Local ballerina selected for prestigious 2020 Prix de Lausanne
Local ballerina Keara Nichols, who studies at Murrieta’s Academy of Ballet Arts, was recently selected as one of 84 dancers from all over the world to compete in the 2020 Prix de Lausanne in Montreaux,...
View ArticleMurrieta family spreads cheer through thousands of Christmas lights
Christmas lights have been a tradition in the Valenzuela family for the past 15 years. “I started in February,” Pamela Valenzuela said, who works alongside her husband and son to get lights up by...
View ArticleRSO: Pursuit suspect shot and killed after opening fire on deputies
MURRIETA – A man fled while sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a domestic dispute Thursday morning, then led authorities on a lengthy pursuit that ended when the suspect was shot and killed by...
View ArticleFundraising efforts continue to rebuild Santa Rosa Plateau
The fires that ravaged large portions of the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta Sept. 4, 2019, burned 2,000 acres on the reserve and rendered the site closed to the public. The Tenaja...
View ArticleWunderlich’s selection as mayor neither the first, nor the worst, example of...
When Gene Wunderlich, who was appointed to the Murrieta City Council to fill former councilman Randon Lane’s vacant seat just three months ago, was selected to be the city’s mayor in a 3-2 vote, it...
View ArticleMurrieta waives concealed carry permit application fees for city residents
The Murrieta Police Department will waive application fees for city residents trying to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon, the department announced Wednesday. Ordinarily, residents would...
View ArticleFundraiser for Holocaust Memorial to be held Jan. 18
The backers of a planned Holocaust educational memorial in Murrieta’s Town Square Park will hold another event to raise funds for the project this month. The Holocaust Remembrance Foundation of the...
View ArticleNew rehabilitative care facility opens in Murrieta
Local leaders and Encompass Health officials celebrated the grand opening of the company’s new rehabilitation center in Murrieta Wednesday, Jan. 9. The new hospital, located on Whitewood Road north of...
View ArticleGet Shamrocked organizers announce end of annual Murrieta music festival
MURRIETA — Get Shamrocked Music Festival producers on Friday announced that the annual music festival that featured live Celtic music for the last seven years would not return in 2020. “Get Shamrocked...
View ArticleMurrieta Rotary seeks high school musicians for contest
MURRIETA – Local high school students are invited to participate in the Rotary Club of Murrieta’s music competition which offers cash prizes and opportunities to move to regional and district...
View ArticleTemecula resident teaches children kindness through storytelling
A Temecula resident is using her artistic and musical talents to educate children about diversity and acceptance. Arlene Yates, who lived in Fallbrook for close to 30 years, is a professional...
View ArticleRetired Sheriff’s administrator snared in prostitution sting
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – Riverside County officials said Thursday that multiple options are being considered in potentially replacing the longtime grounds coordinator of the annual Fair & National Date...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 5 years for 3-county pursuit that started in Murrieta
MURRIETA (CNS) – A Vista man who stole and crashed a California Highway Patrol cruiser, carjacked one vehicle and later stole another during a 90-minute, three-county pursuit was sentenced Friday to...
View ArticleDUITT still fighting intoxicated driving-related crashes
Seven months after back-to-back fatal alcohol- and drug-related crashes in southwest Riverside County, community members are still working to solve the problem of impaired driving. The DUI Termination...
View ArticleMurrieta-Wildomar Restaurant Week promotes local eateries
Jeff Pack Staff Writer Foodies are invited to taste the flavors that restaurants in Murrieta and Wildomar are cooking up or just support locally-owned restaurants during Murrieta-Wildomar Restaurant...
View ArticleLeague recognizes Murrieta council member with service award
MURRIETA – The Riverside Division of the League of California Cities honored Murrieta City Council member Kelly Seyarto with its Outstanding Public Service Award recently. This award recognizes a...
View ArticleVictims in Winchester Road crash ID’d
WINCHESTER (CNS) – Authorities have identified the two people killed in a head-on crash in Winchester on Friday. Eva Barro was 56, according to the Riverside County coroner’s office. Jesus Giron...
View ArticleValley Newsmakers: Nada Higuera / Advocates For Faith & Freedom
Village and Valley News publisher Julie Reeder sat down with Nada Higuera of Tyler & Bursch, LLP, and Advocates For Faith & Freedom for a discussion about sex education curriculums being taught...
View ArticleNew association for Downtown Murrieta hosts kick-off meeting
MURRIETA – Downtown Murrieta is on the cusp of becoming a locals’ hangout. The five blocks of locally owned stores and restaurants create an atmosphere of small-town charm that is becoming a preferred...
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