Murrieta News

Written By Peter Schelden Planning on greeting the weekend by relaxing in front of your wood-burning fireplace Friday? Better think again, says the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The top cops in town have stepped up to take an active role in a Temecula-based nonprofit agency that serves children, youth and families affected by or at risk of violence and abuse, it was announced Thursday.

The robbery happened around 3 p.m. Wednesday at a Chase bank branch in the 40600 block of California Oaks Road, according to Murrieta police.

Kathy Gibbs, wife of the man was Murrieta's mayor the past year, died on Wednesday, Dec. 11 following a battle with cancer, according to a city news release.

A former Riverside County sheriff's deputy has been convicted of second-degree murder in the off-duty shooting of man in a Murrieta bar.

Dayle Long, who was a Riverside County sheriff's deputy a the time of the crime, has been found guilty of the second-degree murder of a Winchester man.

Due to historically lower attendance during the Holidays, the Murrieta Library is announcing the following Holiday closures for December and January: According to Library Manager Elise Malkowski "Although the Library building will be closed, the Library's web page is available 24/7 and is full of great resources for research and plenty of other ... (more)

The former bishop of a Mormon Church ward in Menifee was officially sentenced today to three years in prison for sexually molesting two teenage girls who attended his church.

Santa and his elves are looking for a little help this year in judging the entries for the City of Murrieta's 2013 Holiday Home Decorating Contest.

Christmas is always a busy time and often the true meaning of Christmas is lost in the hustle and bustle.

If things had gone differently in Jimmie "JJ" Walker's basketball career, the phrase "Dyn-o-mite!" may have referred to his jump shot instead of becoming a television show sensation.

Temecula Councilwoman Maryann Edwards, a member of the council since 2005, was elected to serve as mayor in 2014 by her peers on the council Tuesday night.

An investigation into an incident in which a Murrieta fire engine collided with a bicyclist has determined that the bicyclist failed to yield.

Dayle Long a ex-sheriff's deputy charged with murder makes his way into a Southwest Justice Center courtroom for closing arguments in French Valley December, 10, 2013.

Murrieta police investigate a bank robbery Dec. 7, 2013 at Pacific Western Bank, 41831 Kalmia St. An investigation is underway into the robbery Monday afternoon of a Murrieta bank, a police lieutenant confirmed.

A controversial proposal for apartments near an east Murrieta golf course is headed once again to the Murrieta Planning Commission.

If you drove down the sleepy cul-de-sac of Bainbridge Circle in Murrieta, California during the day you would never guess that at night it transforms into a musical light-fest that rivals even an electrical light parade.

The defense is expected to rest its case Monday in the trial of an off-duty Riverside County sheriff's deputy accused of gunning down an unarmed patron at a Murrieta bar during an argument.

Good Sunday morning to you. Breakfast is at The Mill in Murrieta this morning and then it's off to find the perfect Christmas tree.

It is equally disheartening for law enforcement when their search efforts to track the missing are futile, a problem that two Southern California K-9 officers became determined to solve.