From 1891 to 1895, they undertook a massive construction project to build the Hemet Dam, which in turn created Lake Hemet behind it. Lake Hemet began in 1895 with the finishing of the dam.

A man was arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a Hemet man in Lake Elsinore on Monday night, April 7. Deputies responded around 11 p.m. to the 100 block of North Poe Street, where they found ...