The California Department of Transportation began work this week on a Highway 371 left-turn lane project. The work will be from 0.2 miles west of Bahrman Road to 0.03 miles west of Bailiff Road. The project will construct left-turn lanes for both directions of travel on Highway 371. The $520,000 project, awarded to All American…

More forecast for next weekend — maybe snow, too It’s early for April showers and late for a normal rainfall year, but the first 10 days of March 2018 have brought much-needed precipitation to the Hill. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded slightly more than 1 1/2 inches of rain from Saturday morning…

Barney Brause, reserve sheriff’s deputy and local Neighborhood Watch coordinator, said incidents of burglary and vandalism are increasing in Idyllwild and Pine Cove. Between five and eight break-ins occurred in the past 10 days. It is time, said Brause, for neighbors to become more vigilant, given lean staffing at Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station….