ONTARIO — The destination matters more than the journey, especially when that destination is the history books.While the final minutes might have been tighter than head coach Chris Featherly preferred, the Murrieta Mesa boys’ basketball team held their ground Saturday afternoon at Toyota Arena, defeating Aliso Niguel 65-58 to claim the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship.The victory marks...
Firefighters contained a heavy blaze that tore through the roof of a Farmer Boys restaurant in Perris on Tuesday afternoon, according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department.
The commercial structure fire was reported at 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of Romona Expressway and Perris Boulevard. Arriving crews encountered a "heavy fire" situation, with thick smoke and flames visible through the...
Teams to perform scheduled maintenance and advance major projectsOCEANSIDE – North County Transit – San Diego Railroad (NCTD) will suspend all coastal rail service on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 to perform routine railroad maintenance and major infrastructure work.NCTD’s COASTER service between San Diego and Oceanside will be suspended during this period. Regularly scheduled service will resume the morning...
The Rancho California Water District board approved an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation which will provide funding for arsenic treatment at Well 240.The 6-0 vote February 12, with Carol Lee Gonzales-Brady absent, adopts a resolution authorizing the grant agreement for the design of the arsenic treatment. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will provide a $400,000 grant while...
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS – Xiane Romero, of Lake Elsinore, was named to the Mississippi State University Fall 2025 President's List.Students on the President's List achieved a 3.80 or better GPA, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C.About Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State University...
The Eastern Municipal Water District authorized a preliminary design contract for the rehabilitation of the San Jacinto Regional Water Reclamation Facility.
Eastern’s board voted 5-0 on February 4 to award GHD, Inc., a $707,196 contract for the preliminary design work. The action appropriated a total of $860,916 which also covers $30,000 for internal labor costs and a $123,720 contingency.
Eastern operates...
CLINTON, SC – Ava Smith of Temecula was named to the President's List at Presbyterian College after earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the Fall 2025 semester.
Inspired by the motto, "While We Live, We Serve," Presbyterian College celebrates an enduring culture of academic rigor, honor, and service worthy of being "America's Innovative Service College."
PC provides students of...
Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District is celebrating spring with two Easter-related activities.The 37th annual Bunny Hop Family Fun Run will be Saturday, March 14 and Easter egg hunts are scheduled for three Valley-Wide facilities on Saturday, April 4.The Fun Run will be at Diamond Valley Lake Community Park, 1806 Angler Ave. Hemet. It begins with the Tot Run, for...
Jenna Peters, who was raised in Lake Elsinore and played high school softball for Temescal Canyon High School, is now a senior at Western New Mexico University. She was selected as the Mustangs’ softball player of the week for February 9-15.
The Mustangs played two games that week, both as part of a February 15 doubleheader at home against the...