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A Southern California Edison (SCE) truck rolled on its side on SR-74 at mile marker 57 between Mountain Center and Hemet sometime before 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7. The truck is blocking the eastbound lane of traffic coming toward Mountain Center. According to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) Public Information Officer Sgt. Joe Borja, no…
The final bald eagle count of the 2017-18 season was Saturday, March 10. Despite inclement weather, the five observers at Lake Hemet spotted two adult nesting bald eagles. The other four counting sites recorded six adults, three juveniles and two chicks in the nest at Big Bear Lake. These chicks are nearly a month old…
Wednesday morning, Idyllwild School teachers stood in front of the building with signs supporting the Hemet Teachers’ Association’s effort for a new contract, including pay raises for teachers. Hemet Unified School District and HTA are still trying to negotiate a contract for last school year, 2013-14. A fact-finding process began Monday, Dr. LaFaye Platter, HUSD’s…
While the state suspended the controversial State Fire Prevention Fee, the Howard Jarvis Tax Association is continuing its litigation over the legality of the fee. In August, when the Legislature approved Gov. Jerry Brown’s package of programs to improve air pollution throughout California, a suspension of collecting the fee until Jan. 1, 2031, was included….
Riverside County Superior Court disposed of a transient’s mental health diversion and probation suitability filings, and decided to move ahead with a jury trial for the man charged with starting the 2013 Silver Fire. Stephen Patrick Medlock, 56, was arrested and charged with starting the fire that burned more than 20,000 acres in Poppet Flats,…
Friends of the Idyllwild Library host special meeting