3.4 tremor in Anza
On Easter night, a large (magnitude 3.4) earthquake occurred about 9 miles west/southwest of Anza and 18 miles east of Temecula. This shake was...
Rescue of injured PCT hiker
A female Pacific Crest Trailer hiker, Konstanze, 35, of Austria, was hiking with a small group near San Jacinto Peak on Wednesday, March 28, when she slipped and injured her knee. It seemed to be fine, but once they stopped at the emergency hut near the peak, she could no longer move it or put any weight on it.
Helter-skelter prices at the pump provoke mixed reactions
Californians already pay more on average for gasoline than motorists in other states. Now they’re watching as prices spiral upward to levels not seen...
Does county risk injured lives ignoring IFPD’s medical response capability?
Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz and the fire commission are concerned, actually upset, over Riverside County’s inability, perhaps unwillingness, to employ the “closest-available unit”...
Fire commission to hold workshop on possible parcel-fee increase
During its March 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission set a workshop next month to look at revenue sources, approved two...
Forest Service burning on Thomas Mountain
The U.S. Forest Service plans to resume burns on Thomas Mountain today, April 2.
In January, the Forest Service burned about 240 acres. About...
Business Memberships growing
By Jack Clark
Co-publisher and general counsel
Two recent additions have brought the number of our business memberships up to 19; David Cutter Certified Financial Planner...
Hit and run on 243; fatality on 74
At 9:35 p.m., Monday, March 19, a hit-and-run collision occurred on Highway 243 near Mountain Center, according to a California Highway Patrol report. The...
Winter ebbing, warm spring coming
After another wet and cool week, winter appears to have ended and spring arrives this week. Temperatures will reach the 60s by Wednesday and...
News of Record: March 29, 2018
Sheriff’s log
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 18 to 24.
Idyllwild
• March 18 — Public...