Smoke is from central valley, central coast fires
Smoke wafting through the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa mountains Wednesday morning is coming from fires in the Sequoia and Los Padres National Forests,...
Laser show on Tahquitz: Issues are prior consultation, permits and tradition
The Fourth of July laser show on Tahquitz Rock was a first. And now it’s history. Intended as a memorial to a wife who...
Two crashes with one serious injury this week
Motorcycles were involved in two crashes on Hill roads over the last week.
At 2:40 a.m. Sunday, July 2, Jeffrey Williams, 61, of San Marcos,...
First brown outs, then a black out Friday
Edison restores power
Many local residents found flickering lights and slow fans Friday afternoon, June 30. In some houses, the power in only one room...
News of Record: July 6, 2017
Sheriff’s log
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 25 to July 1.
Idyllwild
• June 25 —...
Idyllwild Fire Commission approves budget for FY 2017-18
Will explore future revenue measure
Commissioners for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District approved the fiscal year 2017-18 budget at their June 27 meeting. For the...
ICF awards grants to seven local nonprofits
The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee, continuing work begun when a local couple established the fund in the 1990s, awarded nearly $16,000 in 2017...
Dwight ‘Buzz’ Holmes retires from Idyllwild School
Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, Idyllwild School music teacher, retired after 25 years from a job that has touched and enriched a generation of Idyllwild School...
Pine Cove homeowners bestow gifts on community
At its July monthly meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local nonprofit groups.
The single largest gift was $3,000...
UPDATE: Manzanita Fire — 86 percent contained
The Manzanita Fire, burning east of Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon, grew to 6,309 acres and was 86 percent contained by 7 a.m. Thursday.
Currently,...