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Trinity Houston weathers Hurricane Irma
The past eight weeks will never be forgotten. While we may not recall details or even trends during September 2015 or September 1995, September...
Howard Jarvis Association pursuing litigation challenging state fire fee
While the state suspended the controversial State Fire Prevention Fee, the Howard Jarvis Tax Association is continuing its litigation over the legality of the...
Operators of Perris medical marijuana dispensary get jail time
Thousands of dollars in fines, too
Operating a medical marijuana dispensary in the unincorporated areas of Riverside County is currently illegal. But it is a...
Small Fire on Black Mountain
Last night, Tuesday, Oct. 3, at about 9:15 p.m., a fire was report on or near Black Mountain.
This afternoon, Wednesday, Oct. 4, Gerrelaine Alcordo,...
County approves $800 million budget
At its Sept. 26 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors passed its final budget for fiscal year 2017-18 without any further discussion. The...
California moves its Presidential Primary to March
Hoping for more sway in party choices
The California presidential primary is changing — again! Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 568, which moves the...
Preparedness needs preparation
Water supplies are critical
Shane Reichardt of the Riverside County Emergency Management Department was the guest speaker at the Sept. 28 Mountain Emergency Service Committee...
Idyllwild Water board becomes parsimonious
Declines to approve spending requests
Four of six action items on the Idyllwild Water District’s agenda involved approval of recommendations from the general manager to...
Idyllwild has best state test result in HUSD
Idyllwild School again led the Hemet Unified School District’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. The state exam was...
IFPD settles employee litigation
As the first quarter of fiscal year 2017-18 ends, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s financial consultant worked with its auditing team to prepare the...