
Photo by Robert Cipriani, Riverside County
Goldberg honored
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Idyllwild’s Dr. Richard Goldberg (front center) was recognized at the third-annual Public Health Community Champion Awards last week. Goldberg represented the 3rd Supervisorial District. The other awardees were (front row, from left) Robert Roy, Gabriel Maldonado, Aurora Wilson and Melanie Nieman. Also shown in the back row (from left) are Susan Harrington, director of the Department of Public Health; 5th District Supervisor Marion Ashley; 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries; Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the county Public Health officer; 4th District Supervisor John Benoit; and 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington.

Gilman Springs Road will close for a month, starting Nov. 7, between State Route 79/Sanderson Avenue and Soboba Road for safety improvements that include wider paved shoulders, guardrails, drainage improvements and centerline rumble strips. The project is part of Riverside County’s ongoing effort to improve driving conditions and safety for vehicles using this critical corridor….
The National Weather Service in San Diego issued a high wind warning from midnight Thursday to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. North to northeast winds at 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph are expected to develop Thursday afternoon. They are expected to strengthen that evening with northeast winds 25 to 35…
By Nancy BorchersContributed Pine Cove Property Owners Association hosted Jeremy Goldman of Southern California Edison to speak at its Feb. 1 meeting. Goldman addressed Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), Automatic Shutoff in dangerous circumstances, Systems Hardening and Vegetation Management. Goldman was also very informative about the monitoring of wind and weather dangers through weather…
David Gotfredson, investigative producer for CBS News 8, recently published a story (https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/investigations/fiance-of-missing-woman-alleges-hostile-takeover-of-estate-near-idyllwild-lydia-dia-abrams-riverside-county-keith-harper/509-a42680e5-938a-4186-b636-7ae65007e3f3)regarding Keith Harper, who claims to be the fiancé of missing person Lydia “Dia” Abrams, and his response to the documents filed by Abrams’ children over the estate. Harper is the current trustee of the estate. Gotfredson reports, “‘They have attempted a hostile…
The Valentine’s Day torrential rainstorm on Feb. 14, caused the closure of Highway 74 from Hemet to the west and Highway 243 from Banning to the south. Based on past closures, Hill residents were expecting the closures to last a week or more. However, the damage was much more extensive. The volume of water was…
A grandmother visiting family in Garner Valley pleaded guilty and was convicted July 8 of willfully harming/injuring/endangering her 2-year-old granddaughter’s personal health after the grandmother left a cup of methamphetamine-laced tea unattended on a counter, and the child drank some of the contents on the night of June 29. Besides the felony, Cynthia Ann Watson,…