At 9:24 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, the Riverside County Fire Department in cooperation with Cal Fire received a report of a traffic accident fatality near Pine Cove. Cal Fire and Riverside County firefighters, with assistance from IFPD, responded to the scene of a solo vehicle rollover on Highway 243 near Pine Cove. The…
A program created and run by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office was recently recognized by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Project Safe Neighborhoods was named a semifinalist in the 2015 Innovations in American Government Awards Program. “We are very proud of our crime prevention programs, and the work our…
Republican candidate Dwight Kealy, running for the U.S. Congressional District 36 seat, filed his first campaign documents earlier this month. Kealy entered the race in November. As of Dec. 31, Kealy had about $295,000 in cash. However, $250,000 was a personal loan to the campaign. Actual contributions totaled $44,000, of which nearly a quarter were…
The Riverside County Registrar of Voters is seeking people interested in becoming members of the local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee. On Jan. 28, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters will hold a VAAC meeting for the senior community and those with disabilities in the county. The committee provides a forum for the community to advise,…
The CHP reports two “mud, dirt or rock” slides affecting travel to or from the hill. One was reported at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 74 near Pinyon Drive as five 10-inch diameter rocks in the westbound roadway with one vehicle pulled over to the side. The other was reported at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday…
At about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, power lines went down across Tollgate Road near Delano Drive due to extreme weather conditions. A small fire was sparked due to the live wires. Idyllwild Fire shut down Tollgate in both directions. Power was restored about 2:30 a.m. for the homes in the area. Idyllwild Fire Department kept…
Southern California Edison acknowledges a power failure in the Idyllwild-Pine Cover area affecting an estimated 425 customers. Edison estimates that most interrupted services will be up and running again by 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, Saturday, December 26, 2015.
State Sen. Jeff Stone (R-Riverside County) will hold a holiday open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at his district office in Indio. Those attending are encouraged to bring unwrapped toys or non-perishable food items to be donated to Food in Need of Distribution (FIND) Food Bank, which provides services to…
The state budget, enacted in June, for the first time included nearly $400 million for an earned income tax credit for California residents. Last week, state officials announced availability, eligibility and how to obtain the credit. The state credit is in addition to the federal earned income tax credit. Gov. Jerry Brown estimated than nearly…
A new candidate is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz for the 36th California House of Representative seat. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, Dwight Kealy of Palm Springs announced his candidacy with a road trip through the district. At 7:30 a.m., he started in Blythe and traveled west and north finishing…
