Last week, Lorraine Sonoqui became the acting postmaster of the Idyllwild Post Office. The former postmaster, Mark Smith, abruptly resigned earlier last month, leaving staff inundated with work during the holiday season. “We do not comment on personnel issues,” wrote Eva M. Jackson, strategic communications specialist for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in response to…

At about 3:40 P.M. on Friday afternoon, a male pedestrian was struck by a large truck while walking on Highway 243 near Ridgeview Dr. The victim suffered moderate injuries and was transported by Idyllwild Fire to Desert Regional Medical Center. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

Martin Baxter, Riverside County medical volunteer coordinator, discussed the county’s medical volunteer program at the monthly meeting of the Mountain Emergency Services Committee. The Nov. 8 meeting at the Idyllwild Fire station was well attended and included professional responders and representatives from disaster volunteer groups from Idyllwild and Anza. MEMSCOMM is the mountaintop’s coordinating committee…

By Andrew Smith, Federal Trade Commission, director, Bureau of Consumer Protection Gail Hillebrand, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, associate director, Division of Consumer Education and Engagement Free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts are here, started Sept. 21, thanks to a new federal law. Here’s what you should know: Security freezes, also known as credit…