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Fuel abatement in historical burn areas is an ongoing responsibility of firefighting management and crews. Wednesday, June 3, Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire personnel thinned vegetation on 4.4 miles of the Poppet Flat Truck Trail. Part of ongoing projects throughout the county to thin fire fuel and create shaded fuelbreaks, the work is…
Your senses are not fooling you. The presence of smoke (visual and aromatic) exists in Idyllwild today. But it is emanating from Eagle Fire, burning 7 miles east of Warner Springs. Location and weather conditions are causing smoke to migrate to Southwest Riverside County through the Coachella Valley. Located on Los Coyotes Indian Reservation near…
A notice posted on the Creek House Restaurant door advises “closed until further notice.” An email sent to employees from owners Lanny and Lorraine Hardy confirmed the same. But in a Nov. 10 email to the Town Crier, Lanny Hardy said because of overwhelming community response they are trying to work something out. So, the…
On Thursday, Jan. 4, Christopher Huntley, 47, of Idyllwild, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon (a non-firearm) or force to cause great bodily injury. Judge Kelly Hansen sentenced Huntley to three years of probation, including 180 days in the custody of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. He was given…
Friday afternoon at Idyllwild Pines Camp was a perfect day for a water slide and lots of local kids took advantage of it …
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) confirmed Feb. 8 that skeletal remains were located in the Pinyon Pines area. “Skeletal remains were located on Feb. 5, but at this time we have not had a positive identification on those remains,” wrote RCSD Correctional Sgt. Deanna Pecoraro of the department’s media information bureau. “The remains were…