Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, aided by state park rangers, rescued seven female hikers around 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, about one mile below the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway mountain station. One of the seven had notified authorities by cell phone at 6:14 p.m. that a member of the group was experiencing medical problems and could…

As the Idyllwild Fire Protection District moves forward with its plan to offer a ballot measure to increase its parcel (unit) fee, several readers have asked questions about how the mutual aid revenue is generated. “Mutual aid” is the reimbursement that goes to departments that respond to dispatch calls to send crews to fires outside…