Forest Care program extended
The Forest Care Program has been granted another season to offer assistance to mountain communities.
Landowners within the San Bernardino National Forest still have...
Forest Service requests comments on new land management plans
Forest Service officials are seeking public comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed amendment to the Land Management Plans for...
Early morning fire destroys Anza mobile home
An early morning fire on Tuesday, March 12, destroyed a 1500-square-foot residence in the 43700 block of Chapman Road in Anza. The fire was...
Will reduced federal budget affect fire resources?
In August 2011, the U.S. Congress passed legislation to reduce federal expenditures and begin a road toward a balanced budget.
Although many believed Congress and...
HUSD board balances budget: Still balancing 2013-14 school calendar
Hemet Unified School District trustees had some good news and bad news about the district’s financial condition at last week’s board meeting.
Vince Christakos, Assistant...
Riverside County budget problems lessen, but continue
Riverside County’s balanced budgets for 2012-13 and next fiscal year are in jeopardy, according to County Executive Jay Orr. In a mid-year budget report...
Sheriff Sniff opposes Feinstein proposed assault weapon ban
Earlier this month, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff wrote to California Senator Dianne Feinstein and stated that he opposed gun legislation she is proposing....
Body found in Anza fire
A residence burned in Anza Monday morning, Feb. 4. While the fire was contained in less than 90 minutes, CAL FIRE investigators located a...
County Corner: Feb. 7, 2013
Last month, the County of San Bernardino decided it no longer needed to declare a bark beetle emergency. Both Riverside and San Bernardino counties have been passing emergency bark beetle proclamations for more than a decade. Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins said this county has no current plans to cease approving its emergency declarations.
Flu still spreading in the West and among elderly
Through January, the 2012-13 flu season has been worse than normal, particularly for people over 65 years old, but it has not reached epidemic levels ...