In last week's Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle print edition, we wrote an article asking our readers if they thought the addition of a splash pad would benefit our community. We were pleased by the number of responses; many parents/grandparents were thrilled with the idea.
I'm sure most of you remember Bozo the Clown, that famous TV clown with flaming red hair and bright blue outfit. Kids across America were hooked on his silly antics and crazy skits. Then came the Bozo Bop Bag.
On Saturday, August 31st, the Historic Hemet Theatre kicked off Season Three of the Tribute Mania Concert Series with a high-energy Tribute to Madonna featuring the LA-based band BLONDE AMBITION.
Synthetic marijuana is a deceptive and very poisonous substance that is affecting people everywhere in the U.S. Overdose symptoms included unexplained bruising, coughing up blood as well as blood in the urine and feces. In New Haven, more than 70 people overdosed in a single day and in Washington, D.C., 300 people overdosed in a two-week period.
Whether or not dogs dream isn’t known with scientific certainty, but it sure is difficult to imagine that they don’t. We’ve all watched our dogs demonstrate behaviors in their sleep that resemble what they do in a fully awake state. Paddling legs, whining, growling, wagging tails, chewing jowls, and twitching noses inspire us to wonder what our dogs are dreaming about.
The Sept. 21, 2026 Valley-Wide agenda packet lists a Winchester Zone 33 parks-tax maximum of $1,697 per single-family unit and an Annexation 14 WQMP maximum of $175. Landowner election results and final adoption are not confirmed in posted minutes.
Mason Drew Kohler, 31, was booked on felony murder, hit-and-run death, and DUI charges, according to the Riverside County jail roster, which lists a Hemet PD arrest at Palm Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. Hemet police say two pedestrians on an electric scooter were struck there about 6:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22; one was pronounced dead. Police have not named the driver, and the decedent's identity remains withheld.
The San Jacinto Planning Commission voted 3-0 Tuesday to recommend two sphere-of-influence annexations to the City Council, including Tentative Tract Map 34271 for 151 single-family lots south of Ramona Expressway. Neither file is a completed annexation.