Murrieta News

Groundskeeper Travis Birdsall places an American Flag at a marker of a veteran Friday, May 24, at Murrieta's Laurel Cemetery.

The Inland Valley Symphony presents its 2012-13 "Season Finale" on Saturday, June 1, at 2 p.m. with a repeat performance at 7. The concert will be held at the Gershwin Performing Arts Center, Murrieta Mesa High School in Murrieta, conducted by Anthony Parnther.

TEMECULA My Big Fat Greek Restaurant quietly opened its doors for business in preparation for an all-out May 17 grand opening that was attended by local government officials and members of the Temecula Valley and Murrieta Chambers of Commerce.

MURRIETA Murrieta Valley Unified School District Superintendent Pat Kelley announced the following promotions and new administrative assignments for the 2013/14 school year.

Bulldog Brewery opened this month on Date Street off Jefferson Avenue. The microbrew/wine/food establishment is in an industrial park near Dream Box and Sky High Party Zone, and somehow the unorthodox location works.

Earlier this month, Vista Murrieta High School junior Donovan Okimura was recognized as the top non-classical dance performer at the Music Center's 25th Annual Spotlight Awards.

Work continued Friday morning, May, 24, to repair a section of California Oaks Road in Murrieta following a water main break on Monday, May, 20, that cause a sinkhole on the busy roadway.

She lives in La Cresta, loves the outdoors, has raised a family, and has adopted about 9,000 acres west of Murrieta that she describes as though it's a little slice of heaven.

Matthew Malecki of Murrieta is spreading his love for the theater by hosting a special "Master Class" this summer, featuring former "Phantom of the Opera" star Thomas James O'Leary. O'Leary will teach a Master Class to interested students in the Murrieta/Temecula area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.

In this week's "So You Think You Can Dance," 18-year old Makenzie "Kenzi" Dustman, a senior from Great Oak High School, auditioned in Los Angeles and was sent straight through to Las Vegas.

The Murrieta Chamber of Commerce today held a press conference to announce the coming Irish Festival to be held in September at Murrieta Town Square Park.

More than 100 Lake Elsinore Unified School District students celebrate their achievements as interns in the district's Community Business Partner Program recently.

A few flames sparked a lot of interest in advanced science for a group of elementary school students Wednesday, May 22, at Vista Murrieta High School.

Vista Murrieta defeated Redlands East Valley in the second round of the CIF-SS Div.

Brent Coley has been named interim principal at Alta Murrieta Elementary School in Murrieta for the 2013-14 school year.

When the Murrieta Valley Unified School District began planning for Transitional Kindergarten, a new state-mandated program, administrators expected to offer three classes.

A sink hole on California Oaks Rd. in Murrieta has slowed the Tuesday morning commute and may impact drivers for up to a week.

The Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve near Murrieta is scheduled to close to the public Wednesday and Thursday, as authorities purposely burn about 200 acres to clear unwanted, exotic vegetation.

Eastern Municipal Water District Board President Phil Paule and General Manager Paul Jones stand with the five winners from the 2013 Student Poster Contest an award ceremony at EMWD's Perris-based headquarters on Thursday, April 25, 2013.

One person suffered minor injuries in an early-morning house fire Monday, May 20, in the La Cresta area near Murrieta, authorities said.