American Cancer Society seeks Inland Empire volunteers for generational study
The American Cancer Society is looking to local residents to help in a historic research study. Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) will give scientists a...
Forest Service acquiring new air tankers
The U.S. Forest Service recently issued a contract for new next-generation air tankers, which will begin the effort to rebuild its air tanker fleet....
Time to file for district elections
The three local water districts — Fern Valley, Idyllwild and Pine Cove — and the Idyllwild Fire District have scheduled election of board members...
County costs still grow faster than recovering revenue
The current fiscal year budget (ending June 30) is nearly complete and County Executive Jay Orr is confident no deficit will be waiting at...
Assembly considers fire fee replacement
While the state Assembly could not bring itself to repeal the controversial State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Fee, on Monday the Assembly’s Natural Resource...
County seeks opinions on pit bull ordinance
To help draft an ordinance about controlling and limiting the population growth of pit bull and pit bull-type breeds in Riverside County, the Department...
Supervisors approve plan to transfer some jail inmates to state fire crews
On Tuesday, April 23, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a plan to participate in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation fire...
Assemblyman Jones brings mobile office to Hemet
The District Office of Assemblyman Brian Jones (R-Santee) will be hosting mobile office hours in Southern Riverside County on May 22.
His staff...
State Senate committee opposes fire fee repeal
Despite many people supportive of repealing the controversial fire prevention fee, including fire chiefs from throughout California, the California Senate Natural Resource Committee opposed...
2013-14 HUSD calendar released
Idyllwild school students will continue to have a two-week Christmas vacation in the 2013-14 school year, but school will start Monday, Aug. 12.
The Hemet...