


Video below shows high winds fanning the fire around 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Video by Becky Clark
Photos below by J.P. Crumrine













Lawler Fire pictures
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Video below shows high winds fanning the fire around 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Video by Becky Clark
Photos below by J.P. Crumrine













More snow last week, a foot or more in most locations. The National Weather Service was forecasting up to two feet near the top of Mt. San Jacinto. According to the NWS, the southern California Sierra mountains’ snowpack is about 84% of normal for the middle of March. Since the beginning of the month the…
“The smoke woke me up,” said Andrew Luke of the early morning of Friday, Jan. 30. “I walked out onto the deck off the upstairs bedroom and I could see the glow of the fire and could hear it below, the backdraft.” It was 2 o’clock in the morning and Luke screamed for help. He…
On Monday morning, Oct. 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2X-1, which is intended to help prevent gas price spikes and to improve overall fuel supply in California. Earlier that morning the Assembly approved the bill after the State Senate had amended it slightly when it passed the bill Friday, Oct. 11. This bill…
On Wednesday night, Sept. 12, three chainsaws were taken from the trailer on the Idyllwild HELP Center property. The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council’s Woodies contingent stores its equipment, which is used to cut and split firewood for the HELP Center’s clientele, in the trailer. This is second attack on the Woodies’ equipment. Earlier this…
UPDATE 12:02 p.m.: Edison estimates power will be “Up for most” by 1 p.m. Southern California Edison is reporting a power outage in Fern Valley currently affecting 692 customers. Edison’s website shows that this is a “repair outage.” Crews are in the process of determining the cause of the outage. There is no restoration time…