Stephen Patrick Medlock, 52, a transient, charged with arson for igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his May 2 felony settlement conference moved to June 6. Since his March 21 preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the original formal complaint that was for two felony charges, one for arson of an…
Winter returned last week, not just a brief Mother’s Day snow, but several days of near-freezing temperatures, which resulted in fireplace smoke in the sky and thermostats in overtime. Spring temperatures were driven into hiding Monday through Wednesday, as the 30s and 40s were the daytime highs. Some precipitation accompanied the winter climate, but the…
About 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred about 9 miles north of Cabazon. The earth trembled as far south as San Diego and west to Santa Clarita. Four other temblors followed this quake. Their magnitudes ranged from 2.2 to 3.2. The last one recorded was about 5:40 a.m. No major damage has been reported….
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 29 to May 5. Idyllwild • April 30 — Barking dog, 10:00 a.m., Oakwood St. Handled by deputy. • May 1 — Hazard, 2:09 p.m., 25000 block of Fern Valley Rd. Handled by deputy. • May 2…
Mike Hestrin is the incumbent Riverside County district attorney. He was elected in June 2014 and sworn into office on Jan. 5, 2015. Prior to his campaign for DA, he served 20 years in the DA’s office as a prosecutor. Several times selected as Countywide Prosecutor of the Year for Riverside County. Among the criminal…
Lara Gressley, a criminal defense attorney, wants to replace Michael Hestrin as the Riverside County district attorney. If she succeeds, it will be third-consecutive election where the challenger unseats the incumbent DA. Gressley did not announce her candidacy until January, but she does not believe the late start will affect her goal. During her 16-year…
If campaign contributions were votes, incumbent District Attorney Michael Hestrin will be easily re-elected over challenger Lara Gressley. But dollars are not votes and voters will await the results of the June 5 election. Hestrin has slightly more than $200,000 in cash available until election day and more than a month to raise more money….
While the Riverside County Board of Supervisors was pleased with the early report of budget conditions for the next five years, it also realized that tough decisions still will be required in the following months. County Executive Officer George Johnson told the supervisors last week he wanted to give them an early indication of the…
Idyllwild artist Carlos Reynosa is no stranger to fame on a scale few attain. But let’s start at the beginning. Born in Williams, Arizona, a middle child in a family of 12, Reynosa hails from a diverse heritage. His father, of Yaqui lineage, migrated from Sinaloa, Mexico, to Williams as a young man and married…
70 years ago – 1948 Fern Valley Mutual Water Company installed a 420,000-gallon water tank on Strawberry Creek. 65 years ago – 1953 A record-breaking crowd of anglers hit the Hill for the opening of trout season. A crowd of 1,500 to 2,000 lined banks of Strawberry Creek shoulder-to-shoulder on opening day. 60 years ago…
