Highway 243 experiencing closures this Friday
Cal Trans will have intermittent closures on Highway 243 this Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. from Mt. Edna Road to Smith Creek...
The healing power of friendship: One Idyllwild woman’s cancer battle raises an army
It was back. Ten years had passed since she had won the battle against breast cancer, yet here it was again. Judy Lawler felt her usual carefree demeanor abandon her just as surely as the test results inserted cancer, front and center, once again into her life. Watching her husband’s stoic expression crumble at the news hit her like a knife in her already troubled heart. Even her self-deprecating, irreverent sense of humor, which she wore like a protective shield, couldn’t deflect the fear that gripped her body and soul ...
Drama in the descent: Idyllwild resident crash lands plane in Hemet
When you’re at 8,000 feet altitude and your engine is shutting down, you have limited time to work with the problem. Descending at 800...
EDITED: ‘Wildfire’ near Fobes Ranch Road
Cal Fire is now reporting a fire near Fobes Ranch Road in Garner Valley. EDITED 2016-11-14: The "Wildfire" turned out to be merely a...
UPDATE: Wildfire west of Pine Cove
The U.S. Forest Service is reporting a 1/4-acre fire along the Webster Trail, about 150 yards west of Red Hill Truck Trail, not far...
News of Record: November 10, 2016
Sheriff’s log
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5.
Idyllwild
• Oct. 30 ––...
California legislature adopts variety of new laws
The state Legislature was very busy during 2016. Nearly 1,000 bills were passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed about 900 into law.
Among the bills...
Rain has not dampened fire threat
Despite a relatively wet fall, Cal Fire’s Predictive Services unit foresees significantly large fire threats into winter.
The report stressed that Southern California remains in...
Pickleball — it’s a ‘go’
At the recent County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee meeting, pickleball courts were discussed and provisionally approved, pending a final “go” authorization from the...
Riverside County now a Democratic domain
In the final report of registered voters prior to the Nov. 8, presidential election, Democrats have the greatest number of Riverside County registered voters...