One person was killed in a collision between a white truck and a blue Ford pickup at 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, on the 29000 block of San Jacinto Avenue in Nuevo.A third vehicle in the middle of the street, described as a gray SUV, caught fire and a person was believed to be inside.The California Highway Patrol said...
A 44-year-old man accused of running over and killing his ex-girlfriend and injuring her mother when she tried to intervene, was charged with Friday, Sept. 13, with murder, among other offenses.Bun Thieng Leuk was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 11, for the alleged vehicular assault that killed Linda Holguin.Along with murder, Leuk is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, child...
A 52-year-old Moreno Valley chiropractor suspected of inappropriately touching a woman at his office was out of custody Thursday, Sept. 12.Dr. Sam Putres Khumooro of Eastvale was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of misdemeanor sexual battery. He posted a $5,000 bond and was released from the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside Wednesday.According to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. William Stens, Khumooro...
A 32-year-old probationer accused of leading Hemet police on a brief car chase after accelerating up and down a residential street was charged Thursday, Sept. 12, with felony evading.Steven Andrew Alvarez of Hemet has been held in lieu of $100,000 bail since his arrest Tuesday and made his initial court appearance Sept. 12. at the Banning Justice Center.According to...
Stomping grapes is a messy business.For the hundreds of people that came out to participate in South Coast Winery Resort and Spa’s annual Grape Stomp celebration Sunday, Sept. 15, they were willing to sacrifice cleanliness for fun.Owners Dawn and Jim Carter were on hand, as were winemakers Jon McPherson and Javier Flores to celebrate the start of harvest season...
Next month, Oktoberfest will turn into October fun when the Soboba Casino Resort Event Center is transformed with everything German. The resort’s food and beverage director is Victor Mortazavi who is looking forward to celebrating his homeland and heritage with more than 1,000 guests Oct. 5, from 4-9 p.m.“With so many Oktoberfest events taking place throughout the southland, we...
Originally, the “Symphony in the Vines” concert proposed by Wilson Creek Winery founders Rosie and Gerry Wilson was intended to be highlighted by a harvest moon hanging over the outdoor stage at the winery.The annual celestial event worked at the inaugural concert last year when about 150 people attended the concert. This year, though the moon struggled to peek...
Friday, Sep. 20
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Craft Faire, Maurice Car'rie Winery
1-2:30 p.m. Behind the Scenes Wine Tour, South Coast Winery
3-5:30 p.m. Happy Hour, Vineyard Rose, South Coast Winery
5-8 p.m. Live Music, Brendan Croskerry, Cougar Vineyard and Winery
5-9 p.m. Live Music, Vince Mendoza, Masia de la Vinya
5:30-7:30 p.m. Live Music, Carlson and Clark, Meritage Restaurant, Callaway Winery
5:30-8:30 p.m. Festa!...
At first, looking at the top of the hill at the corner of Menifee and Craig roads half a mile up, it was difficult to tell anything was moving.Then, in no time, the racers were whizzing by, gravity yanking the vehicles down the slope, their drivers piloting in calm silence despite the ever-increasing speeds.This scene wasn’t just any type...
SAN JACINTO – The Mt. San Jacinto College Art Gallery closed “Specific Abstractions,” a group exhibition curated by Los Angeles-based arts writer Matt Stromberg featuring work by Tanya Aguiñiga, Rachid Bouhamidi, Leonardo Bravo, Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, John Knuth, Dan Levenson, Rubén Ortiz Torres and Brenna Youngblood. The show challenged the understanding of abstraction as a universal language, a pure...