The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will reopen on Saturday, August 31, 2013. The first tram up will be at 8 a.m., last tram up at 8 p.m. and last tram down at 9:45 p.m. Trams leave at least every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour. The Tram was closed during and after the Mountain…

The board of the Friends of the San Jacinto Mountain County Parks seeks to raise member dues in order to help finance program expansion at the Nature Center. To do so, it must change a provision in its existing Articles of Incorporation that requires any bylaw modification for dues and assessments be approved by “the…

Amid its discussion of the budget for fiscal year 2012-13, which begins June 30, the County Service Area 38 Advisory Committee thought that county officials had granted approval with a long-standing effort to purchase a new fire engine for Station 23 and the Pine Cove community. However on Thursday, Bill Brown, County Service Area Manager…

The 300 acre Rosa Fire, near the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation, closed Highway 74 Monday afternoon, August 4. Two zones to the east, including Ribbonwood, were under evacuation orders, and the next two under warnings. By 4:30 p.m. the Cal Fire website showed 150 firefighter, 27 engines, 3 dozers, 4 water tenders and 4 hand…

The judicial system is a critical and vital component of government. Public safety requires more than police simply arresting people accused of a crime — whether criminal or civil. The defendants must either admit the deed or must stand trial. A judge oversees the trial and often sets the penalty if the defendant is found…