Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District’s first Polar Plunge for charity brought more than 100 brave Hemet San Jacinto Valley residents to take a dip in the 51-degree Diamond Valley Aquatic Park pool Saturday, Jan. 11.“This is something we had thought about for several years,” Dean Wetter, general manager of Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District, said. “And it’s finally here...
HEMET – The Tom Catanzaro Band brings the legendary vibraphonist Nick Mancini to the Diamond Valley Arts Center stage Saturday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with tickets available online or at the center for $20 general admission, $15 for members and $10 for students or $5 presale for students. The Diamond Valley Arts Center...
MENIFEE — A motor deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department's Menifee Station discovered more than 130 pounds of marijuana, which the agency said was worth more than $100,000 in the back of a moving truck during a traffic stop on Tuesday.The deputy conducted the traffic stop on the 27000 block of Highway 74 in the city of Menifee in...
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, “Shrek The Musical” is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure that will be performed by the Temecula Youth Musical Theater starting Friday, Jan. 17, at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater.Though Director Jennifer Stuart and her team of young actors are ready to get the show on the road, the production got...
I never saw the 2004 version of “The Grudge” or the 2002 Japanese horror film that served as its basis. I didn’t even watch either film for research before seeing this new film. I figured that if this film was going the remake route, it might hurt to know when the scares were coming. Similar research tainted my enjoyment...
The high school winter sports season is past the halfway point and the updated rankings show quite a few local teams getting great exposure in their perspective divisions as the post season nears. The latest CIF Southern Section polls were released Monday, Jan. 13, as we bring you some of the local area teams that have cracked the rankings:Boys’...
LISA MASCARO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats carried the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate late Wednesday, setting the stage for only the third trial to remove a president in American history.
Trump complained anew it was all a "hoax," even as fresh details emerged about...
With the winter break coming to an end, it’s time to get back to the high school sports seasons. The winter sports season is already halfway over and local high school coaches and athletic directors all recently met to select and recognize the local student athletes from the fall season that have garnished All-League honors for their tremendous game...
The South Valley League coaches and athletic directors recently met to recognize the local student athletes from the fall season that have garnished All-League honors for their tremendous game play. Here are the South Valley League’s fall sports honorees for the 2019 season:FOOTBALLMost Valuable Player, Offense: Joseph Milner, California Military Institute, Sr.Most Valuable Player, Defense: Brandon Baker, Cornerstone Christian, Sr.Coach of...
SAN JACINTO – Grandfathers For Golf announced that registration is now open for their winter session of free golf instruction for youth in the Hemet/San Jacinto area. Classes are for children 7 and up and will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21.This year students can attend Tuesdays, Thursdays or...