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Covered California announces 2016 rates: Inland Empire increases smaller than statewide
Last week, Covered California announced its rates for health insurance for 2016. Statewide the average increase was 4 percent, slightly lower than the 4.2...
Legislature may expand boards of supervisors for largest counties
The California State Senate may increase the number of county supervisors from five to seven for counties with populations greater than 2 million, including...
Is the complaint opposing the state fire fee a class action?:...
On Friday, Aug. 7, the Superior Court in Sacramento will begin proceedings on the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association’s lawsuit opposing the State Responsibility Area...
Red Cross offers smoke alarms in Idyllwild
The American Red Cross, with the help of several local agencies, including the Idyllwild Fire Department, offered free installation of smoke alarms and tested...
Governor declares state emergency due to wildfires
On Friday, with numerous wildfires burning thousands of acres in Northern California, Gov. Jerry Brown proclaimed “… a state of emergency in California due...
Condon pleads guilty as accessory to burglary
Scott Condon, 42, of Mountain Center, who was arrested on July 16, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of accessory to the crime of...
Idyllwild Arts’ Jordan embraces community – the campus, the Hill, So...
“What a thrill to be in paradise,” Pam Jordan said sitting in her office on the Idyllwild Arts campus across from the construction site...
Two Idyllwild power outages scheduled in August
Southern California Edison has announced that two major power outages will occur in the Idyllwild and Pine Cove area in August, according to Louis...
Brush firetruck loses engine
On the way to provide assistance fighting the Rocky Fire in Northern California, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s brush truck 621 had “catastrophic engine failure,”...
Heavy rainfall last Thursday
A torrential rainstorm passed over the Hill Thursday, July 30.
The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 1.13 inches of rain between 1:30 and...