ER reservations: Valuable service or an oxymoron?

Physicians for Healthy Hospitals, which operates both Hemet Valley and Menifee Valley medical centers, announced they would follow a national trend and begin allowing...

State offering rebates for replacing inefficient toilet, removing lawns

The California Department of Water Resources has announced two new rebate programs to help Californians replace inefficient toilets and tear out water-guzzling lawns. DWR will...

Superior Court enhances customer service

Last week, the Riverside County Superior Court announced several new systems to make obtaining court services easier and more convenient for the public. Public kiosk...

West Nile virus cases reported in county

In the past week, Riverside County health officials have confirmed three cases of West Nile virus this year. The first two are a 37-year-old man...

A strong El Niño is lurking in the future: May be very wet fall...

A fourth year of drought may be interrupted this fall and winter. The National Weather Service is forecasting “a significant and strengthening El Niño.”...

Wildfire preparedness at maximum level

The National Fire Preparedness Level has been raised to its highest point — 5. On Thursday morning, Aug. 13, the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group,...

County establishes new emergency health services department

In a lightly attended Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting, Kathleen Henderson, Riverside County emergency services coordinator for the mountain, described the new Emergency Management...

Issuing birth, death and marriage certificates in jeopardy due to lack of appropriate paper

Counties across California, including Riverside, could have problems issuing birth, death and marriage certificates because a paper manufacturer recently went out of business. Riverside...

Report water waste on state website

To help Californians save more water this summer, the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Department of Technology and Save Our Water announced...

Covered California announces 2016 rates: Inland Empire increases smaller than statewide

Last week, Covered California announced its rates for health insurance for 2016. Statewide the average increase was 4 percent, slightly lower than the 4.2...
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