Two traffic incidents, one with serious injuries, marred Hill roads over the last week. According to California Highway Patrol Officer Ben Bolon, the first occurred at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, when Gia Hongbin, 19, of Corona, was driving a 2015 white Mercedes sedan southbound on Highway 243 near lower Saunders Meadow Road when…

At last week’s meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission rejected all four recommendations in a recent Riverside County Grand Jury report. The first recommendation was to share Administrative Capt. Mark Lamont’s duties in order to reduce the cost of paid overtime, which exceeded $50,000 in 2012. Fire Chief Patrick Reitz drafted the proposed response,…