
Outland’s body was discovered on Wednesday, June 22, just after 10 a.m. at Lawler Lodge on Highway 243 in Stone Creek, north of Idyllwild. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office of Hemet is investigating the death by gunshot wound as a suicide.
Idyllwild businessman Isaac Outland confirmed dead in suspected suicide
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Isaac Outland is shown in his gallery. Photo by Sally Hedberg

Outland’s body was discovered on Wednesday, June 22, just after 10 a.m. at Lawler Lodge on Highway 243 in Stone Creek, north of Idyllwild. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office of Hemet is investigating the death by gunshot wound as a suicide.
At 7:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, a school bus carrying 45 students was traveling westbound on Highway 74, 1.1 miles west of McGaugh Road, when an eastbound big rig crossed into the westbound lane. The bus driver swerved to miss the big rig, avoiding what could have been a catastrophic outcome. The big rig continued…
After months of little to no rain, the Hill received several inches of rain last week. Both Keenwild Ranger Station and Pine Cove recorded about 2 inches of rain. For this storm, the National Weather Service reported that Pine Cove (2.2 inches) and Keenwild (2.1 inches) received the second- and third-greatest rainfall throughout Southern California….
Early this morning, CAL FIRE has announced that the Buck Fire, in Aguanga, is 100 percent contained. Since it began Tuesday afternoon, the fire has burned 2,681 acres and destroyed four structures. According to the latest fire update, this morning, “Firefighters remain at the scene patrolling and extinguishing hot spots and improving containment lines.” At…
A “Hillbilly,” defined up here as an individual who attends Idyllwild School from kindergarten through eighth grade, has returned to school. Bob Leih, a teacher for 30 years and an Idyllwild resident for most of his life, is now the middle school (sixth- through eighth-grade) science teacher. So now a third Leih has joined the…
On the way to provide assistance fighting the Rocky Fire in Northern California, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s brush truck 621 had “catastrophic engine failure,” said Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz. The IFPD commission held an emergency meeting Monday morning, Aug. 3, and unanimously granted Reitz authority to authorize repairs up to $40,000 to the truck….
About 70 people came out to Town Hall on Veterans Day to attend a special veterans presentation. Veterans, who have participated in the War Horse Creek program at Living Free Animal Sanctuary, came out to share their experiences with other veterans and civilians alike. “Sometimes the best way to help veterans is to just listen…