

PHOTO: Showers
By Jack Clark
Hill communities got a heavy dose of precipitation Tuesday and though the weather was cold, it wasn’t cold enough to snow.

Gov. Gavin Newsom put the Southern California region on a Stay-at-Home order. It went into effect Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and will be in place for at least three weeks. The order, which includes Riverside County, was triggered because Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity dropped below 15% in the region.“We have seen cases and other…
Kacee Lloyd Monroe, 34, who was convicted in 2004 for the Nov. 19, 2001, second-degree murder of his friend Austin Ross, both 16, and both Pine Cove residents, has been denied parole by Gov. Gavin Newsom. On Oct. 2, 2018, a two-commission parole board recommended parole for Monroe, serving time in the Avenal State Prison…
Earlier this month, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, D-35, and the Riverside County Office of Education announced a $1,080,000 grant to expand vocational training and provide affordable housing for low-income families in the Hemet and San Jacinto region. Ruiz’s funding will expand programs to train underserved youth in construction while building housing for homeless and low-income…
Idyllwild locals Mara Schoner and Mark Yardas created a Facebook group called Mountain Communities COVID-19 Mutual Aid on March 19. The duo thought it would be nice to help the community as COVID-19 upended the world as we know it. The goal behind the group is quite simple, “If you need help, ask. If you…
The San Bernardino National Forest invites the public on Saturday June 2 for a short walk to learn more about native pollinators and the services they provide for you. The walk is provided as part of the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region’s 2012 Pollinator Special Emphasis area, which has been developed to call attention…
Riverside County voters will be able to cast their ballot for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election at one of 17 vote centers in Riverside County that opened Saturday, Feb. 24. Another 131 vote centers will open Saturday, March 2. At any of these voter centers, residents may vote in-person or return their completed vote-by-mail ballot….