A residential fire broke out just after midnight on New Year’s Day in Murrieta, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.
Murrieta Fire & Rescue was dispatched at 12:33 a.m. to aworking residential structure fire in the 36200 block of Oak Glen Street. Firefighters determined that no one appeared to be home at the time of the fire.
The blaze was...
Tom Kennedy has been chosen as the new Watermaster for the Santa Margarita River Watershed.During a December 5 hearing, U.S. District Court judge Gonzalo Curiel selected Kennedy as the Watermaster. “I’m honored to have been selected by the court to serve in this role,” Kennedy said.A state engineer looking for potential reservoir sites identified one in Fallbrook in 1924,...
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Jailhouse Rock screening, James Kruk concert to celebrate Elvis’ birthday at Mission Theater
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Elvis Presley was born on January 8, 1935. The Mission Theater will be celebrating Elvis’ birthday with a screening of the Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock on January 9 and a concert featuring Elvis impersonator James Kruk, a former Bonsall resident and current Murrieta resident, on January 10.“It was as close as we could get to Elvis’ actual birthday....
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Lake Elsinore Historical Society to host presentation on Elsinore Naval & Military School
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LAKE ELSINORE — The Lake Elsinore Historical Society will host a special presentation titled “Elsinore Naval & Military School: A Snapshot of Cadet Life in 1964” on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. The event will take place at the Lake Elsinore History Museum, Cultural Building, located at 183 North Main Street in Lake Elsinore.
The presentation will be...
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Local Temecula student gives mobility to children through Go Baby Go Program
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ST. GEORGE, UT -- Through a collaborative effort to benefit children in the community, Utah Tech University held its seventh annual Go Baby Go event on Saturday, Dec. 6. The university's Physical Therapist Assistant students coordinate the program, offering mobility and independence to young children with disabilities.Kaylee Buckley of Temecula was involved in making this year's event the biggest...
A woman was fatally shot at a Temecula residence Friday evening, December 26, and a 31-year-old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder, authorities said.Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Southwest Station were dispatched at 6:43 p.m. Dec. 26 to a home in the 31000 block of Sunflower Way following a report of an assault with a deadly...
Dr. Megan Johnson McCullough
Special to Valley News
The ear canal often gets buildup of a yellow substance we call ear wax. The glands in the ear canal produce this substance for no exact known reason other than to trap particles and dust before they might reach the eardrum.
Without us realizing it, most of the time ear wax dries up and...
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Rancho Water Board re-elects President Brian Brady and Senior Vice President J.D. Harkey
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TEMECULA – The Rancho California Water District (Rancho Water/District) Board of Directors re-elected Brian Brady as President and J.D. Harkey as Senior Vice President on Thursday, Dec. 11 for the upcoming one-year term beginning in January 2026.President Brady, first elected to the Board in November 2020, continues to bring extensive expertise and steady guidance to his role. He has...
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Vintage Farms Apartments in Murrieta reach major construction milestone
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MURRIETA — The upcoming Vintage Farms apartment community in Murrieta has reached a significant construction milestone with the project’s topping out, marking the completion of structural construction. R.D. Olson Construction is serving as the general contractor for the development, which continues to take shape on a 15-acre site in the city.
Vintage Farms will feature 330 luxury and market-rate apartments...
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Audie Murphy’s Menifee ranch to be spotlighted in upcoming historical presentation
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MENIFEE — Audie Murphy, one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century, will be the focus of an upcoming historical presentation exploring his connection to Menifee and the ranch he once owned in the area.
Murphy was World War II’s most decorated American soldier, earning numerous military honors for his bravery in combat. Following the war, he became...










