Last week, the Riverside County supervisors approved an ordinance requiring the sterilization of pit bull breeds in the unincorporated portions of the county. The board’s vote was unanimous. The supervisors were collectively firm in their decision on the issue with no hesitancy or reluctance in casting their vote “aye.” Even First District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries,…

U.S. Forest Service participation at the Sept. 13, Mountain Area Safety Taskforce was nonexistent. Forest Service members, who normally attend the local session, were all on fire assignments outside the district and many outside the state, reported Cal Fire Forestry Division Chief Gregg Bratcher, who chaired the meeting. But those in attendance discussed threats to…

The victim of a fatal solo motorcycle collision on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, has been identified as David Reed. The 42-year-old Hemet man collided with a tree and then a concrete wall on Highway 243 just south of Riverside County Playground Road at about 5:20 p.m. He died at 6:31 p.m. in an Idyllwild Fire ambulance.

The highlight of the Jan. 13 meeting of the directors for the Pine Cove Water District was the recognition of PCWD as a District of Distinction through the Special District Leadership Foundation. At the initiation of Assemblyman Brian Jones and Sen. Jeff Stone, the state Legislature approved a Members Resolution 13 in October honoring PCWD,…