Inland Empire

A wrong-way driver was one of two people killed in a head-on crash on the 215 Freeway in Riverside early Tuesday morning. The collision occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on the northbound 215 Freeway near Center Street.

A community liaison who works to combat chronic student absences, and an alternative school principal working with students on probation, were surprised with the news on Thursday, March 3, that they had been named the first 2022 Riverside County Educators of the Year by Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edwin Gomez.

Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has partnered with Pyx Health in a new program to support Members experiencing loneliness, anxiety or depression. The partnership connects 70,000 Members to support services for mental health screenings.

You may not know him, but you are about to hear his story. His name is Preston Christianson. He will be 17 in July (if he lives). This past Saturday, he arose from his sickbed and was surrounded by family, classmates, members of the Hemet Police and Fire Departments; he had an entire high school graduation ceremony performed in the family home. The event was introduced by Council Member Karlee Meyer (all council members were invited). The ceremony was officiated by a member of the Hemet Unified School Board and Tahquitz High School.

Grandfathers for golf was started in 1999 by Marty Finn, a sportswriter for the Hemet News, a grandfather himself, who enlisted the assistance of other grandfathers. With one putting green, they taught a few youngsters the game of golf. Since then, the program has expanded to hundreds of kids learning golf every year. The purpose of teaching and sharing the game with kids whose families come from all walks of life, at no cost to the youngsters, continues to this day.