A Banning motorcyclist lost his life last week on Highway 243. At about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, Thai Yang, 40, of Banning, was riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Highway 243. He was about 1 mile north of Mountain Center. Vincent Brooks, 26, of Mountain Center, was driving a blue Ford F-150 northbound…

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a burglary at Town Hall that occurred during the night. Town Hall is closed today because of the break in. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. Last week, Idyllwild Pharmacy was broken into but nothing was taken. The burglar(s) was unable to disengage the alarm system and left…

At its June 17 meeting, the board of the Fern Valley Water District passed several resolutions. These included adopting the fiscal year 2016-17 budget, establishing an appropriations limit and authorizing a change in signatures for the bank account. The latter really addressed the significance of the meeting. This was General Manager Steve Erler’s final board…

Three fresh graves discovered recently on U.S. Forest Service land led to a forensic investigation of the site. The graves, in a canyon near Alessandro Trail and Bautista Canyon Road in the Anza area, turned out to contain canine remains, said John Ladley, Forest Service’s local recreation officer. “When pets pass, public land may be…