(Editor’s note: Tina Bourgeois became an advocate for highway safety after the death of her step-son Tristin, who died on October 31, 2024, when a semi pulling two trailers loaded with sand overturned and struck his pickup truck on Highway 74 above Palm Desert. In February of this year, she started a petition on Change.org…

Riverside County has announced that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on cannabis regulation within the unincorporated areas of the county. The public hearing has been scheduled before the Riverside County Planning Commission to consider an amendment to Riverside County Land Use Ordinance No. 348, proposing to establish regulations and development standards for…

Fire restrictions on the San Bernardino National Forest were elevated Tuesday, Aug. 6. Forest officials announce that the changes include limiting campfires to selected sites, increased restrictions on smoking and the prohibition of welding and other open-flame activities without the proper permits. “The wet winter has provided a very mild fire season on the forest…