The Riverside County Coroner’s Office has identified the fatality in the traffic collision Tuesday as Charles Clayton, 81, of Pine Cove. Clayton’s truck hit a tree at the intersection of Highway 243 and Foster Lake Road. He was injured at 12:10 p.m. and died at 12:33 p.m. at the scene. Clayton, who went by the…

The April 18 meeting of the Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) Board ofDirectors focused mostly on financial issues and preparation for thenext fiscal year (FY) budget. The third quarter report for the current budget (FY 2023-24) was on theagenda. For the year, expenses exceed revenue by about $835,000, whichis about what the board expected when…

Nearly 10 years ago, in November 2014, California voters easily approvedProposition 47, which reduced certain nonserious and nonviolent propertyand drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. The measure alsoallowed certain offenders who have been previously convicted of suchcrimes to apply for reduced sentences. In general, offenders convicted of misdemeanor crimes were to bepunished less severely than…

Mike Feyder, Mountain Disaster Preparedness president, discussed his organization at the Thursday, Dec. 8, Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. Established in 1986, MDP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness awareness to community members in Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center. Members provide supplies and maintain eight Disaster Aid Stations throughout greater Idyllwild….