An Idyllwild teen who is a senior at Hemet High won first prize at Hemet Theater’s first ever “Star Factor” contest on Saturday September 28. Cameron Gage, who performed a routine on his scooter, was among 10 acts chosen as finalists, including magicians, musicians, and a balloon artist. The first prized was $1,500. Gage has…

  According to CHP Officer Mike Murawski, Peter Jackson, 72, of Rancho Mirage crashed his rented red Ducati motorcycle at about 11:10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, on Highway 243 near Black Mountain Trail. Jackson was traveling southbound when he hit gravel and lost control. Jackson skid across the highway coming to rest in the northbound…

Early Sunday morning, July 8, U.S. Forest Service volunteers on their way to man Tahquitz Peak Lookout Tower discovered a fire off Devil Slide’s Trail in Humber Park, according to Fire Chief Freddie Espinoza, for the Forest Service’s San Jacinto Ranger District. The volunteers reported it. First on the scene was Riverside County Fire Department…

Proposition 33 is about rent controls. It would repeal the current state law (the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995) which limits the authority of cities and counties to control rents within their jurisdictions. In three different situations, this law “generally prevents cities and counties from limiting the initial rental rate that landlords may charge…

Last night, Tuesday, Oct. 3, at about 9:15 p.m., a fire was report on or near Black Mountain. This afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, Gerrelaine Alcordo, deputy public affairs officer at the San Bernardino National Forest reported the Azalea Fire is holding at 12 acres and is already 80 percent contained. Firefighters have spread retardant around…