Northwest winds from the Sherpa Fire on the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara are causing heavy smoke in the San Jacinto Mountains today, according to Riverside County Fire. An earlier report of a fire near Camp Emerson ended in a false alarm. At 7:45 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to the area but were…

The Idyllwild Community Recreation Council (ICRC) held its last meeting as administrator for community recreation, on Wednesday, July 13. On Aug. 1, the Riverside County Economic Development Agency (EDA) will assume control of the County Service Area (CSA) 36 recreation program. The county terminated ICRC’s contract after one year of probationary month-to-month status. ICRC has…

By JP Crumrine News Editor It only took one week, after announcing an agreement to finance major repair and maintenance of California’s road and highway systems, for the Legislature to enact Senate Bill 1 on Thursday night. Over the next 10 years, SB 1 will generate annually about $5.2 billion in new revenue. All these…

By Jennifer LeachAssociate Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC     I know, 60-year-olds. You’re not old. In fact, we’ve found that when people think “old,” they think of someone about 10 years older than they are right now. But, because we’ve been warned about the effects of the Coronavirus on people 60-plus,…