

Raven cause of brief power interruption
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Idyllwild suffered brief interruption of electric power on Monday morning when a raven landed on the Southern California Edison (SCE) Lower Pine Crest power substation. Photo by Cid Castillo

Emergency calls made stating man was throwing machetes at trees Law enforcement vehicles swooped into Fern Valley Thursday afternoon for calls related to a man throwing machetes at trees in the Strawberry Creek area behind the Idyllwild Dental building. The alleged suspect, John Gordon Byrns, 47 of Idyllwild, was taken into custody at 1:23 p.m….
Fire log Hill fire stations Idyllwild and Anza responded to the following calls Tuesday, Nov. 26 to Sunday, Dec. 1: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Nov. 26 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 26 — Rescue, medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 27 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 28 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Nov. 29 — Medical…
At 9:30 a.m. already about 75 people had gathered at the Idyllwild Library for a solar eclipse viewing party. The library has a telescope (on loan from AstroCamp) and eclipse viewing glasses available. The library also shows NASA’s live stream of the solar eclipse from the peak locations as it makes its way across the…
In a Riverside County Superior courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 3, Daniel L. Plott, 45, of Idyllwild, pleaded guilty to attempted hit and run and also acknowledged a prior felony conviction. Judge Judith C. Clark denied probation and sentenced Plott to a prison term of one year and four months. He has already served 130 days and…
The consequences of last week’s Appellate Court decision to uphold the lower court decision rejecting San Juan Capistrano’s tiered water rates because the method of deriving the costs was inconsistent with Proposition 218 are still ricocheting around the state. Locally, the effect of the decision has not been felt. General managers for Fern Valley and…
Cal Trans Chief of Public and Media Affairs for District 8, Terri Kasinga has said that Highway 74 from Lake Hemet is open to Mountain Center and Highway 243 to Saunders Meadows is open. The are other impassable spots on highway 243 north of Idyllwild and at Jameson Drive. A lane was lost on Highway…