“In like a lion and out like a lamb” is the common adage describing March weather, but in 2023 the lamb version has remained hidden. Another atmospheric river passed over the Hill last week bringing strong winds as well as wet weather. More than a dozen have moved over California this winter and, at least…

The proposed increase in the trash-service fees paid to Riverside County were approved at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting June 19. This is only for residential service. The current annual fee of $116.88 would be increased $19.80 annually through July 1, 2021, with a fifth increase of $19.92 on July 1, 2022. The most-recent increase…

Scott Condon, 42, of Mountain Center, who was arrested on July 16, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of accessory to the crime of burglary. He was originally charged with a felony for receiving stolen property, allegedly a generator. However, at the July 31 preliminary hearing, the District Attorney’s Office filed the amended charge and…