MURRIETA – On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the Murrieta Police Department, in partnership with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Taskforce (RCAHT), conducted a proactive enforcement operation that targeted online prostitution and those persons who seek it. Prostitution is a crime, and persons who demand these unlawful activities fuel an illicit underground economy both locally and across the State of...
The Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. held their 74th annual membership meeting Saturday, July 19. The yearly event was held at the Hamilton High School gymnasium in Anza.Booths from various civic organizations and Cooperative employees were set up to provide information and answer questions.The Anza Thimble Club served breakfast to the membership before the meeting was called to order at...
The Riverside County Office on Aging will present a Family Caregiver Support Program Monday, August 11, at the Anza Community Hall. The presentation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. A free lunch will be provided.Guests will learn about important resources available to family caretakers through county programs that are especially designed for them.This event is sponsored...
The Anza Valley Outlook Sheriff's Blotter is a list of calls that allows residents to see what law enforcement activity is occurring in their communities.The Sheriff's Blotter data is obtained from the official calls for service records kept by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. However, calls where the release of the information could cause harm to an individual or...
MENIFEE – Shots were fired in front of the Ross department store on Antelope Road in Menifee around 9:19 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23. No one was hurt in the incident, and thanks to the swift work of Menifee police officers and help from community members, two suspects are now in custody.
Police were called to the scene after the...
TEMECULA — One of Temecula’s premier martial arts venues will once again become the heart of Inland Empire fight culture as Hendo’s Fight Night celebrates its 20th promotion on Friday, Aug. 9. The event will be hosted by UFC and PrideFC legend Dan Henderson and his staff.Held at Dan Henderson’s Athletic Fitness Center — a sprawling, high-energy gym just...
ANZA – A 47-year-old Anza man, Anthony Onzures, was formally charged on July 30, 2025, by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office with multiple felony charges after being arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young child, authorities said.
According to the felony complaint, Onzures faces:
Two counts of Penal Code 288.7(b) – engaging in oral copulation or...
Bob GarverContributorI have fond memories of “The Bad Guys” from 2022. The opening scene was an extended “Pulp Fiction” reference, which I was not expecting to see in an animated kids’ movie. It put me in a good mood for the rest of the movie, which was standard “villains eventually learn to be good” fare, albeit with a slick...
A small brush fire, now dubbed the Samantha Fire, was ignited Monday afternoon in the Wolf Valley area of Temecula, burning approximately 4 acres before crews brought it under control. Residents in the Temecula Creek Village complex were asked to evacuate, according to a resident on the scene. Fire trucks are lined up to protect the homes.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture are accelerating federal efforts to address the growing concerns around ultra-processed foods and the current epidemic of diet-related...