The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service and Society for Conservation of Bighorn Sheep on Saturday evening, March 5, and all day Sunday, March 6, are conducting a count of bighorn sheep. They are seeking volunteers to assist biologists. No survey experience is necessary but volunteers must attend an orientation at 6…

The California State Senate may increase the number of county supervisors from five to seven for counties with populations greater than 2 million, including Riverside County. Later this month, the California Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on Senate Constitutional Amendment 8, which the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee approved in early July….

Zika virus The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can harbor and transmit the dangerous Zika virus, has been detected near the Hemet outskirts, according to Riverside County vector control officials, who announced this Wednesday, Aug. 17. A single mosquito was caught in a vector-control trap near Yale Street and Johnston Avenue in the Hemet’s unincorporated…