Riverside County is still in the orange tier of the state’s tier system. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently stated the state would open up June 15 if “vaccine supply is sufficient for Californians 16 years and older who wish to be inoculated” and hospitalization numbers remain low. He also said the June 15 date would be…

Later this month, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz will begin making decisions and issuing court orders that will lead to the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith, charged with multiple counts of murder. The two men are charged with the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli, and Vicki’s daughter Becky, who…

One injury crash, requiring medical transport, took place in Idyllwild over the last week along with a fender bender on Highway 74 above Palm Desert. At 10:26 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, Miguel Pablo Lopez, 23, of Idyllwild, was driving his silver 2008 Ford Focus southbound on Highway 243, 268 feet south of Riverside County Playground…

Living Free Animal Sanctuary is hosting a tree planting Saturday, June 26 from 8 a.m. to noon.Participants, entering sixth grade or up, are asked to bring a shovel and wear sturdy closed-toe shoes. Any minors who wish to participate will work in a pair with at least one supervising adult.A waiver must be signed for…

State releases proposed regulations Commercial cannabis activity permits will be on the agenda of the Riverside County Planning Commission’s July 18 meeting. The commission discussed the proposed ordinance in June and requested that its staff review several questions, and return with a report and possible changes. The principal issue that captured the commission’s attention was whether…