Wednesday morning, Idyllwild School teachers stood in front of the building with signs supporting the Hemet Teachers’ Association’s effort for a new c...
Flu vaccine effective in about a quarter of people: Disease Control still recommends vaccination
This season’s flu vaccine is 23 percent effective, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its effectiveness was reduced this yea...
Fern Valley Water keeps same officers: Mid-year budget balanced
The current Fern Valley Water District board officers — President Robert Krieger, Vice President James Rees and Secretary Trisha Clark — were re-elect...
2014 was a hot year: More rain forecast before spring ends
The National Weather Service confirmed what many people felt last year — hot! Since temperature records have been kept for more than a century, 2014 w...
Supervisors approve new ambulance contract: Competition was only question before decision
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a new contract with American Medical Response for provision of ambulance and e...
PCWD considers rate hike
An increase in water rates may be in the future for Pine Cove Water District customers. At the director’s meeting on Jan. 14, General Manager Jerry Ho...
Health insurance has new tax savings
Taxes and health insurance are merging this spring. As the current open enrollment period for Covered California ends Feb. 15, tax season has started,...
Chris Kramer to head Fire Safe Council
Chris Kramer, formerly the first vice president of the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council, was chosen as its new president at the Jan. 13 meeting....
Parole violation earns another 135 days in jail
Michael David Austin, 45, of Idyllwild was arrested on Dec. 18 for violation of his parole. On Dec. 29, he admitted the violation and Judge Judith Fou...
Gov. Brown releases 2015-16 budget proposal: Education receives significant attention
Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $113.4 billion budget for the fiscal year 2015-16, which begins July 1, and is about $1.5 billion more than the current ye...