All of the photos below were taken by Jenny Kirchner.
The Little Fire is burning from Little Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley, north toward Lake Hemet.




Photos of the Little Fire
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All of the photos below were taken by Jenny Kirchner.
The Little Fire is burning from Little Thomas Mountain in Garner Valley, north toward Lake Hemet.




The California Highway Patrol mounted a coordinated aerial and patrol car surveillance of Highways 243 and 74, targeting motorcyclists last weekend. The operation was in response to a recent uptick in serious injury and fatality motorcycle collisions on mountain roadways. Coordinating the operation on Sunday was CHP Lt. Brian Gonzalez from the San Gorgonio Pass…
In Riverside Superior Court, Matthew James Subish, 38, of Idyllwild pleaded guilty to a felony burglary charge. Prosecutors dismissed the charge of purchase or receiving a stolen vehicle. Subish was arrested on Oct. 11, 2011, after Tracy Philippi stopped the burglary in progress on Scenic Drive in Idyllwild. Deputies came and arrested Subish. After Subish…
On Saturday morning, Dr. Ken Browning, at Fern Creek Medical Center, gives Jackie Lasater her flu shot at the free Health Fair, which the Center and HELP Center sponsored.
The Anza Electric Cooperative received word from Southern California Edison that the entire system should be restored by Monday, Aug. 6. AEC includes Garner Valley. The import upgrade that SCE and AEC “had already been working on for later this year will be completed during this outage since crews and material are readily available,” according…
Two deer mice collected last month near the Sage area southeast of Hemet have tested positive for Hantavirus. The California Department of Public Health confirmed the rodents that Riverside County Environmental Health officials submitted for testing on Dec. 15 and 28, 2011, were infected with the virus. Between 2001 and 2010, approximately 13 percent of…
“Our water demand dropped considerably from summer,” Fern Valley Water District General Manager Steve Erler told the directors at the Nov. 21 meeting. “This is relatively consistently normal for this time of year.” While the September and October usage of 6.7 million gallons was 700,000 gallons less than the July and August consumption, it was…