Good morning, Murrieta.

California Oaks Road will be closed from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 28 for Murrieta’s 34th Annual Birthday Bash featuring vendors, food, interactive zones for kids, live music and fireworks.

Murrieta Hot Springs Road will soon widen from four to six lanes between Margarita Road and Winchester Road—while the Jefferson Improvement Project will install a one-mile pipeline and two interconnections along Jefferson Avenue to improve traffic flow.

Dr. Natalie Nasser of Kaiser Permanente Riverside County advises residents to cover up and use sunscreen as summer brings more outdoor activities that expose skin to harmful UV rays—repeated sunburns raise the risk of melanoma but early detection greatly improves survival.

Seth Hernandez, the Corona High baseball standout, was surprised on Thursday with the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year trophy — presented by former MLB player Dexter Fowler — marking him as one of the top young players in the Inland Empire.

He finished his senior season with a 9-1 record and a 0.37 ERA and now plans to attend Vanderbilt, with local fans excited for his future.