Becky Clark
Severe flash flood warning
The mountain burn areas around Idyllwild and Pine Cove will be especially susceptible to heavy rain and flooding this afternoon according to a National...
Out Loud: An inconvenience
My one good hand’s fingertips will be worn out by the time we finish this week’s paper — maybe even by the time I...
Two dead in traffic collision
Two passengers were killed in a two-car traffic collision Sunday afternoon just above Vista Point, 5 miles from Palm Desert.
Jason Alexamder, 25, of Palm...
Fern Valley Emporium celebrating 10th anniversary
The Fern Valley Emporium will hold its 10th anniversary celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1. Owner Don Zeigler said, “We’re having...
Tram to reopen
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...
Out loud: Both sides …
Sometimes operating a local newspaper feels like a game of Whac-A-Mole — no matter what hole you peek out of someone’s waiting there with...
Out Loud: Jazz chair needed …
Jazz in the Pines goers experience a different idea of the festival than community members.
The visitors enjoy extraordinary music and a relaxed ease that...
Highway 243 repairs from fire
Caltrans awarded a $1.2 million Emergency Director’s Order to Griffith Construction Company last week as a result of the recent Silver Fire, which damaged...
SBA offers disaster assistance to California small businesses economically impacted by...
The U. S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest working capital federal disaster loans to small businesses economically impacted by the Mountain Fire that...
Caltrans opens Highway 243 for weekend; traffic controls begin Monday, Aug....
Caltrans, in collaboration with the California Highway Patrol, Cal-Fire and the US Forest Service, will reopen State Route 243 to all traffic today, Friday,...