On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors decided to renegotiate the county’s current ambulance contract with American Medical Response rather than considering competitive bids for the whole or parts of the county. The current AMR contract expires June 30, 2015. One of the principal reasons was the experience of Alameda, Monterey and…

At 2:12 p.m. Wednesday, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to reports of an injured hiker at Humber Park. Firefighters hiked in to the location and found one male victim, Jonathan Zuniga, 24, of Oceanside, who perished at the scene. The Sheriff’s Department press release states that the results of their investigation indicate the deceased hiker…

The Internal Revenue Service announced that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, which is when it will begin accepting electronic tax returns. More than 153 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed in 2017. Many software companies and tax professionals will be accepting tax returns before Jan. 23 and…

On Sept. 27, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission released its 340-page report. It included 148 recommendations to the administration as well Congress and state, local and tribal governments. Background The commission was authorized as part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. It directed the secretaries of Agriculture, Interior and Homeland Security to establish…