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Santa’s helpers (from left) Sherry Kaufman, Kelsi Lehman and Christina Edwards help Kaysa Garcia-Lande (front) send her letter to Santa.

About 4:50 a.m. Tuesday, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake occurred about 9 miles north of Cabazon. The earth trembled as far south as San Diego and west to Santa Clarita. Four other temblors followed this quake. Their magnitudes ranged from 2.2 to 3.2. The last one recorded was about 5:40 a.m. No major damage has been reported….
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Katie Anderson, who has set up a GoFundMe for Ron Pasch after a January 5 collision sent him to the hospital, has updated the Town Crier on Pasch’s progress. Pasch is familiar to locals as the site operator of the Idyllwild Transfer Station Anderson says that Pasch has been discharged from Intensive Care and is…...
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, May 21 to 27, 2012: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance May 22 — Medical aid, Tahquitz View Drive, Idyllwild. May 22 — Walk-in medical aid. May 22 — Medical aid, Eagles Nest Drive, Pine Cove. May 23 — Walk-in medical aid. May…
The State Assembly passed two bills last week to address concerns about spiking oil and gas prices and overall fuel supply in California. Senate President pro Tempore Michael McGuire (D -North Coast) has now agreed to convene the Senate beginning Oct. 7. Gov. Gavin Newsom had issued a proclamation Aug. 31 calling for the Special…
The Forest Service (FS) is working to prepare the Sloan Ranch for low-impact public use, according to San Jacinto District Ranger Laurie Rosenthal. Currently, the Forest Service is eliminating a road that provided vehicular access to the area. Some Garner Valley residents had expressed concern that the Forest Service was blocking access for horse riders…