The 1880s saw a huge push in Southern California to develop new townsites. Most of these were on speculation, and many of them failed. In the San Jacinto Valley, one group was hoping to develop a town ...

It’s time to go fishing. Lake Hemet is taking up an 11-week effort to clear “a tremendous amount of carp” from the lake, according the Lake Hemet Campground facebook page. Every Sunday, from 7 a.m. to ...

Lake Hemet will be closed for swimming this summer due to toxic algae that has bloomed at area lakes in recent months, officials announced earlier this week. In a social media post, Lake Hemet ...