Defense argues facts have been misinterpreted The Sept. 28 trial readiness conference for Pam Allen has been moved to Nov. 20. In April 2017, Allen, 66, of Idyllwild, was charged with three felonies for the March 31 collision with Julia Romero, 18, also of Idyllwild, on Highway 243. Two of the charges were for driving…

At its Aug. 29 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved an extension of the moratorium on issuing new short-term rental (STR) certificates in Idyllwild (including Pine Cove) and the Wine Country. The new Ordinance 449.253 is effective immediately and will expire in one year or when a revised Ordinance 927.2 (STR) goes into…

Dr. Frank Vernon, research seismologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and University of California, San Diego, spoke in Anza about seismic monitoring in the Anza Valley. Vernon spoke last Friday at Hamilton High School Library about field arrays that have been placed throughout the Anza Valley to monitor seismic activity on the San Jacinto Fault….

The Franchise Tax Board reminds taxpayers that Thursday, October 15, is the deadline for filing 2014 state personal income tax returns to avoid penalties. Each year, Californians file more than 16 million personal income tax returns, with more than 1.5 million taking advantage of California’s automatic six-month filing extension. Taxpayers can file electronically free of…