By J.P. Crumrine News Editor Current Hemet Unified School District Board President Paul Bakkom, who represents the Anza area, has chosen to ret...
Supervisors consider pay raises for county officials
Raises for top Riverside County officials were on the agenda for the Board of Supervisors Aug. 5 meeting. The board considered increases for themselve...
Garcia and Stone battle for votes and dollars
The June 3 primary election determined that Republicans Bonnie Garcia and Jeff Stone would be competing against each other to fill the vacant State Se...
Pine Cove Water postpones board meeting
Pine Cove Water District has rescheduled its Wednesday, Aug. 13 meeting to 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, according to General Manager Jerry Holldber.
Pinyon murder suspects’ trials separate or combined?
A hearing last Friday to combine the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith for a triple homicide in Pinyon in 2006 was rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 2...
Lost hikers rescued Thursday night
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helped extricate two lost hikers from the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness, Thursday night, July 31....
Korman resigns from Fern Valley Water board
On June 20, Ron Korman resigned as director of the Fern Valley Water District. He was appointed to the board just one year ago at the June 21, 2013, m...
Two small lightning fires in between downpours
Two small lightning fires occurred Saturday afternoon in the San Jacinto Ranger District. Both were in the proximity of Suicide Rock, thus their names...
Smokey Bear plans birthday party in Idyllwild
Smokey Bear celebrates his 70th birthday Saturday, Aug. 9, in Idyllwild. “Our Wildfire Prevention campaign has helped children and adults throughout t...
Quakes near Idyllwild
Two earthquakes, both magnitude 2.9, occurred last week near Idyllwild just days apart. The first quake was at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, and th...