Fire & Forest: Defensible space and grants …
This week I’d like to introduce Pat Boss, our project manager for Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council.
Those of you who have been around this...
Tram passes for sale
Beginning May 1, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass went on sale.
The pass is valid through Aug. 31. It provides unlimited tram admissions...
Power lost Saturday night: Restored in less than two hours
Late Saturday night, a fuse blew in a Southern California Edison transformer on the Hill.
Nearly 370 customers were without power starting about 10:15 p.m....
Melendez skips sentencing hearing: Warrant issued for Mountain Center Market burglar
Nickolas Melendez, 27, of Cabazon, one of two men who pleaded guilty to burglary of the Mountain Center Market in September, did not appear...
Infant fatality on Highway 74 near Vista Point
A 5-month-old girl was ejected from a Porsche that went over the side on Highway 74 near Vista Point above Palm Desert. The Porsche...
Body found along Hwy 74 identified
The deceased female found along Highway 74 has been identified as Bianca Bogarin, 25, of Moreno Valley, according to the county Sheriff’s Department.
A cause...
Commission to pursue unit fee increase: Ad hoc IFPD committee to develop details
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission has approved a motion to authorize a $91 annual increase to its current $65 unit fee. District voters...
Town Crier snags seven state awards
In an impressive showing, the Town Crier scooped seven awards in the Best Newspaper and Advertising Contest conducted annually by the California Newspaper Publisher...
Power lost Saturday night
Late Saturday night, a fuse blew in a Southern California Edison transformer on the Hill.
Nearly 370 customers were without power starting about 10:15...
Five recognized for practices that help rewrite environmental footprint
Last week, the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources announced that CR&R, the local waste management contractor, was one of five county businesses and...