Cal Fire investigators made an arson arrest on Wednesday, June 29. Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, was arrested for allegedly setting multiple fires in Pinyon, an unincorporated area of Riverside County. She was booked on 13 counts of arson, along with several pending additional arson charges. Her arraignment was June 29 and she pleaded not…

Caltrans reports the following roadwork next week will require flagging on highways 74 and 371 in through the Garner Valley, Anza and Pinyon areas which will result in delays over 30 minutes: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, Highway 74 from Hurkey Creek Bridge to Morris Ranch Road; 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, Highway…

Capt. Leonard Purvis will replace Capt. Joe Borja on Thursday, Feb. 16, as the new commander of the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Hemet Station. Borja is retiring and for the last month has been working with Purvis on the transition. Purvis and Borja visited the Town Crier on Monday, Feb. 6. Purvis, with more than…

Today at noon, family and friends gathered at the site in the Twin Pines area to mark the 10th anniversary of the Oct. 26, 2006, Esperanza Fire that took the lives of five of the crew of the Alandale Guard Station: Capt. Mark Loutzenhiser, Jess McLean, Jason McKay, Pablo Cerda and Daniel Hoover Najera. Here…