Federal subsidies still uncertain Covered California is moving forward with its health insurance exchange for 2018 despite the turmoil and inconsistency coming from Washington, D.C. Last, month Covered Cal announced its prospective premiums for 2018. While the average increase statewide for next year is 12.5 percent, within the Inland Empire region (which includes Riverside and…
Reported missing June 30 David O’Sullivan, 25, left his home in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, on March 20. A novice hiker, O’Sullivan planned a five-month hike of the entire Pacific Crest Trail from the border with Mexico to that with Canada. He started in Campo on March 22. He last contacted his family on April…
Riverside County has taken the next step with its use of Emergency Medical Dispatch. Since EMD’s initial implementation in 2012, trained dispatchers on 911 emergency medical calls question the caller about the symptoms of the victim whose life may be in jeopardy. The questions follow a very thoroughly tested and studied protocol. “Is this…
While Social Security’s cost-of-living increase for 2017 was 0.3 percent, the federal government is about to raise the price of a lifetime senior pass (for those ages 62 or older) by 700 percent — from $10 to $80. For those with current senior passes, they do not need to do anything. The current passes will…
Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 8, Riverside County Code Enforcement and sheriff’s deputies arrived in Idyllwild, obtained enough evidence and closed two medical marijuana dispensaries for violations of land-use codes. One of the dispensaries (top photo) is on the corner of Highway 243 and Pine Crest Avenue. The other is in the Village Lane. However, shortly after…
The continuing clean-up of the underground storage tank at the Idyllwild Chevron site is one of 13 projects that have been transferred to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Santa Ana Regional board. The transfer was effective July 1. Riverside County Department of Environmental Health is no longer contracting with the state to oversee these…
No modifications recommended to Zinke The Sand to Snow National Monument, established in Riverside County in 2016, is unlikely to be changed as a result of the current review of 27 national monuments, which U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is conducting. In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing a review…
The danger is not the easier access to marijuana, rather the danger is amateurs who believe they are comparable to trained chemists. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office released three videos last week about the life-threatening danger for individuals who try to produce butane honey oil on their own. The videos can be found on…
Recreational target shooting restrictions went into effect last Saturday throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. Fire managers expressed several reasons for concerns about fire activity and the need for shooting restrictions. Fire activity has increased across the forest because of the recent a heat wave. This hot weather has accelerated the drying trends in vegetation…
In an unexpected move, the California State Senate has pivoted 180 degrees on its position regarding the future of Daylight Saving Time. This month, the Senate approved legislation that could lead to California adopting DST year-round. In 2016, the state Legislature held hearings on Assembly Bill 807, which Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-San José) authored. This…
