JP Crumrine
New fire abatement funds available
Earlier this month, the Natural Resources Conservation Service announced a multi-year partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to improve forest health and reduce fire...
Idyllwild Fire commission rejects grand jury report
At last week’s meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission rejected all four recommendations in a recent Riverside County Grand Jury report.
The first recommendation...
Garcia comments on Pinyon homicides
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, two events occurred relating to the 2006 triple homicide in Pinyon Pines.
The more dramatic event was a press release from...
Time Warner Cable to merge with Comcast
The Hill’s cable provider, Time Warner Cable, is merging with Comcast Corporation. The TWC board agreed to the sale on Feb. 12.
This $45.2 billion...
Parcel fee may increase in future
Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s Finance Committee held its first meeting Monday, Feb. 17. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz introduced the citizen’s committee members to the...
Artists invited to create lemon lily banners
Artists interested in designing and making a banner for the 2014 Lemon Lily Festival are being asked to submit a mock-up on Wednesday, March...
Pine Cove may get new ambulance services
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors decided to renegotiate the county’s current ambulance contract with American Medical Response rather than...
Bald eagle counters see two at Lake Hemet
Saturday morning, during the U.S. Forest Service’s third bald eagle count of the 2013-14 season, the pair of adult bald eagles was again seen...
Flu deaths continue to increase
The number of Californians dying from influenza this flu season has passed 200. Last week, another 56 influenza-related deaths were confirmed for a total...
Fire Safe Council to revise wildfire plan
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council is beginning to revise the 2006 Community Wildfire Protection Plan. More than 25 firefighters and land managers met...