Arrival of heat wave prompts early opening of cool centers in Riverside County

A dramatic increase in predicted temperatures has prompted health officials to activate the county’s cool centers earlier than scheduled. The 50-plus centers, located throughout Riverside County, had planned to officially open June 15. But with temperatures expected to top triple digits by the weekend, officials opted to move up the activation date to today June 1, according to Public Health […]

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Sara’s Town: Sara visits the hometown heroes at Hemet’s Firehouse 1

Sara’s Town Episode 19 Hemet’s Firehouse 1   Sara’s last episode with the L.A. Kings Sled Hockey Team was on ICE; but this episode with some of Hemet’s hometown heroes is on FIRE!   In her most recent video, Sara McMahon joined the courageous crew of Hemet’s historic Firehouse 1 and had the opportunity to learn about the art and dangers of […]

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National Police week celebrated throughout county

In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. He also designated the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week honors and pays special recognition to law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty while […]

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Human Relations Council to host Response to Terror Summit

HEMET – In conjunction with the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, the Human Relations Council of the Greater Hemet, San Jacinto and Menifee Regions is offering an in-depth community discussion about the recent tragic mass-shooting events in San Bernardino and other similar incidents. The stated goal of the upcoming event is to help our local communities […]

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