Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire received a report of an injured adult hiker at 4:26 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. The female hiker suffered an injury to a lower extremity. Seven personnel responded. No further information was available.

As pointed out last week, if you are a Town Crier Member you’re not limited to the print-on-paper version, you also have access to the TC’s online versions, which are real, complete newspapers you can read on computer monitor, laptop, tablet or cellphone. But we must know your email address so you can be included…

Still in the middle of fire season, local fire officials were able to hold their quarterly Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting last week; however, they moved through the agenda quickly. No reports or issues regarding local fires were presented. But Cal Fire Battalion Chief Greg Bratcher emphasized concern about the gold spotted oak borer infestation…