Highway 74 may open with escorts within four to six weeks; Roadway incurred significant...

            Wednesday morning, March 20, Caltrans held a press conference at the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Fire Station to discuss...

Sunshine was break in month of storms: More rain expected at least until April

The winter of 2019 has been wet and cold, perhaps more typical of historic winter weather than recent winters. ...

California drought is drenched and drowned

The National Weather Service has eliminated “drought” in California for the present and near future. The winter rains have hydrated the...

Number of registered Californian voters continues to grow

Last week, Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the latest voter registration data as of Feb. 10, and 79.1 percent of eligible...

Customer pipe breaks raise water usage: Annual standby fees approved and return to...

The principal news from the March 13 Pine Cove Water District meeting was the 40-percent increase in water production caused by many...

Garner Valley residents file suit to overturn Lake Hemet water rate increase

As expected, Garner Valley residents, who are customers of the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, have filed a lawsuit opposing the board’s...

Idyllwild Fire to consider increasing fees for project reviews at March 26 meeting

At the March 26 meeting of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission, a revised fee schedule will be on the agenda. ...

Low temperatures, water freezes, pipes break, water losses build

No doubt that the torrential Valentine’s Day rainstorm caused significant damage to local highways, roads and structures. But this winter’s weather terror...

DeAntonio returns to court; hearing set for April

Mark DeAntonio, 53, of Pine Cove, who missed several scheduled court appearances in January and February, appeared in court March 12. A...

Three traffic crashes on Hill roads over the last week

According to California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Bell, an Acura RSX was traveling eastbound on Highway 74 when the driver made...
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