Editor’s Note: The 2024 Presidential Election will be Tuesday, November . Besides the races for President and the U.S. Senate, to succeed Diane einstein, there are many local races which will determine who epresents the Hill in the State Assembly and the U.S. Congress. The Town Crier will be writing about the races for the…

At its March 22 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the county fire department to purchase a dip-tank and a tilt-trailer to move it. Battalion Chief Robert Fish wrote in the justification to the board, “This will significantly improve response times for helicopter firefighting operations by reducing turn-around time for…

“We’ve found four more trees positive with goldspotted oak borer infestation,” said Greg Bratcher, unit forester for Cal Fire on the Hill. The newest trees confirmed with GSOB are in the Saunders Meadows, High Castle and Marion View areas. “I’m pleased that so far we’ve only found four additional trees,” said Kevin Turner, GSOB coordinator…

On Friday, Sept. 1, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 25000 block of Hotei Lane in Idyllwild, in reference to past residential burglaries. After an extensive investigation, one suspect, Brian Dustin Vowell, 36, of Idyllwild, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 14, and booked into the county jail for burglary.  Bail was set at $25,000….