Witnesses testified for the prosecution at the preliminary hearing for Brandon McGlover, 32, of Temecula, who has been charged with starting the Cranston Fire in July. The hearing was for the prosecution to convince the judge that adequate evidence exists to proceed with a trial for McGlover. The Friday, Nov. 9, hearing was continued to…
As of Saturday evening, nearly four days after the voting booths have closed, about 373,000 ballots or two-thirds of the ballots cast in the 2018 election have been counted, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters Office. Another 227,000 mail-in and provisional ballots, are still being counted. Based on the number of registered voters,…
The National Weather Service is forecasting the formation of an El Niño weather pattern this winter. Thus, the winter precipitation should be more than last year, according to Alex Tardy, meteorologist at the NWS San Diego office. But that is likely to be “slightly more than normal,” he said and then added, “Closer to average.” …
At about 11:20 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, U.S. Forest Service firefighters responded to a small vegetation wildfire off of Highway 74 near the old turkey ranch south of the highway, heading toward Hemet. The Turkey incident, a small spot fire, was quickly extinguished. No cause was given. U.S. Forest Service firefighters also responded to a…
Do you need or have a generator when a power outage occurs again on the Hill? The question does not ask if a power outage will occur, but when. Southern California Edison has already announced that its future policies will lean toward more frequent planned Public safety power shutoffs, independent of the unexpected outages such…
Last Updated: November 10, 2018 4:31 PM Registration & Turnout 1,040,218 Voters Vote Count Percent Precincts Reporting Turnout 142,739 13.72% Vote by Mail Reporting Turnout 212,276 20.41% Total 355,015 34.13% Governor 1072/1072 100.00% Vote Count Percent REP – JOHN H. COX 184,700 52.64% DEM – GAVIN NEWSOM 166,184 47.36% Total 350,884 100.00% Lieutenant Governor 1072/1072…
As of Saturday evening, nearly 4 days after the voting booths have closed, about two-thirds of the ballots cast in the 2018 Election have been counted. According the Registrar of Voters Office, about 355,000 ballots have been counted. Another 200,000, mail-in and provisional, ballots, are still be counted. Based on the number of registered voters,…
Craig Finne, 61 years-old, was last heard from on June 21, 2018 and was reported missing July 15, 2018. He is a white male, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with brown eyes and grey hair. Mr. Finne is transient and typically lived out of his vehicle, which was found July 22,…
Mountain Center Café’s Pearson family is extending a hand to another local family who recently lost their 15-year-old daughter in a traffic crash. Lilah Whitney lost her life in a traffic crash Sunday afternoon in Idyllwild when she was a passenger with both of her brothers in a vehicle that hit a rock. The brothers…
Patricia A. Fleming, 77, of Idyllwild, died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018. She was born Patricia A. Smith April 11, 1941, in Georgetown, Kentucky. She was retired from B.F. Goodrich as an aircraft assembler. Patricia volunteered for the U.S. Forest Service’s mounted patrol. She was a founder of the color guard The Blazing Saddles. She is…
