Monthly Archives: August, 2026

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Justice Department Report Details Ongoing Sexual Abuse by Staff in California Prisons

A federal investigation spanning nearly two years has concluded that California prison officials have repeatedly failed to shield incarcerated women from sexual abuse and...

Federal Judge Moves to Limit Immigration Detention Tactics Used in Los Angeles Raids

A federal judge in Los Angeles signaled Thursday that she is prepared to sharply limit how immigration agents carry out street arrests across the...

Woman Pleaded Guilty to Drug Trafficking Charge, Then Learned Too Late She Couldn’t Return From Mexico

The California Supreme Court has thrown out a Kern County woman's decade-old drug conviction, ruling that simply signing a form warning of possible deportation...

Federal Staffing Cuts Leave California Wildlife Refuge Struggling to Track Its Birds

Federal staffing shortages are leaving their mark on one of the region's most important bird habitats, and conservationists say the problem is only getting...

Federal Staffing Cuts Leave Once-Thriving Wetlands Dry, and the Birds Are Disappearing

A patch of Central Valley wetlands that once buzzed with the calls of more than 100 bird species through the winter months sat largely...

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Kohler booked on murder, hit-run death after Palm Avenue scooter crash

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.

Vote Yes on Proposition 45: A Vote for Jobs and Innovation

A yes vote on Proposition 45 is a vote for jobs and innovation.

San Jacinto Planning Commission recommends two annexations, including 151 homes south of Ramona Expressway

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.

Shooters Hemet restored to full permit; A placard, score 92

Shooters Sports Bar & Grill at 121 E. Florida Ave. was approved Sept. 22 to open back to full permit status, and the A placard was re-posted. The county report lists a manual score of 92, with no live or dead cockroach activity observed and a surveillance recheck by Sept. 29.

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