

Rescue at Humber Park
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According to a Riverside County Fire press release, a 46-year-old male sustained moderate injuries, including a fractured left leg, after falling about 50 feet while rock climbing at about 2 p.m. Monday. The patient was airlifted by Cal Fire Helicopter 301 to Keenwild Forest Service Station where he was then transported by American Medical Response to a nearby hospital. Riverside County Fire, Idyllwild Fire, Idyllwild Volunteer Fire Company 621, the U.S. Forest Service and AMR were all part of the rescue efforts.


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Proposition 36 is about trying to reduce crime, particularly by imposing stricter sentences for repeat offenders of certain crimes. It changes several of the punishments set when Prop 47 was approved in 2014. Prop 47 reduced certain nonserious and nonviolent property and drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. The measure limited these reduced penalties to…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution denouncing acts of antisemitism and religious bigotry in all its forms. And it affirmed its support of and solidarity with the Jewish community against anti-Jewish bigotry. Supervisors Manuel Perez (4th District) and Karen Spiegel (2nd District) brought the resolution forward at the Nov. 1 meeting….
The Strong Fire, reported shortly after noon Monday along Strong Drive, was no match for human strength …