A Riverside County sheriff’s station serving the southern rim of the Riverside metropolitan area is now in operation, providing enhanced patrol services throughout a 158-square-mile space.
A Lake Elsinore canyon where a rich poppy bloom may be taking shape — certain to attract throngs to the area — will be closed to the public for the duration of the bloom as a safety precaution and to prevent a repeat of the “nightmare” scenario that played out during the last “super bloom” four years ago, officials announced Tuesday.
