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Forest Services Volunteer Association Fire Lookout Dan Roberts is one of the volunteers at Black Mountain Lookout, shown recently. PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
A fatal motorcycle collision occurred on Highway 371 last week, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier. On April 15 at 2:57 p.m., Albert Charles Farrell, 79 of Palm Springs, was driving a gold and blue 2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide east on Highway 371 just west of Highway 74 when, for…
A two-vehicle crash at 10:34 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, on Highway 74 at Thomas Mountain Village resulted in one fatality and three injuries, two of them moderate to serious. According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer, Walter Risch, 73, of Mountain Center, was driving a white 2004 Ford 150 truck westbound on…
Once again, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association has bestowed its largesse throughout the Hill community. At its July 7 meeting, PCPOA President Marlene Pierce, with the help of her board, distributed 12 checks, totaling almost $7,000, to local groups and individuals. The last year that PCPOA selected a dozen recipients was 2015. The largest…
Officials with the Riverside County Department of Public Health and Riverside County Animal Services have announced that three separate rabid bat incidents have been recorded in Riverside County this month. Two were identified last week. None of these incidents were on the Hill, yet local residents should be careful. Public health officials stressed that anytime…
On Friday Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed several bills affecting the use of unmanned aircraft — drones. This included Senate Bill 168, which was unanimously passed in both the state Assembly and Senate, that would have regulated drones flying over wildfires or interfering with firefighting or emergency responders. Essentially Brown objected to the establishment of new…