
Above, Joel White (in black) and Cody Fogle (background) playing for the Black Lightning soccer team go head to head with Brighton Millhouse (in blue) of the Lightning Strikes Friday at Idyllwild School.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
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Above, Joel White (in black) and Cody Fogle (background) playing for the Black Lightning soccer team go head to head with Brighton Millhouse (in blue) of the Lightning Strikes Friday at Idyllwild School.
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
On Monday Feb. 9, former Idyllwild Fire Capt. James Reyes filed a wrongful termination of employment suit in the Riverside County Superior Court against the Idyllwild Fire Protection District. IFPD Chief Patrick Reitz gave Reyes a notice of termination on July 19, 2014, after nearly six months of paid administrative leave. Reitz ascribed his decision…
Idyllwild Fire The Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to these calls from Sunday to Saturday, Dec. 25 to 31. • Dec. 25 — Smoke or odor problem, investigate. Laurel Dr. • Dec. 26 — EMS. Strawberry Valley Dr. • Dec. 26 — Gas leak. Rocky Way. • Dec. 26 — Residential BBQ. Hwy. 243. •…
A horse was injured and had to be euthanized when it fell out of a moving horse trailer a quarter-mile north of the intersection of Saunder’s Meadow Road (lower) and Highway 243. No other vehicles were involved in the Saturday, Jan. 30, incident nor were any people injured. Idyllwild Fire Department said the incident occurred…
At about 8 p.m. Monday night, November 25, a black 1990 Jeep Cherokee on Black Mountain Trail eight miles east of Highway 243 went over the side and caught fire. The single occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene.. This information was provided by Johnathon Torres of the Indio CHP. Although the…
Governor Jerry Brown has made his decisions on bills, passed by the legislature last month, that he will sign into law. Already signed or vetoed were bills on the assisted dying and drones flying near wildfires. Last week, he signed the motor voter, medical marijuana, and a different drone bill. Motor voter Brown signed Assembly…