Lawler Fire pictures


Video below shows high winds fanning the fire around 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Video by Becky Clark
Photos below by J.P. Crumrine
Video below shows high winds fanning the fire around 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Video by Becky Clark
Photos below by J.P. Crumrine
The Mountain Center Post Office reopened for business Monday. Mail delivery service has resumed and postal customers in Mountain Center will receive all mail that was held at the San Jacinto Post Office during the Cranston Fire. Blue collection boxes are back in service. “We appreciate our customer’s patience and understanding during the mandatory evacuation…
Idyllwild Water District Director Vic Sirkin shared with his colleagues five pages of questions regarding recent board action and pending decisions Monday morning. Among the issues Sirkin hopes the board will re-consider or consider with more legal input or analysis are the new rate structure, the long-time policy of “pre-paid water,” staffing issues and not…
The Art Alliance of Idyllwild Board of Directors announced that Beth Severance, a long-time resident, is the organization’s new member of the board, taking the post of hospitality chair. A Southern California native with a passion for community service, Beth’s business résumé includes both event planning as a business owner, as well as holding chair…
On Jan. 7, former President Joe Biden established two new national monuments in California, using his authority under the Antiquities Act. The Chuckwalla National Monument is in Riverside County just south of the Joshua Tree National Park. The Sáttítla Highlands National Monument is in northern California near the border with Oregon. The Chuckwalla National Monument…
The wet winter does not alleviate fire season, it simply creates different threats, Riverside County Fire Chief John Hawkins said during the March meeting of the Mountain Area Safety Taskforce. Grasses dry and die quickly during low rain and drought periods, which creates fire threats. Rain and snow encourage the growth of tall and abundant…
On Monday, July 9, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Randall D. White heard two witnesses in the case against Pam Allen, 66, of Idyllwild. California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Bell testified for the prosecution, and the defense witness was Herbert Summers, Ph.D., a forensic engineer. After the testimony and arguments from both the prosecution and…
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Good coverage and photos!