The shutdown of the federal government reaches all the way to Idyllwild. The U.S. Forest Service San Jacinto Ranger District office shut down Tuesday afternoon. Fire suppression and law enforcement services are exempt from the federal shutdown. Trails and some campgrounds remain open. Photo by J.P. Crumrine

Republican Assemblyman Brian Nestande announced his campaign last week for California’s 36th Congressional District which includes the Hill. Democrat Dr. Raul Ruiz is the Hill’s current congressman, having defeated incumbent Mary Bono Mack in the 2012 election. “My focus is small businesses, which produce 90 percent of the new jobs,” Nestande said. Four out of…

Chelsea Walsh, 33, and Gavin Escobar, 31, both of Huntington Beach, have been identified as the rock climbers who died Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office listed the time of injury of 12:21 p.m. and time of death of 1:18 p.m. for both climbers. Riverside County Fire Department reported at 12:25 p.m. that…