California Highway Patrol (CHP) is on high alert as the agency works to keep our roadways safe when snow play visitors disobey traffic laws.  On New Year’s Day, visitors who made their way to Humber Park and Forest Drive in upper Fern Valley weren’t given any slack. After countless verbal warnings, CHP started handing out…

Pine Cove Property Owners Association (PCPOA) board members unanimously approved a letter to the county at its May meeting addressing short-term rentals.The letter, addressed to Riverside County Planning Department Principal Planner Steven Jones, is signed by Richard Schwartz, PCPOA president.“The recent increase in the number of short-term rentals (STR) in the mountain community of Pine…

Following recent storms, a woman and her brother were unhoused when a snow-laden tree crushed their trailer. Carla Becker of Royal Pines Estates told the Crier about her introduction to one of the dangers of mountain living. CB: I was in the pop-out and the tree hit my neighbors’ trailer, cut it right in half….