My name is Gerald Lance Johannsen, and I was the former owner of this Grand Old Dame of San Jacinto, from 1979 until 1996. The Shaver House will soon pass into memory or photos, after a devastating fire, destroyed it on August 31st, 2022.
In the last several weeks, all manner of dirty laundry has been aired, from long time city council member Linda Krupa to accusations about Congressional District 25 candidate Brian Hawkins to the questionable actions on the part of several city council member in support of Measure H.
President Biden on Friday will sign an executive order directing administration officials to consider further actions to lower prescription drug costs, the White House announced.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) claimed earlier this year that the "future is electric." In 2020, he signed an executive order to phase out the sale of all new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
A new analysis led by researchers with the University of California has found the 2020 wildfires in the state, the most disastrous wildfire year on record, put twice as much greenhouse gas emissions into the Earth's atmosphere as the total reduction in such pollutants in California between 2003–2019.
The Hemet Police Department cited 28 drivers Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in a distracted-driving operation from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Twelve citations were for hands-free cell phone violations and 16 for dangerous driving behaviors.
Reese Whitney, 21, of Hemet died Friday on McCall Park Road in Mountain Center, the Riverside County coroner said. CHP is investigating under Log No. 9655. Next of kin have been notified.
A Hemet man, Alex Mancia-Caceres, 54, died early Friday in a single-vehicle crash at Ramona Expressway and E Seventh Street in San Jacinto. Deputies responded at 2:24 a.m.; the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause remains under investigation.