Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies brought several bloodhounds to Idyllwild last Wednesday for training exercises. Deputy Robert Ochoa poses with his charge, Windy, 15 months, who was certified at age 7 months. Ochoa said the bloodhounds will be training more in Idyllwild because of the cooler temperatures.

Wednesday, Aug. 26, was a bad day on Hill roads with five collisions that produced four injuries, two of them serious. In Idyllwild, in Strawberry Valley Shopping Center, Jonathan Atchinson, 36, of Banning, driving a county vehicle, a 2005 Ford Taurus, backed out of a parking spot in front of the Idyllwild Library striking Idyllwild…

Local water districts oppose it, too The possibility of the state Legislature imposing a tax on local water bills is looming. Throughout the state, local water districts and media are objecting to a tax on water — a critical human need. During meetings last week, the boards of the Fern Valley and Pine Cove water…