A Hemet High School student driving a 1994 Ford Ranger pickup ran a red light and plowed through a crosswalk crowded with approximately 30 students, sending eight to area hospitals, three in critical condition. Six females and two males were transported by first responders. Parents were also in the vicinity, given that school was letting…

lfredo Tartaglia, 26, of Idyllwild pleaded guilty to one felony count of assault of a person by force and was sentenced to three years in state prison, according to John Hall, senior public information specialist for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The plea and sentencing took place on Thursday, Jan. 10. Part of the sentence considered Tartaglia’s prior prison time within the last five years, referred to in the sentence documents.

The final bald eagle count of the 2017-18 season was Saturday, March 10. Despite inclement weather, the five observers at Lake Hemet spotted two adult nesting bald eagles. The other four counting sites recorded six adults, three juveniles and two chicks in the nest at Big Bear Lake. These chicks are nearly a month old…