
Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.
Small structure fire Feb. 13
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Photo by Jenny Kirchner

Sparks spewing from a chimney in Royal Pines prompted a call to 911 around 7:15p.m. Wednesday night. Idyllwild Fire responded to the scene and quickly located the issue. No injuries were reported and the scene was cleared within about a half hour.
This year, Forest Service closure of parts of the May Valley trail system, has forced race organizers to make course alterations …
The grand opening of Riverside County’s San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus was last Saturday, and though the $18 million shelter was completed in 2010, the county’s financial travails delayed its opening until this past weekend. The 10-acre property has multiple buildings, including kennel structures with more than 140 kennel runs equipped with the ability to…
The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council welcomed Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz to its offices last Wednesday …
Byron Mejia is the proprietor of Halcyon Beauty and Design, upstairs inthe Courtyard. Halcyon has several definitions that Byron found resonated with what he likes to create for himself and his clients. “It means calm, just chill, it also means nostalgia, the word came out inthe late 1800s.” Halcyon days are also prosperous and carefree.“Everyone…
Feb. 14, 2019 at 9:45 a.m. — Highway 74 is closed from Lake Hemet to Valle Vista due to multiple mudslides. This hard closure is for an unknown duration.
Directors of the Idyllwild Water District re-elected Jim Billman for a second term as president last week. John Cook was re-elected vice president. Despite the recent siege of rainstorms, the district’s Foster Lake reservoir remains empty. Although Strawberry Creek has been flowing in various locations, little surface water has passed near IWD’s diversion site to…