PHOTOS: First snow of winter season blankets Hill
By
Both Ron Kimmerle, 49, and Taylor Dravenstatt, 20 are on trial for burglary and receiving stolen property. Their Aug. 6 felony settlement conference was continued to Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta on request of defense counsels. Kimmerle remains in jail. Dravenstatt, now represented by a private attorney, is out on bail.
At the end of September, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced a change that benefits drivers 70-years-old and older whose licenses expire in 2024 and beyond. These drivers will no longer be required to take a written knowledge test. This change was effective October 1. New drivers or those new to California will still…
Intent to increase federal funds for Medi-Cal The state is using emergency medical transports to garner funding increases for its Medi-Cal program from the federal government that will directly impact the Idyllwild Fire Department. This fall, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 523 that will impose a quality-assurance fee on…
About 9 a.m., today, Wednesday, July 27, two Southern California Edison power lines touched inappropriately. A 33-kilovolt line and 12 kilovolt came into contact and caused a substantial outage from the Hill to San Jacinto. The caused is unknown, but possibilities could be wind or lines sagging from the heat. Full power was restored shortly…
The Holy Fire is burning to the east of Trabuco Canyon near the border of Orange County and Riverside County within the Cleveland National Forest. The burn area is currently reported at about 9,600 acres with 5 percent containment. Winds will be from the west/southwest today before transitioning to a southerly wind during the overnight…
Mountain Disaster Preparedness (MDP) has scheduled its second-annual Idyllwild Shake Up Drill and Simulation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 10 and is encouraging everyone in the community to participate. MDP volunteers, along with personnel from the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES) and the MDP Core Medical Team. will man an Incident…
