Highgrove News

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved a $200,000 contract Tuesday with the La Jolla -based project management firm selected to oversee construction of a new library in Highgrove.

I made a recent trip to the California Citrus State Historic Park in Riverside for my usual Sunday column, and it made such an impression on me that I had to include it among Trevor's Treasure.

Several hundred young Roman Catholics gathered Saturday at Aquinas High School to celebrate World Youth Day with a festival of music, worship and games.

Plans for a 300-megawatt power plant that caused concern among some residents are off the table.

Jim Wilson is a framer, and thereby hangs a three-generation tale of customers who like things picture perfect.

Several hundred young Roman Catholics gathered Saturday at Aquinas High School to celebrate World Youth Day with a festival of music, worship and games.

A 29-year-old Moreno Valley man allegedly carjacked two people and led law enforcement officers in two jurisdictions on a high- speed chase Wednesday that included several collisions and ended with the suspect ...

“You have to cut the fruit with virtually no stem”

We take a lot of things for granted, while often complaining about the daily crisis reported in the media. via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

“That may be part of the investigation”

By DUANE W. GANG, DAVID DANELSKI and SARAH BURGE The Press-Enterprise Road closure San Timoteo Canyon Road remained closed Sunday night from Live Oak Canyon Road east to Redlands Boulevard. via Press-Enterprise

CATHEDRAL CITY -- Two juveniles were hospitalized Thursday after being stabbed during a fight Wednesday, according to Cathedral City police. via Desert Sun

A magnitude-3.0 earthquake shook the Inland Empire early Thursday. The quake struck at 12:10 a.m., its epicenter five miles east of Highgrove, and was felt through a wide area of northern Riverside and southern ... via KESQ-TV Palm Desert

“Safety is Caltrans' number one priority, and nothing is more important than assuring the health and safe mobility of our children”

Palm Springs and Cathedral City were among the Riverside County cities awarded state grants aimed at making it safer for children who walk or bicycle to school, it was announced Tuesday. via KESQ

“When I see them on the road, I'll cry”

Video: Burros in Reche Canyon are fitted with reflective collars Slideshow: Burros fitted with reflective collars With a "Hee-yah!" and a wave of his baseball cap, Kim Terry shooed the eight burros from a ... via The Press-Enterprise

ABOVE is the Survey the City of Grand Terrace provided as the content of Survey Questions that are being polled at a cost of 15,000.00 to collect 300 responses. via GrandTerraceNews

“Designing the New Kitchen Garden"; Don Mahoney, curator of the San Francisco Botanic Garden Society and "workhorse garden”

Some of the brightest lights in the gardening world are making their way to the Bay Area next weekend for a two-day design symposium sure to give any gardener fresh ideas for revving up the landscape. via San Jose Mercury News

David Howard is head gardener at Highgrove to HRH the Prince of Wales. Howard shares Prince Charles passion for organic gardening and together they have created a beautiful, award-winning, and inspirational ... via Pleasant Hill Record

“He didn't dwell on it, but he shared his memories”

As he climbed over a hill with his fellow soldiers in the South Pacific in World War II, Marshall Avila looked up and saw a Japanese pilot looking down at the platoon from his plane. via San Bernardino County Sun

The City Council approved the idea of a Fire Station Makeover months ago. Funding the effort is before the County Board of Supervisors. via GrandTerraceNews

“I think it's a natural thing to plant a citrus grove to pay tribute to Grand Terrace's citrus history”

Nearly a century ago, The Terrace - as this city was then known - was covered with citrus groves. via San Bernardino County Sun