Update on highways 74 and 243
Starting Friday, Aug. 30, Highway 74 will be open 24/7 with the
pilot car. Caltrans expects to fully open the road...
Town Hall sold
New owners are local and will protect Town Hall
Town Hall. Photo by Halie Wilson
Edison helicopters identify potential wildfire threats from electric equipment
Southern California Edison used helicopters to identify weak spots in its distribution system, which could not be detected from the...
Cranston Fire roundtable, part 1
Some of the Cranston Fire roundtable participants, from left to right: Cal Fire Division 6 Chief Bill Weiser, Idyllwild...
Special Districts Association honors PCWD
For the third time, Pine Cove Water District (PCWD) received the California Special Districts Association’s (CSDA) District Transparency Certificate of Excellence, and...
Past Tense: August 22, 2019
The first district meeting of the Ladies Auxilliary of the American Legion was held in Idyllwild Sunday, Sept. 14, 1975. Arvilla...
Cranston Fire burn area closure lifted
The area where the 2018 Cranston Fire burned reopened to the public Aug. 1, officials announced. The Cranston Fire burn area has...
Aug. 27 meeting to update on highway closures
Caltrans, in cooperation with the Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) group, will have a community meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27...
Supervisors approve emergency plan with no debate
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved (Supervisor Jeff Hewitt was absent) the proposed Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) without discussion or...
Feds partially confirm ‘new evidence’
The ‘new evidence’ brought forward by two sources has finally been acknowledged by the U.S. Attorney’s office. Photo...