CAL FIRE status update, as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 for the Buck Fire expects full containment by Saturday, Aug. 18. The fire is 60 percent contained as of this reporting and firefighters continue to make good progress towards containment.
Buck Fire full containment by Saturday
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CAL FIRE status update, as of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 for the Buck Fire expects full containment by Saturday, Aug. 18. The fire is 60 percent contained as of this reporting and firefighters continue to make good progress towards containment.
Caltrans and its contractor Ames Construction were busy repairing Highway 243 Thursday, May 9. Boulder In Pine Cove, Caltrans crews were removing a huge boulder that was dislodged during the winter storms. It has gradually, but slowly, been slipping. By Friday, it was mostly gone. Road repair Work is continuing on repairing Highway 243. New…
Editor’s note: Although the election is nearly over and most winners — officials and propositions — are known, the Town Crier invited several local elected officials to share their expectations on the results — not the merits — of the races and propositions. Today, Tuesday, Nov. 6, Election Day, ends what is commonly called the…
Just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, Palm Springs Fire, California Highway Patrol and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of an adult female hiker with a rattlesnake bite. The woman had been hiking on Skyline Trail in Tahquitz Falls west of Palm Springs for several miles when…
Dear Spiritual Workout:I have a confusing relationship with my manager at work. We are friends outside of work and she lets me get away with things but she has crossed boundaries with physically pinching me when she disagrees with me. I like my job and need money but am not sure how to feel about…
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz was in Idyllwild Wednesday, Jan. 22. He met with the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council at their office. Later in the afternoon, he was shown several of the FSC’s projects. A full story will appear in the Jan. 30 edition of the Town Crier.
Three local individuals have been caught and cited for constructing illegal trails in the San Jacinto RangerDistrict of the San Bernardino National Forest. All received citations for damaging government property and illegally cutting trees. Each citation was a fine for $275 or $550 per person. Besides the actual damage and potential damage inflicted on the…