Cal Fire’s Southern Operations Unit issued its latest Wildfire Outlooklast week. From now through early summer, wildfire conditions are likelyto remain lower than normal. However, as the Pacific weather conditionscontinue to shift from El Niño toward a La Niña pattern, the chances oflarge wildfires begin to increase. Both live fuel moisture and dead fuel moisture…

After the Riverside County Planning Commission approved the conditional use permit for construction at the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, the management team — the San Jacinto Mountain Community Center board — received more good news. Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington put a proposal to use $1.2 million of Community Development Block Grant funds to…

Riverside County Fire Department responded to an injured Pacific Crest Trail hiker in the Whitewater area at 8:56 a.m. Thursday, May 30. Three engines and one truck responded but were unable to access the hiker. California Highway Patrol Helicopter 60 was able to reach the hiker and transported the unknown person to an awaiting ambulance…

There are currently two vacancies on the five-member County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee, according to Opal Hellweg, legislative assistant to 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington. Previously, Kathy Sacher Wilson resigned. Recently, Ginger Dagnall submitted her resignation. Washington has accepted both resignations and thanked both Wilson and Dagnall for their service. Hellweg said the original…