Murrieta News

Donn Patrick Thompson, 44, who lives near Riverside, is charged with three counts of robbery in connection with holdups at banks in Temecula and Murrieta.

Despite neighborhood traffic concerns, a developer's plans to build a 112-unit apartment complex along Murrieta Hot Springs Road just east of Via Princesa are moving forward.

It's that time of the year again when Christmas decorations adorn houses for blocks in communities throughout the Southland.

Fitch Ratings affirms its 'AA+' rating on the following bonds issued by the Rancho California Water District Financing Authority , CA on behalf of the Rancho California Water District : -- $307.8 million , series 2002A, 2005C, 2008A, 2010A, and 2011A at 'AA+'; -- $44.6 million series 2008B underlying long-term rating and bank bond rating of 'AA+'.

Sheriff Stan Sniff promoted Lieutenant Brandon Ford to the rank of Captain this afternoon, December 16, 2013.

Anthony Rollins, a Marine sergeant charged with domestic violence and torture, sits in a Southwest Justice Center courtroom Monday, Dec. 17, after testimony got underway in his trial.

A special meeting has been called for the Murrieta Planning Commission this week to address a housing project as well as a permit request for an existing house of worship.

It doesn't seem possible that Dat Phan won the inaugural season of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" a decade ago.

The Islamic Center of Temecula Valley's mosque, a project that stirred up a dust storm of controversy a few years ago, could be complete in the next six to eight months.

There's the Murrieta most of us know, the one with tract homes as far as the eye can see, bustling freeways, even a growing shopping destination of chain stores seen most places.

Twenty-seven campgrounds, RV parks, and resorts earned all around "A" grades in the sixth annual consumer satisfaction survey of campgrounds, RV parks, and resorts.

A DUI/driver's license checkpoint on Clinton Keith Road at Murrieta Oaks East resulted in six arrests, the Murrieta Police Department is reporting.

A man robbed a Citibank branch in Temecula and was later arrested during a traffic stop, a sheriff's sergeant said today.

Trial for a Marine gunnery sergeant charged with torture, domestic violence and dissuading a witness is set to begin next week.

MURRIETA On Saturday, Dec. 14, Promise Lutheran Church and Preschool and Temecula Recycling will join efforts to bring to the community an Electronics Waste Event/ fundraiser.

Work crews continue the work on the French Valley Parkway offramp and the opening has been pushed back to January in Temecula December, 12, 2013.

The unveiling of the new Boys & Girls Club of Menifee Valley is set for Saturday, Dec. 14, when the organization throws open the doors to its clubhouse on the site of the shuttered Menifee Elementary School.

Five Murrieta educators who had been serving as interim principals since the start of this school year were appointed to serve in the positions permanently.

Recent graduates and their families plan to take part in a reunion celebration on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Southwest Healthcare System's Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, according to a news release.

The checkpoint will take place between the hours of 7 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the Murrieta city limits, according to police Sgt.