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The Riverside County Department of Public Health has announced the detection of two cases of active tuberculosis in nearby high schools. In late October, one case was diagnosed in Vista Murrieta High School. A second case was diagnosed in an Indio High School student in November. While unusual, the two cases are unrelated, said Barbara…
During the first night of last week’s high winds, trees destroyed trailers at two local Trailer Parks, Idyllwild and Royal Pines. In Royal Pines a large tree broke in half and crushed three units. The residents escaped uninjured, although one man’s dog was killed. Barry Spencer was among those who lost their homes on the…
The body of David Bradish was found Saturday, Dec. 8. He had been missing since Monday, Nov. 26. Another search and rescue effort was initiated yesterday. On Wednesday, his dog, Ginger, was found near the Fern Valley Corners area of Idyllwild. Rain delayed the new search until Saturday. Bradish was 80-years-old and suffered from Alzheimer’s….
A Jeep stolen in Idyllwild was recovered in Aguanga earlier this month with the help of social media and some watchful neighbors. Brian Brown reported his 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen from his Lower Pine Crest apartment on Sunday, Feb. 8, around 2 p.m., to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Brown thinks the Jeep was…
DNA analysis of larvae from a tree in Pine Cove confirmed the presence of Goldspotted oak borer. CAL FIRE Forester Gregg Bratcher made the announcement at the April 24 Mountain Area Safety Taskforce meeting. Confirmation of Goldspotted oak borer in the tree on Pine Needles Lane brings the total of confirmed Idyllwild area infested trees to 11, according to Bratcher. “We’re seeing new GSOB trees at the rate of about one per week and that’s in the winter,” he noted.
Update: Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to put the Hill in District 4, just before the Town Crier was set to go to print. Story in next week’s paper. The Advisory Redistricting Commission (ARC) as well as the Riverside County Planning Commission met Wednesday, Dec. 1. The commission reviewed the three maps for which the board…