Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival offering flights over picturesque wine country

TEMECULA, CA – It is the most picturesque flight over Southern California Wine Country. A hot air balloon flight during the Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival June 1-3, whisks you over the pristine landscape of Lake Skinner in a corner 14,000 acres of a multi-species reserve. Outside of the preserve rolling hills of vineyards fill the vista – a […]

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Meet Walter Santos During Temecula Public Library’s “Conversations with a Landscape Photographer”

TEMECULA — Photography and art enthusiasts have been invited to meet local landscape photographer Walter Santos – whose art work has long graced the walls of the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library – as he recounts many of the fascinating aspects of his life and career as a professional photographer. Other featured upcoming library events: Teens invited to make their […]

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HUSD: Recent awards, honors, achievements and announcements

Compiled from Hemet Unified School District’s Facebook page. (Click any link to view full HUSD post.) Follow Hemet Unified School District for regular posts and updates.   Did I miss a potential big HUSD related announcement? Have a photo with a brag for your HUSD enrolled child? Contact the editor: [email protected] Trevor Montgomery, 46, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside […]

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Despite sign warning “I’m a cop! You’re about to get a ticket!” 62 “distracted drivers” cited

SAN JACINTO — Last Friday the 13th was a very unlucky day for dozens of drivers who were too distracted by their cell phones to notice a smiling and waving undercover sheriff official on a street corner holding a sign warning that cell phone users were about to receive a ticket. “I’m a cop!” the sign advised. “If you’re using […]

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Top 25 stories that helped propel RCNS beyond 6 million views in first 30 months

As Riverside County News Source (RCNS) passes 6 million unique views and its first 2 1/2 years in operation as a provider of free, fair and well-rounded news reports and community interest stories I thought I would share some of the RCNS headlines that have made a big splash in Riverside County since RCNS officially began covering news stories in […]

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PERRIS: Hanley Investment Group completes nearly $30 million sale of 6 retail pads at Perris Marketplace

PERRIS — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, a nationally recognized real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in retail property sales, announced last Wednesday that the firm has completed the sale of six retail pads in separate transactions at Perris Marketplace, a 225,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter-anchored shopping center in the City of Perris. SEE ALSO: Hanley Investment Group negotiates sale […]

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FBI statistics indicate Hemet PD’s efforts to clean up city might be working

HEMET — With a new police chief, an increase in police staffing levels, several new, resurrected or enhanced special teams, and new funding secured by recently passed Measure “U” all happening in the last few months, City of Hemet and Hemet Police Department officials were happy to report an overall decrease in total crime and an increase in felony arrests […]

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Law enforcement news and photos from around the San Jacinto Valley

Compiled from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station, San Jacinto Police Department and Hemet Police Department Click any thumbnail to open full-size image Hemet Sheriff’s Station Hemet Sheriff’s Deputies Graham, Stoyer, and Waters recently participated in a training session with southern California’s REACH Air Medical Services. RSO deputies never miss an opportunity to train and learn something new! Deputy Rutigliano recently made a […]

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New author, 7-year-old Madelyn Fox, to be featured at Saturday book reading, signing in Temecula

One day last year 7-year-old Madelyn Fox came home from Kindergarten and announced to her mother that she wanted to write a book. Madelyn’s mom Monica Fox, who happens to be a part-time writing professor, was delighted to hear of her daughter’s interest in writing and encouraged Madelyn to follow her dreams. “She wanted to write a story about bullying and she said ‘there are all […]

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MENIFEE: High-profile theft from 85-year-old shopper results in two arrests

MENIFEE — A relatively minor theft of an elderly woman’s wallet – stolen right from inside the victim’s purse as it sat in a shopping cart while the victim shopped at a Menifee Stater Bros. Market – gained attention throughout the Inland Empire and beyond and resulted in the arrest of two San Bernardino women yesterday. The two alleged suspects […]

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