Although not entered as an official report, CHP recounted an incident with a Sysco truck on Highway 74 just east of the intersection with Highway 243 on Monday, June 6, at 4:45 p.m. The truck, with a full load, was reportedly going too fast on a curve, went off the roadway and hit a fence….

In July 2013, the Mountain Fire, which started on private land across Highway 243 from the Forest Service’s Keenwild Station, burned more than 27,500 acres. Most of this burned acreage was in the San Jacinto Wilderness Area. Last week, the Forest Service announced it has formulated a plan to reforest a portion of the burned…

The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled its four bald eagle counts for this winter. The three remaining counts will be on the Saturday mornings of Jan. 9, Feb. 13 and March 12. Migrating eagles typically begin arriving in the area in late November and leave in late March or early April. During the winter,…

During the Pine Cove Water District’s board meeting last week, General Manager Jerry Holldber offered some options to modify the water rate increase proposal made at the March 14 meeting. Letters have notified property owners with meters within the district of a public hearing on the rate increases at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 9.