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SERVING TEMECULA , MURRIETA , L AKE E LSINOR E , M ENIFEE , WILDOMAR , H EMET, SAN JACINTO January 27 – February 2, 2023
Regional News Sheriff seeking what drove ‘mad man’ from Hemet to shoot up dance hall
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Slain California deputy honored with 50-mile procession
Amy Taxin, Stefanie Dazio, Terry Tang and Brian Melley Associated Press MONTEREY PARK (AP) — Investigators searching for a motive Monday, Jan. 23 in the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County history said the gunman was previously arrested for illegally possessing a firearm, had a rifle at home, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and appeared to be manufacturing gun silencers. see page D-6
Local Aircraft goes down in Hemet residential area, one dead Cit y News Service Special to Valley News A small aircraft crashed in a residential area in the Hemet area Sunday, Jan. 22, killing the lone occupant aboard, authorities said. see page A-6
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Members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department load the casket of Deputy Darnell Calhoun into a hearse after stopping at his family’s locally owned BBQ restaurant in Murrieta. Valley News/Andrez Imaging RANCHO CUCAMONGA (AP) — Hundreds of people lined the streets and freeway overpasses during a 50-mile procession in honor of a slain Southern Califor-
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Following a Public Hearing at its Jan. 18 meeting, the Menifee City Council adopted a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change that will allow business parks with limited warehouses in a portion of its Southern Economic Development Corridor. The expanded and updated Land Use Designation involves approximately 300 acres of undeveloped land south from Garbani Road to Scott Road in the southern portion of the city. The changes followed lengthy discussions and public hearings dating back to May 2021 when there were some objections by local residents to the location and size of any warehouses in the
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Elsinore after responding to a call about a domestic disturbance. He was killed just two weeks after another deputy in the department was slain in the line of duty.
see MENIFEE, page A-2
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Valley Community Pantry thanks donors that help serve the less fortunate Valley Community Pantry Executive Director/CEO Jim Lineberger believes in miracles. He has had a front row seat to witness many during the 12 years he has been involved with the nonprofit. He shared several of those stories with guests at a donor reception on Jan. 20.
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see CALHOUN, page A-6
Paige Stowe, center, was recognized by the Menifee City Council as the 2022 Citizen of the Year.
Diane A. Rhodes Special to Valley News
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The man suspected in Calhoun’s killing remained hospitalized in critical condition after a gunbattle
Menifee Council adopts General Plan and zoning amendments for business parks in the city’s Southern Economic Development Corridor
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nia deputy who was laid to rest Saturday, Jan. 21. Riverside County Sheriff deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, was fatally shot on Jan. 13 in the city of Lake
In its 65-year existence feeding and helping local residents with utility and rental assistance, Valley Community Pantry has heavily relied on donors to provide for those in need. The board of directors decided it was about time to host a reception to thank those who have helped the food bank supply items to those in need. see PANTRY, page A-4
Valley Community Pantry Executive Director/CEO Jim Lineberger and Operations Manager Lindy Boland at the nonprofit’s donor appreciation dinner Jan. 20. Valley News/Diane A. Rhodes photo