
Photo by Robert Cipriani, Riverside County
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Idyllwild’s Dr. Richard Goldberg (front center) was recognized at the third-annual Public Health Community Champion Awards last week. Goldberg represented the 3rd Supervisorial District. The other awardees were (front row, from left) Robert Roy, Gabriel Maldonado, Aurora Wilson and Melanie Nieman. Also shown in the back row (from left) are Susan Harrington, director of the Department of Public Health; 5th District Supervisor Marion Ashley; 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries; Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county Public Health officer; 4th District Supervisor John Benoit; and 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington.

Pine Cove Water District has canceled its April 10 board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8. A public hearing on the agency’s standby rates is planned for the June 12 meeting.
Marcus Green’s felony settlement conference on Sept. 16 was re-scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18. Green, 51, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The district attorney’s office has filed two felony charges — murder and…
Riverside County Fire, Pine Cove Report unavailable. Riverside County Fire, Garner Valley Report unavailable. Riverside County Fire, Pinyon Report unavailable. CHP log The resident post of the California Highway Patrol responded to the following calls from Monday, April 15, to Sunday, April 28. This may not be a complete list of responses: April 15 —…
Officials with San Bernardino National Forest announced Friday a forest order creating the Cranston Fire Closure Area. The order temporarily closes all U.S. Forest Service lands within both the San Jacinto Ranger District and Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. The closure is due to hazards presented by the Cranston Fire, as well…
Residents of Forest Drive, the last cull-de-sac off Fern Valley Road before the Humber Park Trailhead, have been in communication with the County seeking a remedy for their parking situation on snow days. Residents have shared with the Town Crier an email thread discussing the process and the options the county is considering, and some…...
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District is reminding everyone not to bury or block fire hydrants when moving or removing snow from their driveways, as this will cause serious delays if it is necessary to access a fire hydrant in case of a fire. IFPD further encourages residents to “adopt” a fire hydrant near their home…