Murrieta Pony Baseball seeks public help amid coronavirus crisis with...
MURRIETA – When the coronavirus crisis hit, it is safe to say that the youth recreation sports leagues were left in the dust without a plan of action when it comes to how to handle an immediate halting...
View ArticleMurrieta Mesa recognizes senior student athletes playing at next level
Senior student athletes who will be graduating from Murrieta Mesa High School and playing next level athletics, took part in virtual signing day ceremony recently, hosted by athletic director John...
View ArticleMurrieta adds website chat feature
MURRIETA – Expanding its capacity to engage with residents and stakeholders, Murrieta has launched a chat feature on its public website, http://www.MurrietaCA.gov. Website users can now chat with...
View ArticleTemecula man accused of fatal DUI crash remains behind bars
MURRIETA (CNS) – A suspected drunk driver accused of causing a rear-end crash that killed a 43-year-old woman in the unincorporated community of Dutch Village remained jailed today in lieu of $1...
View ArticleWestern Municipal Water District receives $200K federal grant for drought...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – The Western Municipal Water District received a $200,000 federal grant that the Riverside-based agency will invest in contingency planning to blunt the impacts of the next drought....
View ArticleMurrieta church defies state public health rules, holds in-person services
MURRIETA (CNS) – A Murrieta church held in-person worship services attended by hundreds of people today in defiance of the state’s coronavirus shutdown order a day before the governor is expected to...
View ArticleMurrieta shares data and information on projects and funding including...
Murrieta announced the release of its “Reopening Resources Guide,” May 19, online at the Murrieta special city council meeting. The e-book can be accessed on the city website at...
View ArticleTemecula man charged with killing woman in French Valley DUI wreck
MURRIETA (CNS) – Bail was set at $1 million today for a convicted drunken driver accused of killing a 43-year-old woman in a DUI collision in French Valley at the start of Memorial Day weekend. Joshua...
View ArticlePastors planned to ignore Governor’s rules on Sunday
MURRIETA (CNS) – Hundreds of clergy throughout California, including several in Riverside County, announced plans to openly disregard Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recommended cap on in-person worship services...
View ArticleMurrieta unveils Back-to-Business grant programs for local businesses
Eligible Murrieta businesses will have the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $10,000 thanks to a program approved by the Murrieta City Council forming a $250,000 grant program. The grants will...
View ArticleFormer Murrieta Mesa baseball standout, Andy Thomas, earns Big 12...
Baylor University awarded Andy Thomas, a former Murrieta Mesa High School baseball standout, the prestigious 2019-2020 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship. Thomas is the fifth Baylor University...
View ArticleScreenshots of racist group chat involving former VMHS students surfaces
Jeff Pack Staff Writer Screenshots of group chat between students – allegedly taking place during their time as students at Vista Murrieta High School several years ago – surfaced recently on social...
View ArticleWalmart in Murrieta closes doors early
JP Ranieri Staff Writer Though reports were coming into Valley News that looters had hit the Walmart location in Murrieta, after questioning people on the scene, there was no indication that any crime...
View ArticleProtesters rally in Murrieta on Saturday
Jeff Pack Staff Writer Similar to the way protests inspired by the death of George Floyd have popped up in communities and neighborhoods all over the nation and the world, a protest on Saturday, June 6...
View ArticleVMHS alumni ask community to sign a letter demanding change at MVUSD
Jeff Pack Staff Writer In response to the surfacing of screenshots of a group chat that contained heinous violent images and content of a racist nature, a group of four Vista Murrieta High School...
View ArticleSmoke pouring into valley coming from Camp Pendleton fire
The Riverside County Fire Department advises that residents may see and smell drift smoke from fires burning on Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. Firefighters with CalFire San Diego and the Marine...
View ArticleMurrieta introduces temporary outdoor dining to help local restaurants during...
Murrieta will be allowing local restaurants to temporarily use their private parking spaces for outdoor dining due to restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. “In response to the devastating impact...
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