




Bald eagle a treat for Lake Hemet counters
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In March 2012, this male bald eagle graced the skies over Lake Hemet while humans counted the eagles for the Forest Service. Photo by Careena Chase





National Weather Service San Diego CA 5 a.m. pst Monday Dec 17 2012 Riverside County mountains Breezy with moderate precipitation amounts for tonight through Tuesday evening… A pacific weather system will move through southwest California late tonight through Tuesday evening with the main precipitation impacts late tonight through Tuesday morning and the main wind impacts…
Directors of the Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce face a suit in Superior Court that charges them with fraud. The complaint, filed Aug. 6, charges directors with fraud and alleges that directors “had actually embezzled the majority of the Chamber’s Monument Preservation Fund.” The complaint, filed “Pro Per” (Latin for “propria persona,” “for onself”) ostensibly by…
Of the 17 propositions on Tuesday’s ballot, the state’s voters approved all but five. The defeated propositions were: 53, the requirement to gain voter approval before the state can issue or sell any revenue bonds for certain projects, if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion; 60, the adult film condom requirement; 61, which would have…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 19 to 25. Idyllwild • June 19 — Alarm call, 54000 block of S. Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • June 19 — Assault…
Although Idyllwild Fire officials continue to say their financial situation is improving and better than 12 months ago, Chief Pat Reitz acknowledged that without access to the December property tax revenue the department will be unable to pay salaries in October. In August, the department petitioned the county to advance the department $425,000 from its…
Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…