The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights in San Diego and Riverside Counties of southern California today, as 144 Fighter Wing practices its intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will occur between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Pacific. California residents between San Diego and Riverside Counties may hear and/or see low-flying NORAD-controlled…

“We’ll go broke before five years,” Idyllwild Fire Chief Norm Walker told the fire district’s commission, while discussing when to hold a workshop on its budget situation. “You need to come up with a vision and look five years out,” Walker urged the commission. While the commission was pondering its responsibility to Firefighter Greg Minor,…

As reported last week, Jo’An’s has sold. Dave and Loie Butterfield, who own Idypark LLC which purchased the property, plan to raze the building by the end of the year. As he said, the restaurant will not reopen. “As the center of town, we envision it to be a peaceful, beautiful location for all to…

I personally read many articles from several newspapers each morning, all online on my cellphone. Reading newspapers on cellphone has several advantages: You have access to many newspapers, you don’t have to remember to bring your newspapers with you since your phone is always there, you can read them anywhere — even in the dark,…