A 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit west-northwest of Big Bear Lake just before 10 a.m. The tremor was felt in the San Jacinto Mountains.
Earlier, the U.S. Geological Survey reported two 4.6-magnitude earthquakes in the area but updated that to one 4.6 and one 2.7 magnitude, and now one at 3.4 magnitude at about the same time as the 4.6.
Staffed by volunteers, the Idyllwild Skate Park currently open most days, except on Fridays, from noon until dusk.
The National Weather Service has issued a storm watch for the Riverside County mountains from Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon. The full text of the storm watch is as follows: Winter Storm Watch URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 333 AM PST THU FEB 26 2015 …A COLD WINTRY STORM…
The Mountain Fire city had its own airport located at the historic Garner Ranch in Garner Valley. The helibase supported nearly 20 different helicopters, including 11 Type 1 birds. The main topic during Sunday’s briefing at the airport was the weather report because of the early morning rain and the prospect for more later that…
On Wednesday, April 13, Vicki Jakubac was selected as the new Pine Cove Water District director, replacing Tim Lange who resigned in March. From among four applicants, the board unanimously chose Jakubac. She has lived in Pine Cove for more than 20 years, raised two children and is a former PCWD employee. She left the…
The 2015 Idyllwild Earth Fair has been permanently canceled for this year. Organizers still plan to have a 2016 Earth Fair. In May, the 2015 Fair was postponed to September and now, due to unexpected circumstances, the Fair will not be held this year. The Idyllwild Earth Fair was founded in 1990 by a group…
Riverside County’s redistricting effort is moving forward. On Oct. 6, the Executive Office Technical Committee presented four draft maps to the 2021 Advisory Redistricting Commission, that the five planning commissioners composed. At the very beginning of the session, Deputy County Executive Officer and EOTC Co-Chair Rania Odenbaugh stressed that these maps were starting points for…
