For Anza resident Scott Firth, the events of last February, are indelibly etched in his memory. An early evening trip down Highway 74 to the desert turned into a life-threatening disaster when he swerved to avoid another motorist and his vehicle cartwheeled 300 feet down the side of a steep ravine. Firth, who was dressed…

While the first snow of the 2018 winter arrived this week, the California Highway Patrol has already begun vigilantly enforcing the “No Parking” and “No Stopping” rules along Fern Valley Road, and one resident is not happy about it. Over the past year, the Idyllwild Snow Group, led by Marsha Kennedy, approached Riverside County 3rd…

Twice, arraignments for Robert Pape, 28, and Cristin Smith, 27, have been re-scheduled. The latest arraignment was for June 21 and a new time for the arraignment is now Tuesday, July 5. Both men have been arrested for the 2006 triple murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Vicki’s daughter, Becky Friedli, that occurred in…

At approximately 6:20 a.m., Friday, Oct. 9, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Hemet Station, responded to a domestic disturbance call within the 54000 block of Wildwood Drive in Idyllwild. The 911 caller advised that an adult female was in possession of a firearm and was threatening people at the residence. Deputies responded to…

On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) (H.R 5376) into law. While addressing inflation in several ways, such as imposing a minimum corporate income tax, the law’s ambition includes a gamut of other critical issues, from drug costs and Medicare to electric cars, tax savings, and funding to catch tax…