Saturday crash results in injury

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a new contract with American Medical Response for provision of ambulance and emergency medical services throughout the county, including portions of the Hill. Verne Lauritzen, chief of staff to former 3rd District Supervisor Jeff Stone, said the issue of service to Pine Cove and…
Idyllwild Fire Here are a few of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Nov. 12 — Fire, 9:16 a.m. Tollgate Rd. • Nov. 13 — Vegetation fire within Cranston Fire burn, 2 a.m. McCall Park Rd. Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are a few of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to…
Construction to replace Hurkey Creek Bridge on Highway 74, originally scheduled to begin Monday, April 20, has been delayed for about two weeks. Caltrans Public Information Officer Joy Schneider said resolution of two issues has delayed the project. Contractor for the project, Granite Construction, suggested creating a 12-foot-wide bypass to the north of the existing…
Editor’s note: Four directors for the Pine Cove Water District are on the August mail-in ballot. The terms for three —President Robert Hewitt, Joel Palmer and Lou Padula — expire in December. They and challenger Jeffery Kleefisch are on the ballot for four-year terms. The fourth director, Vicki Jakubac, replaced Tim Lange, who was elected…
At approximately 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, Oct. 10, two elderly males were traveling southbound on Highway 243 near Baldy Road. They missed a turn in the road and flew approximately 50 feet over the edge, rolling their white sedan. Riverside County Fire and AMR responded to the scene. Both occupants had minor injuries and walked…
During 2016, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed hundreds of new laws. While some were effective immediately and some will not go into effect until 2018 or 2019, most were effective Jan. 1, 2017. Below is a small sampling of the new laws and rules with which we have to comply….