'Coupon Queen' Gets $800 Grocery Bill Down to $7, Gives Savings Away

A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.

Charitable Children: 'No Matter What Age You May Be, You Can Change the Life of Another'

As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.

Harp Healing: Woman Uses Music Therapy to Help Hospital Patients

After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.

This Murrieta Girl's Dad Is Dying of Cancer. What Friends Did So He Could Walk Her Down the Aisle Will Leave You in Tears

Nominate 'Everyday Inspirations' in Your Town

Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.

Murrieta Fire Chief Presents 5-Year-Old With Life Saver Award

Murrieta fire Chief Matt Shobert presented 5-year-old Karli LaFever with a Life Saver Award from the Murrieta Fire Department for the swift actions she took the night her great-grandmother, Jennifer LaFever, was suffering a medical emergency.

RTA Gives Menifee Boys & Girls Club New Set of Wheels

A Riverside Transit Agency vehicle gets a second life whisking kids from club to school and back.

Girl, 5, Summons Medical Help for Diabetic Great-Grandmother

Karli LaFever, 5, of Murrieta, knew something wasn't right. Turns out, her 75-year-old great-grandmother, who suffers from diabetes, had dangerously low blood-sugar levels.

MVHS Freshman Achieves Rank of Eagle Scout

A Court of Honor ceremony for Peyton Wills Heaslip of Boy Scout Murrieta Troop 304 is scheduled for Sunday.

MSJC Gala: Pechanga Tribal Council Member, Wife Among Those to Be Honored

Tickets are on sale for Mt. San Jacinto College's sixth annual gala, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

Joan Sparkman Honored With 'Community Heart Award'

The award recognizes Sparkman's "lifelong contributions in community, leadership, integrity and selflessness."

Man Steals from Coffee Shop—and You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next

Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?

Second Grader’s “Buddy Bench” Goes Viral

Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.

The Week's Best Good News: A Winning Wedding, 26 Days of Kindness and More

Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.

Chance Rescue Unites Rival High School Football Teams

An off-duty firefighter whose son plays on the Vista Murrieta High School varsity team comes to the rescue of a man who suffered a heart attack on a rocky beach on Catalina Island whose daughter and son-in-law work at Chaparral High School.

Girl Scout Honors Local Veterans with Special Luncheon

As president of the Senior Pals Club, it has become Cristina Madalo's passion to create more interaction between local teenagers and senior citizens, according to this article submitted to Patch.

MVUSD Receives $7K From Murrieta Rotary for Reading Intervention Program

The school district will use the grant funds to purchase Read 180 materials for five Murrieta elementary schools.

The Week's Best Good News: Man Finds $98K in Desk, Holocaust Survivor Reunited with Soldier

Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.

Bus Driver Saves Unconscious Man From Train Tracks

Turns out the guy on the tracks was Joseph Larry, wheelchair-bound and a frequent RTA customer whom driver Ted Jenkins knew as a passenger.

Butterball Turkey Hotline Helps Home Cooks Conquer Thanksgiving

Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.

How to Order Butterbeer at Starbucks

It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.

The Week's Best Good News

Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.

Waste Management Sponsors 4 Active-Duty Military Banners

The four banners will be installed Friday along California Oaks Road, toward Clinton Keith Road, as part of the City of Murrieta's Active-Duty Military Banner Program.

ICYMI: The Week's Best Good News

We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.

Navy Corpsman from Murrieta Awarded Bronze Star for Heroic Rescue

U.S. Navy Corpsman Michael Marchante, 26, a 2006 graduate of Murrieta Valley High School, was awarded the Bronze star medal

High School Student with Down Syndrome Scores Touchdown [VIDEO]

A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.

'A 16 Year Sail Around the World': Murrieta Couple Publishes Book About Their Adventure

Ken and Margaret Crabill traveled on their 40-foot sailboat, Tomorrow, logging 44,000 miles and visiting 18 countries, The-Press Enterprise reports.

Murrieta Rotary Presents 3 Vocational Service Awards

The Rotary Club of Murrieta presented vocational service awards Monday to Murrieta fire EMS Coordinator Art Durbin, Dorothy McElhinney Middle School teacher Carol Hernandez and Murrieta police Sgt. Don Weller.

Operation Recognition: Local War Veterans Invited to Apply for High School Diplomas

Local veterans of World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars are being invited by the Riverside County Office of Education to apply for high school diplomas.

Elks Invite Local Students to Enter Scholarship Contest; Top Award $50K

The Elks National Foundation awards 20 top winners scholarships ranging from $20,000 to $50,000. The remaining 480 runners-up receive $4,000 scholarships.

Add Your Voice to Our Community Blog Remembering Sept. 11

Help create a living history of how Murrieta sees 9/11.

Loved Ones Mark Birthday of Fallen Murrieta Army Sergeant

In honor of Sgt. Eric E. Williams' Sept. 5 birthday—he would have turned 29— they released Chinese lanterns into the night sky over Carlsbad State Beach.

'SYTYCD' Finalist Inspires Young Dancers During Hometown Visit

On a break from "So You Think You Can Dance," Makenzie Dustman, 18, of Temecula, on Tuesday stopped by the Murrieta Community Center, for a meet and greet with students in Miss April’s Dance classes.

Murrieta Resident Tops National Bridge Tournament

Murrieta Teacher Pays Special Visit to Hospitalized Student

Cole Canyon Elementary School Kindergarten Teacher Nicholas Van Deusen spreads cheer to hospitalized student.

Murrieta Cat Semi-Finalist in Friskies Video Contest

Murrieta residents can vote for Zack in the 2013 "The Friskies!" video contest through noon Sept. 16. The award show will be broadcast Oct. 15.

A Victim of Cyber Crime, Miss Teen USA of Temecula Vows to Spread Awareness

Cassidy Wolf, 19, of Temecula was crowned Miss Teen USA Aug. 10. In her platform against cyber crimes, she speaks from personal experience as an FBI investigation ensues.

Murrieta Rotary Sends Funds to Local Classrooms

Nearly 50 applications were received for the Rotary Club of Murrieta's annual program, with 14 teachers at 10 Murrieta Valley Unified School District campuses gaining a grant for use over the next year.

I-15 Billboard Sends Message in Memory of Murrieta Girl

A new billboard on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore sends a message in memory of Tiffany Breslin of Murrieta, a 14-year-old who died in July 2008 as a result of a boating accident involving an alleged intoxicated boater.

RivCo Children, Families Commission Touts Breastfeeding Support Services During Week of Awareness

According to First 5, the county has spent some $3.5 million on programs that support Riverside County mothers and their ability to breastfeed.