A Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) hiker was found in a near-hypothermic state Saturday afternoon after fellow hikers found him wandering in the snow and off the trail in wet clothes with no shoes. The PCT hiker had been in the area for two to three days after hiking through knee-deep snow. The Riverside Mountain Rescue…

A man camping at Lake Hemet is missing from the area, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Martin Leon, 58, of the Banning Pass area, was last seen at about 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Lake Hemet Campground. He is described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall, 150 pounds with a large…

Repairs may take weeks and months Roads into Idyllwild were closed for the second time in six months. This isolation is the result of an atmospheric river overflowing onto Southern California. In late July and early August, the Cranston Fire caused the closure of highways 74 and 243. The latter was opened when the fire…