By Zach Behrens, Public Affairs OfficerSan Bernardino National Forest The second egg of the 2020 season has been laid at a Big Bear area bald eagle nest made popular by a live webcam feed (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBQhLAIBTH0). The egg was laid at approximately 5:09 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, to the delight of thousands of live viewers….
Riverside Superior Court accepting civil grand juror applications By Riverside Superior CourtContributed The Riverside Superior Court is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications from qualified citizens interested in being nominated to serve as civil grand jurors for the time period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Duties include, but are not…
By the Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., CA-36, voted Dec. 19 to reinstate the full deduction on state and local taxes taken away by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L. 115–97). H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act of 2019, would blunt the harm from…
By Clayton CranfordCyber Safety Cop On Dec. 10, Apple released iOS 13.3, allowing parents for the first time to set limits over who their kids can talk to during certain hours of the day. These limits will apply to phone calls, Messages, and FaceTime. Parents can also set limitations on calls and messaging during the…
By Riverside County Department of Waste ResourcesContributed The holiday season always ends with plenty of returns and your Christmas tree is no exception. Return your natural Christmas tree to the ground it grew in by dropping it off at a Riverside County landfill to be recycled into a nutrient-rich soil amendment. Through the free Christmas…
By U.S. Department of AgricultureContributed Alli & Rose, LLC, a Redlands, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 21,930 pounds of Siluriformes (catfish) products that were not presented for import re-inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Dec. 19. Additionally, the products were imported from Thailand, a country ineligible to export…
West Valley High School (WVHS) has been accepted as an International Baccalaureate (IB) School and will begin offering IB classes next school year. The school has been an IB candidate for the past two years, but after its visit from IB representatives in early November, they received the green light to become an official IB…
By the Office of Rep. Raul RuizContributed On Nov. 26, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) announced the introduction of his bill to encourage small businesses to invest in their workers. Ruiz’s bill, H.R. 5261, the Rewarding American Investments to Support Employees (RAISE) Act, would encourage small businesses to give pay raises to employees by…
Deadline extended to end of the week By Riverside County Office of EducationContributed They were away from home serving their country while classmates were marching in commencement ceremonies. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard veterans who missed out on their high school graduations due to military service can apply for a diploma…
By The Office of Sen. Jeff StoneContributed Senate Bill 569 by Sen. Jeff Stone, R-La Quinta, allows pharmacists to dispense controlled substance without a security form during a declared disaster. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill had previously passed both the California Assembly and the Senate unanimously. The California…
