Murrieta News

Attorney General Jerry Brown, who is an undeclared candidate for governor, was in Los Angeles on Friday to announce his office is investigating four people suspected of bilking African-American churches in Southern California and elsewhere.

Seven people were arrested Thursday and charged with operating a $142 million mortgage and security fraud that pushed 201 Riverside County homes into foreclosure and harmed hundreds of investors in California and Arizona, driving many to financial ruin.

Do you have a car that turns heads and gives others driving whiplash? Well if you do then a local shopping center in Murrieta is the place to be from 5:30p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov.

Roxanne Pennock, with her attorney, Jared Hartman, appeared before a judge in Murrieta yesterday.

A 20-year-old San Jacinto woman is behind bars tonight after she led police on a chase from Murrieta to San Jacinto, Murrieta police said in a news release.

Friday, November 13th, 2009. Issue 46, Volume 9. A north San Diego County landscape company was recently recognized for its environmental beautification of homes in Temecula and Murrieta.

A Murrieta massage business faces an uncertain future after the City Council stripped away its operating license during a rare public hearing Tuesday night that alleged sexual services were offered there behind closed doors.

Friday, November 13th, 2009. Issue 46, Volume 9. Next Wednesday, Nov. 18, two district officials will speak about challenges faced by local public schools during the economic downturn.

U.S. Army Spc. Kristyann Chavez looks for son Samuel's dropped bottle while browsing through the 1,200 American flags in Murrieta's Field of Honor at Town Square Park on Wednesday.

A Mead Valley man convicted in September of first-degree murder for shooting down his lover's husband, a guardsman who came home to Murrieta from Iraq in 2005, was sentenced this morning to 50 years to life in prison.

Riverside County sheriff's officials say a skydiver has been killed during a jump near Murrieta.

A skydiver was killed this evening after flying out of Lake Elsinore for a jump, authorities said.

A 20-year-old Murrieta man suspected of breaking into a pickup truck in Temecula was behind bars today.

On Nov. 21, for the second consecutive year, the court will take part in National Adoption Day, a formal occasion to celebrate the finalization of the adoption process for several thousand kids placed under state care.

Seife Abate stood in the rapidly chilling air of the parking lot, waiting to be seen for high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Murrieta Police officers responded to the 24000 block of Madison Avenue about 11:30 a.m. regarding a fight in progress.

A debt-ridden Riverside County man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his wife in an effort to collect $1.3 million from life insurance policies.

Jarka was then sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Kelle Lee Jarka Even as Kelle Lee Jarka proclaimed his innocence, the Murrieta resident was called "evil" and described as "trash" for the murder of his wife, Isabelle.

Murrieta officials needed an experienced planner but did not want to pay the high cost to contract with one from a private firm.

Murrieta Mayor proclaims Nov. 3, 2009 as WWII Heritage Day. As a video about the proposed Murrieta Veterans Memorial rolled for audience members during Tuesday night's Veteran Len Maffioli proudly displays a copy of the "City of Murrieta Proclamation" honoring his military service during the Second World War.