Just after 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15, first responders, including fire personnel and California Highway Patrol deputies, arrived at the scene of an attempted suicide on Highway 243 just above Smith Creek Bridge. An as-yet unnamed 55-year-old male, who had earlier been reported missing from Orange County, had driven his white Toyota Tacoma into an…

The U. S. Forest Service has scheduled its four bald eagle counts for this winter. All counts will be on the Saturday mornings of Dec. 12, 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,…

In January, Riverside County Supervisor Chuck Washington urged persons with high-risk conditions (e.g., age and chronic health problems) who have tested positive for COVID-19 avail themselves of monoclonal antibody treatment at Riverside University Health System (RUHS) – Medical Center. RUHS-MC is administering sotrovimab, an IV infusion shown to be effective against omicron and other variants….

UPDATE at 1:10 p.m. The California Highway Patrol has opened one lane of traffic on Highway 243 and is escorting vehicles through. UPDATE at 10:58 a.m. the fire is reported to be 100 percent contained. UPDATE at 10:39 a.m. The Twin Fire is now 45 acres and 80 percent contained. UPDATED at 9:49 a.m. The…

Sunday, Sept. 3, an episode of the “Disappeared” television series entitled “Love and Lies in Idyllwild” aired on national television. DirecTV carried it locally on channel 285, the Investigation Discovery Network. The episode concerned the June 6, 2020, disappearance of Dia Abrams, who at that time owned three properties in Garner Valley, including a 166-acre…