Author and director Ken Luber says he discovered theater during his freshman year at Ripon college in Wisconsin. In his first sketch for a theater class he found “I like being on stage.” As a sophomore he began to be cast in plays, and from then on it was one after another. Writing also captured…

Assemblyman Gonzalez (R CA 36) will be holding mobile office hours in French Valley, April 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. French Valley Public Library, 31526 Skyview Road, Winchester, CA 92596

Martha Pearson and her staff opened the Mountain Center Cafe early at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday as a source of meals for local people, fire-stranded visitors and firefighters from all over. Although the Mountain Fire began Monday afternoon in Mountain Center, no structures or businesses in that community were physically damaged. According to Pearson, the fire…

The current financial position for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District looks good and remains consistent with the district’s fiscal year 2017-18 budget adopted last summer. The commission’s Finance Committee met Monday, Jan. 29, to review the November and December financial statements, conduct a mid-year review, discuss the capital improvement plan, and take a preliminary look…

The defense motion to eliminate the prior strikes against Marcus Green was denied earlier this month. Green, 51, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office has filed two…