The two men — Ryan Mason and Nickolas Menlendez — charged with burglary of the Mountain Center Market in September had felony settlement conferences scheduled for Friday morning, Feb. 26, which were rescheduled for Friday, March 11. However, Mason was ordered to undergo an evaluation for possible residential substance abuse treatment prior to the next…

Parents Anthony and Donna Barnett with Julia [center] at the PCT Southern Terminus Julia Barnett – Packing for the PCT Julia is a 17-year-old from Seattle, Washington hiking the PCT during the summer prior to her senior year in high school. I was her driver on several occasions in Idyllwild and found her observations refreshingly…

By Andrew Smith, Federal Trade Commission, director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Gail Hillebrand, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, associate director, Division of Consumer Education and Engagement Free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts are here, started Sept. 21, thanks to a new federal law. Here’s what you should know: Security freezes, also known as credit…

Residents of California’s 36th Congressional District who lost homes or businesses in the recent wildfires may be eligible for federal assistance. The office of Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) is available to assist those affected by damage to homes or businesses with claims to the Small Business Administration. Also, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has…

Smoke wafting through the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains Wednesday morning is coming from fires in the Sequoia and Los Padres National Forests, not a new, nearby fire, according to the Forest Services’s San Bernardino National Forest division. The Tweet from SB National Forest: Seeing/smelling smoke in the Mtns and Valleys? That is smoke…