A multiple vehicle traffic collision occurred last week on Highway 74, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Friday, Oct. 11 at 11:10 p.m., three vehicles were involved in a collision on Highway 74 east of Lake Hemet. Antonio Alcarez, 24 years old of Perris, was driving east on Highway 74 in a…
A small, quarter-acre size fire ignited off the Ernie Maxwell Scenic Trail near Cougar Road around 4:18 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10. The rate of spread was slow to moderate due to light winds and was 100% contained by firefighters within a couple of hours. Not long after the fire ignited, the forward rate of…
Agreement will increase pay for in-home supportive services providers By Riverside County Board of SupervisorsContributed On Oct. 8, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors ratified an employment agreement with United Domestic Workers (UDW), AFCSME Local 3930. The agreement memorializes the current wage of in-home supportive services (IHSS) workers, which was increased to $12 an hour…
By United States Department of Agriculture Contributed On Oct. 11, YOUBITE, LLC, a Camarillo, Calif. establishment, recalled approximately 7,197 pounds of raw and ready-to-eat pork sausage and turkey sausage products that contain either natural sheep or natural pork casings that were not declared on the product label, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food…
By Riverside County Office of EducationContributed The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a celebrity teen coach, and a professional drummer will highlight the motivational lineup of speakers set for the Riverside County Student Unity Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Riverside Convention Center, 3637 5th Street, Riverside. “The Student Unity Conference is…
Riverside is one of two counties selected for $1 million Literacy Partnership Grant By the Office of the Riverside County Superintendent of SchoolsContributed In 2017, results for English Language Arts (ELA) on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, 51.44% of all K–12 students did not meet the standard for ELA. In order to…
70 years ago – 1949 In a playoff in Palms Springs, Butler’s Nutcrackers defeated the Register Ragdolls to become Women’s Bowling League champs. 65 years ago – 1954 The first light snow of the season hit the mountain area. 60 years ago – 1959 To mark “Double Tenth,” or Chinese New Year, Mary Nelson announced…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats learned that they might have a new office cat. Terra: All you felines gather around. Mr. Gray: Hey, aren’t you the new cat? Terra: I am, and the ARF volunteers appointed me the new greeter for all visitors to ARF. That means I’m the new…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild’s 22nd Annual Art Walk & Wine Tasting was popular Saturday as wine and art lovers walked to the multiple designated event areas throughout downtown and up North Circle Drive, reaching all the way up to The Fern Valley Emporium. Photos by Jenny Kirchner The Art Alliance of Idyllwild (AAI) held its…
I sat in Stephen Savage’s home studio on a beautiful fall afternoon. It’s comfortable warm tones of light, a dark leather couch, coffee table, and music equipment was meticulously placed throughout the studio. The light from multiple computer monitors cuts through the room with piercing cold tones as Savage tells me about his newest podcast…
