The Local Review Board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District met briefly Thursday, April 25. The board discussed the vacant lot on North Circle Drive adjacent to La Casita restaurant. At the January meeting, a member of the public asked the board about the property’s future since it had recently sold. The property is within…

This advisory is in effect through Tuesday morning. SCAQMD will issue an update if additional information becomes available. A wildfire, named the Cranston Fire, is burning to the east of Hemet in Riverside County within the San Bernardino National Forest. The burn area was last reported at 13,139 acres with 57 percent containment. Southerly winds…

All photos by Jenny Kirchner. About 12:45 p.m., a structure fire was reported on the 52900 block of Fern Land Drive in Pine Cove. Cal Fire reports it is a 2 1/2 story home and about a half acre of vegetation involved so far. Cal Fire (Station 23), along with fire fighters from the San…