jacob Lavoie/Village News CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For the first time in the 25-year history of the International Space Station, NASA has ordered a mission to end early due to a medical emergency. The four-member SpaceX Crew-11 team is scheduled to...
A police pursuit following an attempted assault ended in a multi-vehicle crash and a major freeway closure on Interstate 215 in Menifee on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident began around 1:30 p.m. when the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office (RSO) initiated a pursuit of a suspect reportedly involved in an assault with a deadly weapon attempt involving a vehicle versus a pedestrian.
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In August 2024, the County of Riverside awarded a contract to resurface Buck Road and Warren Road between Rancho California Road and Borel Road, but planned Eastern Municipal Water District sewer work would have created a conflict so the county and the contractor agreed to cancel the contract and re-bid the contract after the EMWD work was completed. On...
An atheist once told a pastor, “I don’t believe in God because there’s too much evil, pain, and suffering in the world.” The pastor replied, “Okay, let’s pretend God doesn’t exist. Is there still evil, pain, and suffering?” The atheist thought for a moment and said, “Yes, there still is.” “Exactly,” the pastor said. “Getting rid of God doesn’t...
MENIFEE – The Heritage High School boys’ basketball team found itself on top of the world in early December. The Patriots were unstoppable, riding a wave of momentum that crashed onto the shores of history with a resounding 82-55 victory over Pacific on Dec. 8. That night marked a significant milestone for the program as the team secured its...
The animal services contract between the County of Riverside and the City of San Jacinto has been renewed.A 4-0 Riverside County Board of Supervisors vote December 16, with Jose Medina absent, approved a new three-year agreement. The action also authorizes the director of the county’s Department of Animal Services or her designee to execute amendments to the agreement contingent...
Ace Frehley, who was the lead guitarist for the hard rock band Kiss and was known as the Spaceman due to the makeup the Kiss band members wore, passed away on October 16. Daniel Sweet, who portrays Ace in the Kiss tribute band Kisstroyer USA which will be playing January 15 at The Vibe in Temecula, notes that he...
The Association of California Water Agencies has ten regions and Region 9 encompasses Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and Imperial County. Region 9 has a seven-member board, and Eastern Municipal Water District board member Joe Grindstaff is now the chair of the Region 9 board.“I’m very happy to be on the ACWA board,” Grindstaff said.The ACWA agencies within Region...