“… [L]arge fire potential will likely remain above normal across Southern California well into November,” was the conclusion of the latest “National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook” from the Predictive Services unit at the National Interagency Fire Center. Despite the very wet winter, the high pressures during the past month have returned very warm and…

First Town Hall recreation kids’ soccer game and, according to a Facebook post by Dawn Sonnier, there were “no uniforms, no refs, no goals and no [county] representation.” Sonnier posted this information on Monday, Sept. 30. Her post elicited a firestorm of negative comments from upset parents and others who wondered why they were paying…

The California Department of Transportation will continue work this week to complete the Highway 371 left-turn lane project located from just west of Bahrman Road to just west of Bailiff Road in Anza. Caltrans announced that the project scope has been altered to accommodate the extension of a two-way continuous left-turn lane from the center…

A trial readiness conference has been scheduled for June 18, and a jury trial may begin as soon as Aug. 4, for Steven Taylor Rutherford, 48, of Banning, the man charged with 13 felony counts of arson with enhancements including use of a delayed ignition device. A medical report on Rutherford’s ability to stand trial…