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Murrieta City Council meeting will be open to in-person attendance
The city of Murrieta announced that there will be in-person and remote options for the city council’s Tuesday, June 16 council meeting at city hall. The 6 p.m. meeting will be open to the public, with...
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MVUSD responds to questions regarding Vista Murrieta High School probe
Jeff Pack Staff Writer When screenshots of a group chat between a group of male students that took place during their time as students at Vista Murrieta High School several years ago surfaced on...
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Man charged with carjacking Elsinore motorist at gunpoint
MURRIETA (CNS) – A 25-year-old man accused of stealing a Lake Elsinore motorist’s vehicle at gunpoint was charged today armed carjacking. Dominic Michael Melgoza of Oceanside, who is being held in lieu...
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AAPAC group calls for the resignation of MVUSD assistant superintendent...
At Murrieta Valley Unified School District’s June 18 board meeting, the African American Parent Advisory Council for the district called for the resignation of Assistant Superintendent of Human...
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Felon to stand trial for allegedly stabbing truck driver to death
MURRIETA (CNS) – A convicted felon accused of fatally stabbing a 32-year-old trucker parked alongside Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled on Friday. Vanessa...
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More businesses close due to employees testing positive for COVID-19
On Wednesday, June 24, Wilson Creek Winery in Temecula Wine Country announced they were temporarily closing its doors due to two employees testing positive for COVID-19. The winery said in a statement...
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Murrieta continues to develop future plan for adding thousands of homes and...
An updated general plan presented at the special Murrieta City Council meeting Tuesday, June 16, could potentially bring thousands of homes and jobs to families in the area. Senior planner Carl Stiebl...
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Temecula man accused of killing woman in French Valley wreck pleads not guilty
MURRIETA (CNS) – A convicted drunken driver accused of killing a 43-year-old woman in a driving under the influence wreck in French Valley pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other...
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Controlled burn scheduled west of Murrieta on Tuesday
Firefighters will be conducting a controlled burn on the Santa Rosa Plateau west of Murrieta on Tuesday. The burn will take place on two plots covering a combined 189 acres in the Santa Rosa Ecological...
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Murrieta PD investigates complaint of officer tailing woman from protest,...
The chief of the Murrieta Police Department said the agency is investigating after a woman alleged on social media that a patrol car tailed her from a Black Lives Matter protest — and the department is...
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MVUSD ignores questions, requests about VMHS investigation
Jeff Pack Staff Writer Murrieta Valley Unified School District, the MVUSD Board of Directors, and a half dozen employees last week ignored or refused to answer questions posed by Valley News in regards...
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VMHS staffers transferred away from school as investigation continues
Jeff Pack Staff Writer Murrieta Unified School District announced last week that two members of Vista Murrieta High School’s administrative department have been transferred away from the school for the...
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Murrieta police investigate after two teens allegedly attacked returning from...
A Murrieta father says his teenage daughters were attacked while coming home from a Murrieta-area Black Lives Matter protest last month, and the allegations have sparked an investigation from the...
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Brush fire breaks out in Winchester
Firefighters contained a wildfire that broke out east of Murrieta shortly before noon Monday. The fire, in the 34100 block Elliot Road in Winchester, was reported at 11:52 a.m. The area is near the...
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Murrieta religious rights group condemns Governor’s orders prohibiting indoor...
MURRIETA (CNS) – A civil liberties law group representing churches in Riverside County Monday lambasted Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order again prohibiting indoor services at houses of worship based...
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Eighth person arrested in connection with slaying of Wildomar man
MURRIETA (CNS) – An eighth suspect in the alleged torture-killing of a 31-year-old Wildomar man last year was arrested and expected to be arraigned Friday, authorities said Thursday. Dean Marcum, 41,...
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Murrieta City Council continues their discussion on short-term vacation rentals
Murrieta City Council held a workshop Tuesday, July 7, to discuss short-term rentals in Murrieta. Chris Tracy, Murrieta senior planner, gave the presentation at the meeting regarding an overview of...
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Murrieta City Council moves to change zoning after public request
During the Murrieta city council meeting, Tuesday, July 7, a consent item was removed from the calendar for continued discussion by public request, regarding a zoning request on Jackson Avenue. After...
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Freedom Protest Rally 2020 held Saturday in Murrieta
Jeff Pack Staff Writer Originally scheduled for Hell’s Kitchen Motorsports Bar & Grill in Lake Elsinore, the Freedom Protest Rally 2020 went off without a hitch on Saturday, July 18 at Hawk Ranch...
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