Temecula Valley News

4 days ago | myvalleynews.com | Joe Naiman

After a crash in the Pure Stocks main event May 10 at Barona Speedway sent Edward Finger to the back, the Murrieta driver began working his way back up to the front. He subsequently passed every driver other than Poway’s Randy Alldrige, who pits next to Finger and whose car is owned by Finger’s uncle. “It was super cool to finish second behind our friend and our teammate Randy,” Finger said. Brian Fitzgibbons, who lives in Ramona, is Finger’s uncle.

4 days ago | myvalleynews.com | JP Raineri

FULLERTON – The Nuview Bridge Knights proved once again that perseverance pays off as they claimed the CIF-SS Division 9 baseball championship with a dramatic 3-2 win over Mountain View on Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Goodwin Field. Trailing most of the game, the Knights turned it around in the top of the sixth inning, using timely hits and stellar pitching to secure their second-ever section title and first since 2014.

4 days ago | myvalleynews.com | JP Raineri

LONG BEACH – Last Saturday night at Blair Field, Elsinore High School’s baseball team secured a long-sought moment of glory, defeating St. Anthony 2-0 in the CIF Southern Section Division 5 championship. The win marks the Tigers’ first section title in 55 years, a poignant achievement for a program with storied dreams of championship gold. “We worked so hard to get here,” said junior pitcher Jacob Farias.

6 days ago | myvalleynews.com | Tony Ault

While the Red Cross is widely known for responding to national emergencies, it also runs local programs—such as installing free smoke detectors in mobile homes within the community.The Red Cross is currently offering free smoke detector installation in mobile home parks in the Hemet and San Jacinto areas.

1 week ago | myvalleynews.com | Joe Naiman

The May 6 meeting of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors included the allocation of Community Improvement Designation funding to the Hemet Fire Department, Hospice of the Valleys, the Greater Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce.A 5-0 vote approved grants of $10,000 to the City of Hemet for fire department use, $7,000 for Hospice of the Valleys, $4,500 to the Greater Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce, and $2,700 for the Temecula Valley Chamber...