Capt. Lyndon “Ray” Wood returned in December 2013 as the new head of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Hemet Station, the station where he started his law enforcement career in 1990. “In the short term, I want to assess our resources,” Wood said. “I want to better utilize the resources I have and continue to do…

The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council still has money available to help local property owners abate the land around structures, according to Executive Director Edwina Scott. The grant funds will disappear on July 1 unless Scott can obtain approval to extend the grant beyond the end of the fiscal year (June 30). Although it has…

A jury trial for Frank Gutierrez of Idyllwild has tentatively been set for March 24. He was arrested in July 2015 on charges of possession of a controlled substance, and possession of stolen property and firearms. On Friday, March 17, Judge Thomas Glasser presided over a hearing on Gutierrez’s attorney’s request to suppress certain evidence….

Providing critical and high-quality county services starts with understanding the needs of the whole community. It is with this principle in mind that the Riverside County Board of Supervisors meetings, agendas and minutes are now available en español. The new Spanish offering is aimed to increase civic participation in county government and enhance county decision-making….