Hometowns: Where to start? I am originally from Indiana, but my family moved to Arizona when I was very young. I grew up in Prescott, Ariz., and moved to San Diego in my adult life. After living in San Diego for eight years, my family and I made Murrieta our home. I also (sorta) call North Hollywood my home, as that is where I visited my late grandmother for most holidays since moving to Southern California.
Birthday: April 23
I started writing in 1998 when I took my first journalism class. In 2008—many years and employers later—I went back to school, completing a degree in journalism at Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. Before that, I wrote monthly columns in the Murrieta Bugle, including movie reviews, community news and opinion pieces.
During my studies at Palomar, I held various editorial positions for the student-run newspaper, The Telescope. First, as the assistant news editor, then as the opinion editor and finally as the online editor and copy editor.
I covered everything from the campus police blotter to in-depth stories about the college's struggle to keep accreditation. In 2010, I was named Distinguished Journalist of the Year for Palomar's journalism program. And at a state journalism convention, I took second place in a copy editing contest.
In 2009, I landed a freelance position as the education editor for Southwest Riverside News Network, based in Temecula. For more than a year, I covered education news in southwest Riverside County for four school districts: Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore and Menifee. My stories focused on the tough budget calls districts had to make, as well as on the many great programs our schools offer.
In 2010, I applied and was hired to serve as local editor for Murrieta Patch. In summer 2012, I also began serving as the co-editor or Temecula Patch.
I have lived in Murrieta with my husband, two daughters, two dogs and one cat since 2004. In my spare time, I enjoying reading and getting out into nature. On Sundays, I volunteer in the nursery of a local church.
Chester, a 3-year-old male neutered purebred Akita, was released to a rescue, which will seek to find the proper home for him, an animal control officer told Patch.
Ashley Brittany Lopez, a 16-year-old student at River Springs Charter School in Temecula, was last seen three weeks ago walking away from the campus, her mother said.
Ashley Brittany Lopez, a 16-year-old student at River Springs Charter School in Temecula, was last seen three weeks ago walking away from the campus, her mother said.
Ashley Brittany Lopez, a 16-year-old student at River Springs Charter School in Temecula, was last seen three weeks ago walking away from the campus, her mother said.
The pursuit that started just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday on southbound Interstate 215 in Murrieta led CHP along Murrieta Hot Springs Road west to Jefferson Avenue.
The Riverside County Board of Education's decision will not deter Heritage Classical Charter Schools from taking the necessary avenues to ultimately open the school, Headmaster Scott Phillips told Patch.
The Riverside County Board of Education's decision will not deter Heritage Classical Charter Schools from taking the necessary avenues to ultimately open the school, Headmaster Scott Phillips told Patch.
An improving economy will allow the State of California to pay down debt and put some money into reserve accounts, which would be used in years when volatile capital gains tax revenues come up short, the governor said.
An improving economy will allow the State of California to pay down debt and put some money into reserve accounts, which would be used in years when volatile capital gains tax revenues come up short, the governor said.
An improving economy will allow the State of California to pay down debt and put some money into reserve accounts, which would be used in years when volatile capital gains tax revenues come up short, the governor said.
Plans are to break ground in September on the first section, connecting Clinton Keith Road in Murrieta to Leon Road in French Valley.
As the completion of the Jackson Avenue-Ynez Road bridge draws near, some 80 residents of Murrieta’s Creekside Village neighborhood signed a petition in an effort to get a crosswalk and all-way stop signs installed.
Stone, who last served as chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 2009, represents Temecula and Murrieta as part of the Third District.
The crash was reported at 7:13 a.m. at Winchester Road and 9th Avenue, according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department Spokesman Mark Annas.
The crash was reported at 7:13 a.m. at Winchester Road and 9th Avenue, according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department Spokesman Mark Annas.
Stone, who last served as chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 2009, represents Temecula and Murrieta as part of the Third District.
Stone, who last served as chair of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in 2009, represents Temecula and Murrieta as part of the Third District.
Murrieta is rallying for recovery for Madison “Maddi” Olson, 15, hospitalized with traumatic head injuries suffered Sunday.
The community is rallying for recovery for Madison “Maddi” Olson, a 15-year-old Murrieta Valley High School student hospitalized with traumatic head injuries suffered Sunday in San Clemente.
A sheriff's helicopter crew aided in the search Monday night for Jason Ramon Harris, 38, wanted in connection with an alleged felony battery incident against a female acquaintance, a Murrieta police lieutenant said.
