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California Holds a Quarter of the Nation’s Death Row Inmates. Will Newsom Grant Clemency?
California is home to a quarter of all death row inmates in the United States, and as Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to leave office...
Mail-In Voting Rules Uncertain? Here’s How Californians Can Prepare to Vote in November
With mail-in ballots set to land in Southern California mailboxes within weeks, county election officials say residents should not let ongoing legal wrangling in...
Hemet PD undercover retail-theft blitz leads to three arrests
HPD’s Organized Retail Theft Unit ran an undercover operation Sept. 5 at JCPenney and Harbor Freight with store LP and Riverside County DA investigators. Three people were arrested. Suspects were not named.
Hemet Adopts $81.5M FY25-26 Budget; General Fund Climbs 21.5% to $60.6M
HEMET, Calif. — The Hemet City Council on June 10, 2025 unanimously ad opted a fiscal year 2025-26 ope rating budget that grows the...
Ryon Dierck starts today as Hemet Fire Chief
The city named former Montclair Fire Chief Ryon Dierck as Hemet Fire Chief. He begins Sept. 14, 2026, according to a Sept. 8 press release.
