
Photo by John Pacheco


Photos by J.P. Crumrine
Planned outage hit Friday
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Fairway Market closed its doors during the planned power outage on Friday. Manager Diana Johnson, pictured, worked through the outage. Idyllwild went without power for several hours. Several businesses, including Idyllwild Chevron, stayed open, powering their stores with back-up generators. Photo by John Pacheco



Joel FeingoldPhotographer Michelle Bowman, who lives in the Country Club Drive house where a tree fell Friday night, said they heard a loud explosion at about 9:20 p.m. At first they thought it was an earthquake, but there was no shaking. They went outside and saw sparks from all of their electrical lines. A very…
“Nancy Connery, director of Sky Hunters Raptor Education and Rehabilitation Center in Alpine, made a presentation at the Caine Learning Center on Saturday …
The Lawler Fire, which started Sunday, Jan. 8, remains at 70 percent containment and has burned about 14 acres, according to Kate Kramer, Forest Service Public Information Officer. The fire is about four miles north of Idyllwild in the Dark Canyon area. “It hasn’t spread over night,” Kramer said after the morning team briefing. “We…
This is the final of a two-part series that began last week …
Snow visitors continued to overwhelm Idyllwild infrastructure on another busy weekend. Public recreation areas are limited. Public bathrooms are few. And even with a growing reputation for fine dining, restaurants can accommodate only so many. The same was true of Humber Park’s ability to safely accommodate cars entering its parking lot. With schools closed on…
In the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 14, Riverside County Sheriff’s Cabazon Station deputies responded to the Palm Springs Tram regarding a report of a hiker in need of rescue. The lone hiker, identified as Daniel De Bias of La Quinta, was reported missing by friends after not returning on time and believed to be…