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IDYLLWILD - The music of jazz headliners Lee Ritenour, Dave Koz and other artists wafting through the pines this weekend will raise more than $100,000 in scholarship money for young artists studying theatre, dance, creative writing and other disciplines. Read Full Artice...
Two convicted felons fired 21 shots at four bounty hunters who went to a mobile home on the Soboba Indian Reservation in 2004 to arrest a man already charged with evading arrest, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. Read Full Artice...
The freefalling housing market has not pulled Inland area locksmiths down with it. Many are keeping busy with jobs changing locks and keys at foreclosed homes across the region. Read Full Artice...
Mary Michael was too devastated to come to the phone.
Rebel, her companion for 16 years, is gone.
She and her husband, Craig, were visiting Riverside National Cemetery on Saturday. Read Full Artice...
A drive along Highway 74 as it slices through Riverside County's western half provides an unmatched view of the region's variety.
It tells the story of its varied geography. From the desert to the mountains to the valleys to the mountains. Read Full Artice...
Sheriff's deputies were searching for an SUV that was stolen from the Riverside National Cemetery on Saturday afternoon with the owner's dog inside. Read Full Artice...
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne referred to the Soboba water rights settlement Friday as "an evaporation of a litigation cloud," and a showing of how cooperation can ensure a water supply and protection of the resource both for the Soboba Band. Read Full Artice...
A couple of U.S. Air Force veterans and a retired accountant are the Hemet Valley Art Association's outstanding artists for August.
Featured artist Don Forsythe retired as a lieutenant colonel after more than 25 years in the military. Read Full Artice...
Music fans should prepare to get dirty in Perris this weekend.
The Dirt Alliance, which celebrates the lifestyle offroading and kicking up dirt, whether motocross or trucks, is putting on the Dirt Tour on Saturday at the Perris Auto Speedway. Read Full Artice...
State parole officials have reversed their position on parole visits to the Soboba Indian Reservation and will now allow five parolees to continue living there. Read Full Artice...
Riverside County officials say they have scrapped plans to trade conservation land with a beer company that wants to build homes near Menifee. Read Full Artice...
Dezirae LaBarbera received a gift on Sunday that takes her imagination beyond her wheelchair and hospital bed.
The 7-year-old from Hemet was in a car accident on March 27, 2007, in Lake Arrowhead. The crash broke her neck and left her a quadriplegic. Read Full Artice...
Bill Jennings shared history as a journalist, in stories and his "On My Side" column for 40 years in the San Jacinto Valley. He sprinkled in key facts but with an emphasis on the engaging storytelling. Read Full Artice...
HEMET - The City Council approved paying $102,500 to an Oakland-based consultant to prepare materials to educate voters about a proposed 5 percent utility tax, which will be on the Nov. 4 election ballot. Read Full Artice...
IDYLLWILD - A group of Azalea Trails campers tackled a ropes challenge course this week to get to know each other, conquer their fears, foster teamwork, learn leadership skills and make decisions. Read Full Artice...
Attached to a rope on a 60-foot granite face of Suicide Rock in Idyllwild recently, Sky Elise looked down and spoke to a dozen Girl Scouts strapped into harnesses and wearing rock climbing shoes. Read Full Artice...
A fugitive suspected of kidnapping and killing an 80-year- old Hemet man may have preyed on many victims before he was captured Friday by sheriff's detectives and FBI agents. Read Full Artice...
An arts center where the work and talent of artists can be showcased could open in the San Jacinto Valley by the end of the year, leaders of a local arts and culture group said. Read Full Artice...
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