Riverside County’s Operation RivCo Shield is hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Idyllwild School.The Pfizer vaccine is available for anyone ages 12 or older. Register at https://tinyurl.com/xy9nv6up.The Moderna vaccine is available for anyone ages 18 or older. Register at https://tinyurl.com/3drecvpj.The clinic also offers COVID-19 testing….

First, a quick history: Riverside County’s land use and zoning ordinance (348) dates to 1948. In the past 66 years, various Boards of Supervisors have approved nearly 5,500 amendments to the ordinance. “Late last year, the board asked the development staff to undertake a comprehensive re-work of the ordinance,” said Planner David Mares. The changes…

Some welcoming rain fell on the Hill last week. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain between Tuesday and Thursday, July 10 to 12. That is equal to the long-term average rainfall for July. But in July 2015, more than 2 inches fell, and in July 2013,…

Later this month, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz will begin making decisions and issuing court orders that will lead to the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith, charged with multiple counts of murder. The two men are charged with the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli, and Vicki’s daughter Becky, who…