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Firefighter and EMT Adam Rodriguez helps Kade McGovern, 5, suit up for a small obstacle course involving a hose drag and putting out a “fire” made of orange cones. Photo by Jenny Kirchner





The Idyllwild Fire Protection District believes the Riverside County Fire Department is doubling the cost of its dispatch contract and authorized Fire Chief Patrick Reitz to open negotiations with the county. In addition, the Fire Commission asked Reitz to redraft a request for proposal to entertain competitive bids from other dispatch entities. “The change in…
During Idyllwild School’s Open House Wednesday May 1, Buzz Holmes (far right), music teacher, congratulates the beginning wind instruments group after their mini concert.
At the Wednesday, Aug. 10, Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) board meeting, directors were surprised to learn of an incident that occurred in February involving Southern California Edison (SCE) and Piño Tree Service at Dutch Flats on PCWD property.General Manager Jeremy Potter and Office Manager Becky Smith explained to the board that in February, a…
Stephen Patrick Medlock, 53, a transient, charged with arson for starting and igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his Aug. 9, felony settlement conference moved to Sept. 10. While negotiations with the prosecutor continue, Medlock has not received an offer. Since Medlock’s March 21, preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the…
During 2017, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed 859 new laws. While some were effective immediately, some will not go into effect until 2019 or 2020. Most are effective Jan. 1, 2018. One of the most well-known was a proposition passed in November 2016. Marijuana Proposition 64 legalizes adult-use of marijuana, or…
CAL FIRE officials are cautiously optimistic today about the diminishing future of the Buck Fire. Most of today the fire laid down, according to the Public Information Officer Chief Rick Vogt, a Battalion Chief with San Marcos Fire. Both Vogt and Riverside Fire Chief John Hawkins were confident that the Buck Fire did not spread…