California legislature adopts variety of new laws
The state Legislature was very busy during 2016. Nearly 1,000 bills were passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed about 900 into law.
Among the bills...
Rain has not dampened fire threat
Despite a relatively wet fall, Cal Fire’s Predictive Services unit foresees significantly large fire threats into winter.
The report stressed that Southern California remains in...
Pickleball — it’s a ‘go’
At the recent County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting, pickleball courts were discussed and provisionally approved, pending a final “go” authorization from the...
Riverside County now a Democratic domain
In the final report of registered voters prior to the Nov. 8, presidential election, Democrats have the greatest number of Riverside County registered voters...
County health plan focuses on subpopulations/local involvement
After about 18 months, the Riverside County Department of Public Health has released its Community Health Improvement Plan. The work began among professionals and...
Injury crash in Idyllwild
One injury crash on Hill roads took place over the last week. At 6:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, Dixie Harlow, 84, of Idyllwild, was...
Few local surprises compared to rest of nation
In a stunning upset, Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, defeated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to become the next President. Nationwide the Republicans held...
Mountain lion kills family pet
Tragedy struck a Pine Cove family last week. Me-Me, the family Chihuahua, was in the backyard about 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, when her...
How much of your 1% property tax goes to fire protection?
The Town Crier now has obtained the actual number of taxable parcels within each of Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s 21 tax rate areas, so...
Fatality crash at Thomas Mountain
A two-vehicle crash at 10:34 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, on Highway 74 at Thomas Mountain Village resulted in one fatality and three injuries, two...