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Becky Clark

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Ways to give to the Idyllwild Help Center

The Idyllwild Help Center has seen a tremendous amount of activity since Idyllwild and surrounding communities have been repopulated after the devastating Cranston Fire. The...

It may not be a good idea to file an insurance...

Unless you lost your home Property insurance agent Dave Noble of Hemet is fielding calls from local residents who were mandatorily evacuated during the Cranston...

Great kindness shown for fire evacuees

When a state of emergency is declared for an area, price gouging is prohibited anywhere in the state where there is increased consumer demand...

Highway 243 was one lane near Keenwild

A two-vehicle traffic collision was reported at Keenwild Fire Station on Highway 243 in Mountain Center just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7. A moderate...

Mountain Center Post Office reopens

The Mountain Center Post Office reopened for business Monday. Mail delivery service has resumed and postal customers in Mountain Center will receive all mail that...

Pending litigation on IFPD agenda; canceled

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners has canceled a special meeting scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the station's board...

Sheriff’s deputies patrolling area with federal grant

Riverside County Sheriff's Department is roving patrols of deputies around the area with a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant, said Deputy Frank James today. The...

Expect more wildfires this year and years after

A primary message coming from Sacramento Wednesday, Aug. 1, about one week after the Cranston Fire was lit by an arsonist, was not positive — that living with the constant threat of wildfires in California and throughout the Southwest is the new norm.

Cranston Fire damages 132 SCE poles

Southern California Edison identified 132 poles that were damaged, according to a press release just issued. Of those, 32 were set on Wednesday for...

Cranston Fire: Day 9 update

  The Cranston Fire remains at 18,139 acres and 92 percent contained. The number of personnel on the fire has dropped down to 580. Highway 74...
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