

Station 23 in Pine Cove gets “new” fire engine
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Riverside County has provided Station 23 (Pine Cove) with a new engine. This engine is 5 years old and was originally assigned to a desert station. With a tight turning radius, it will be an added benefit to the Hill’s firefighting force.

Nearly seven months after two men were arrested for a triple homicide that occurred eight years ago, the Riverside County District Attorney’s office has dismissed all the charges against Robert Lars Pape and Cristin Conrad Smith. In March, a grand jury indicted Pape and Smith, but because he was under 17 years old at the…
CR & R, which operates the Riverside County Transfer Station on Saunders Meadow Drive, will no longer be open on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Mark Moreau of CR &R. The County has told CR & R to return to its normal schedule since there has been very little use of the facility on these…
According to Susan Cox, Media Relations for Southern California Edison, Southern California Edison is scheduled to begin work replacing an underground structure (vault) from Oct. 19-Nov. 5. One lane (southbound) of Hwy 243 will be closed, however, the northbound lane of Hwy 243 will be open. The detour, alternative route is: Maranatha Drive, to Pinecrest Ave., to Playground Road.
The preliminary hearings for Robert Pape, 28, and Cristin Smith, 27, have been rescheduled for Oct. 24. At that hearing, the presiding judge will hear a motion from Smith’s attorney to dismiss the charges against him and, if unsuccessful, a motion to reveal the name of a confidential informant working with the Riverside County District…
By Zach BehrensPublic affairs officer San Bernardino National Forest U.S. Forest Service (San Bernardino National Forest) fire crews will continue prescribed burning operations this week, including the possibility of starting a new, large project in the San Jacinto Mountains, pending weather and air quality conditions. Beginning Thursday, Feb. 6, crews may begin a broadcast burn…
Beloved husband and father, and longtime Little Lake School principal, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in Washington, D.C. May 22, 1922, he was the youngest son of Rubin and Lillian Acton. His beloved wife, Jane, of 65 years, passed way in 2007. Sidney had 11 children: Penni, Jodi,…