In 2018, Fern Valley Water District customers will see higher water bills. After the public hearing Friday, Dec. 29, FVWD directors unanimously approv...

Top Ten, Part II: From snow visitors to eclipse, the top stories of 2017
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reviews the top 10 news items on the Hill. These stories were the favorites of TC readers who attend the week...

Private surveillance seems to be helping
Three months later, the presence of a night-time security team seems to have dissipated the conversation about a crime wave submerging the Hill. In Se...

Christopher Huntley held for assault with deadly weapon
Christopher George Huntley, 47, of Idyllwild, was arrested by a Mt. San Jacinto State Park ranger on Wednesday, Dec. 20, for assault with a deadly wea...

Two traffic incidents last week on Hill roads
At 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bell responded to a possible collision on Highway 74 just east of Strawberry...

News of Record: December 28, 2017
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 17 to Dec. 23. Idyllwi...

Idyllwild Water directors agree on future priorities
Approve new contract with Hoagland for another year The Idyllwild Water District directors discussed priorities, reviewed Interim General Manager Jack...

Rollover crash at Keenwild Station
California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire are responding to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 243 at Keenwild Station, which had traffic blocked...

A sampling of 2018’s new laws
During 2017, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed 859 new laws. While some were effective immediately, some will not go into effec...