California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier reported several traffic collisions but no serious injuries on the Hill the past few weeks.At 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Allissa Moreno, 31, of Idyllwild, was driving a black 2011 Ford Flex northbound on Crestview Drive south of Marian View Drive at a stated speed of…

The Fern Valley Water District (FVWD) held its last board of directors meeting Friday with four members — Walter Bonneau Jr, Gary Erb, Robert Krieger and Richard Schnetzer — due to the resignation of James Gates. Bonneau asked what the reserve balance would be by the end of December. Assistant General Manager Jessica Priefer said…

Gov. Gavin Newsom moved 28 counties back to the most-restricted purple tier of the state’s tier system Monday. Riverside County was already in the purple tier. According to the press release issued Monday, 94.1% of the state’s population now resides in the purple tier.According to the state’s tier system, purple means the virus is widespread…

A fatal motorcycle collision occurred on Highway 371 last week, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Public Information Officer Matt Napier.  On April 15 at 2:57 p.m., Albert Charles Farrell, 79 of Palm Springs, was driving a gold and blue 2010 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide east on Highway 371 just west of Highway 74 when, for…

The closures of Highway 74 from Mountain Center to Hemet and Highway 243 north to Banning have created burdens for Idyllwild residents. Local high school students and school personnel have shuttles to and from Hemet available, but these leave at 5 a.m. Local businesses have multiple problems. First, much fewer visitors and tourists are coming…