Mountain Disaster Preparedness, a local non-profit volunteer group, is holding a Great Shakeout event to inform residents how to be better prepared for earthquakes and other emergencies. The event, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 18, also will stress the need for Hill residents to be prepared to be self-sufficient, especially after a catastrophic…

At about 2:53 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Lawrence Galluzzo (left), 44 ,of Riverside, was traveling westbound on highway 74 near highway 371 on his 2001 Suzuki GSX-R1000 when California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski (right) attempted to make a traffic stop due to Galluzzo traveling over the posted 55mph speed limit. Galluzzo refused to stop, and…

The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce board of directors continues to try to reach some settlement with David Roy, according to President Chris Titus. After announcing they were considering dismantling and auctioning the monument, which the chamber had commissioned from Roy, Roy has made two separate settlement offers to the chamber, he said.