Sunday morning, Aug. 31, an injured hiker was rescued near Lunch Rock on Tahquitz Rock. The adult female injured her hip in a fall. Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department helicopter 301 hoisted the hiker out of the park and flew her to Keenwild helibase. From there, Idyllwild Fire Department transported her to a…

At 2:57 p.m. Sunday, March 4, John Devon, 50, of Palm Desert, was traveling westbound on Highway 74, east of Vista Point, on his 2010 BMW motorcycle, when he drifted into oncoming traffic. Devon was pronounced deceased at the scene by the coroner, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer. For reasons…

Idyllwild local Taylor James Dravenstatt, 24, previously sent to state prison for felony burglary in 2013, was arrested again on Sept. 6 for felony burglary of a dwelling. The arrest occurred in Perris. He also is charged with felony parole violation. He is currently in custody at Southwest Detention Center in Murietta. Dravenstatt’s prior conviction…