The Riverside County Board of Supervisors officially received the grand jury report, which challenges its use of discretionary or Community Improvemen...

Sheriff Stan Sniff touts his record in re-election run
Stan Sniff, has served as Riverside County’s sheriff since October 2007 and was first elected in 2010. He is running for re-election against a challen...

Fire officials ready for the fire season
In a formal proclamation, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared May 4 through May 10 as “Wildfire Awareness Week” ...

Judge restricts need for Adventure Pass
At least temporarily, a federal judge has restricted the U.S. Forest Service’s Adventure Pass program. On April 28, Judge Terry Hatter of the U.S. Dis...

Grand Jury criticizes supervisors’ community funds
A recently released Grand Jury report challenges the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s use of discretionary or Community Improvement Designation ...

County budget slightly better
While the Riverside County budget for fiscal 2013-14 (ending June 30) is slightly improving, County Executive Jay Orr is recommending that the Board o...

Voter information and key dates for June primary
Last week, Riverside County’s registrar of voters began mailing about 880,000 sample ballots and information pamphlets for the consolidated primary el...

Anna Nevenic seeks Senate 28 seat
California State Senate District 28 is currently vacant and Idyllwild voters will see five names on the June 3 primary ballot. Democratic candidates a...

Robert Pape’s arraignment delayed until May
The prospective arraignment of Robert Pape, 25, for the 2006 triple homicide in Pinyon Pines was deferred a month until May 16. This is the third post...

Ruiz maintains campaign funding lead
The first quarter of 2014 was not a time of swelling campaign accounts, but if campaign funding were the equivalent of votes, Congressman Dr. Paul Rui...