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A quick rustle in the leaves and this yellow-striped racer had a fence lizard meal in its stretchy jaws. Photos by Doris Jean Lombard



The U.S. Forest Service Fire crews had planned to burn approximately 400 to 600 acres near Bonita Vista and Lake Hemet during the week of April 15. However, the latest weather forecast is not favorable for prescribed fire, according to John Miller, Forest Service, public affairs person for the San Bernardino National Forest. Until weather…
“This hiker was located safely,” the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Media Information Bureau (MIB) wrote in response to an inquiry by the newspaper. A report was taken for a lost hiker at 2:41 p.m. Thursday, May 6. Eight people have gone missing in the area since March of last year and four — Roy…
People are protesting lockdowns and vaccine passports/green passes around the world in India, England, France, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Italy, Greece, Israel, Austria and Ireland in some locations shouting, “We stand together,” “No vaccine pass” and “We want freedom.” Governments have said for months the COVID-19 shot was safe and effective. Breakthrough cases are…
Three collisions occurred on Highway 74 last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On April 27 at 8:10 a.m., Claudio Carrasco Morales, 27 of San Jacinto, was driving a white 2007 Toyota Tacoma eastbound on Highway 74 just east of Keen Camp Road at about 50 mph. Morales drifted onto…
Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) students staged a protest regarding allegations of sexual assault, predatory behavior and racism. According to Pamela Jordan, president of Idyllwild Arts Foundation, about 120 students participated in the protest outside of the academic administration building on campus last Monday. The students read a list of demands and allegations at the protest…
January, traditionally a difficult post-holiday time for local businesses, brings several closings and one change of ownership. Closing, with no sale or change of ownership, is Creekside Postal. Also closed because of registration of only one child is Town Hall’s preschool. Current owners of Country Farms on Highway 243, Sandi and Jim Fulcher, have just…