Last Thursday, May 2, President Donald Trump concurred and declared that the damages resulting from the Feb.13, 14 and 15 storms in California, including Riverside County, to be a major disaster. The declaration will result in federal monies to state and local governments to help rebuild and restore the public infrastructure damaged from the atmospheric…

The state Legislature was very busy during 2016. Nearly 1,000 bills were passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed about 900 into law. Among the bills that did not receive legislative approval was Assembly Bill 385, which would have allowed state voters to decide whether to retain Daylight Saving Time. On Aug. 30, the bill failed…

With the retirement of Bob McCullough from the management of local radio station WNKI, Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz is working with RACES President Bill Tell and Director Rick Foster to continue the station’s operation. However Reitz would appreciate some feedback from the community on whether WNKI provides value to us — both permanent and…

A second in the past two weeks of a near-3.0-magnitude earthquake occurred at about 11:20 Thursday night. The tremor was about 7.5 miles west of Idyllwild and 4 miles southeast of Valle Vista. It was located on the San Jacinto Fault on Rouse Ridge. Initially, the quake’s magnitude was estimated to be 3.2. While no…