A 5.2-magnitude earthquake occurred about 1:05 a.m. Friday, 13 miles north of Borrego Springs and 18 miles south of Palm Desert. The quake was easily felt on the Hill. A 3.5-magnitude quake in the same area followed about 1:33 a.m. While no damage has been reported, houses in Idyllwild shook for several seconds during the…

Million Kids is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization working with the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (RCAHT) combating child sex trafficking, labor trafficking, sex extortion and child pornography in our community. They were recently awarded a three year Department of Justice grant to assist the county anti-trafficking task force in training the public about…

Only one traffic incident took place on Hill roads during the last week. At 12:10 p.m. Friday, June 24, Paul Student, 68, of Moreno Valley, was driving his 2003 white Ford Ranger southbound on Highway 243, 2,000 feet south of Mt. Edna Road. According to the California Highway Patrol report, Student was traveling too fast…