JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Fire meetings Aug. 23 and Aug. 29
Assemblyman Brian Nestande has organized a "Fire Suppression Roundtable" in Palm Springs, Friday Aug. 23. The following Thursday, Aug. 29, Riverside County is sponsoring...
After the fires, what next?
Reaction to the long-term consequences of the recent Mountain and Silver fires has varied. While all were uniformly glad that no lives were lost...
Idyllwild’s 20th jazz fest a big success
Clear skies, warm days and good music were the right medication to help the Hill recover from the recent fire siege — Mountain, Strong and Silver fires ...
ISIS reschedules ‘Red’ for Aug. 23 and 24
“Red,” an exploration of expressionist Mark Rothko, will be ISIS’ next 2013 production. John Logan’s 2010 play was a 2010 Tony Award winner for...
County ready to help fire victims whose property was damaged or...
The following was provided by Riverside County’s Assessor’s Office and Treasurer-Tax Collector’s Office.
Victims of recent wildfires whose property was damaged or destroyed may be...
Paul Reisman, new state park superintendent
“The first month was blue skies, the second started with a roar,” he said of his new post ...
Dangerous RMRU rescue garners award
Two local Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit members — Les Walker and Donny Goetz — received the Mountain Rescue Association’s highest award for any search...
Contaminants continue to diminsh
Recently released data from the quarterly sampling of monitoring wells near the Village Food and Fuel (the Shell station) continue to detect decreasing levels...
Silver Fire devastates Twin Pines area
From about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday until Sunday evening, a small fire near Poppet Flats Road grew to more than 20,000 acres becoming the newest fire threat on the Hill ...
Idyllwild area trail closures may last for months
Following a serious fire within a national forest, the U.S. Forest Service quickly assembled a Burned Area Emergency Response team to assess the fire’s...