

Large branch falls, lands on car, causes power outage
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A large branch fell across Hemstreet around 7:50 p.m. Sunday night. Wet, heavy snow caused the branch to snap, landing on a black sedan and arching the power lines and causing power to go out in the area. Idyllwild Fire responded to the incident to block the road from traffic while awaiting for SCE to arrive.

On March 4, Mega Fire Action, a California-based advocacy group seeking to end so-called megafires, assembled a group of State legislators to discuss a package of bills designed to address problems with fighting wildfires as well as prevention efforts and the post-fire issues homeowners may encounter. In his introduction for the press conference Eric Horn,…...
You may have noticed an unnamed black and gold helicopter flying for 30 to 45 minutes over Idyllwild last Friday afternoon. The helicopter is leased by WaveRider Helicopters of Oceanside from November Alpha LLC. Kurt Dawson, owner/pilot of WaveRider, said his company was contracted by a surveyor to survey the power grid in our area. “The surveyor was probably hired by SCE,” he said, and Dawson and an employee were given a map to survey problems in the grid such things as trees in the power lines.
The Predictive Services unit of Cal Fire’s Southern Operations (Ops) does not expect a bad summer fire season. The June outlook released last week anticipates below normal fire activity through September, especially in lower elevations. The coastal May Gloom, along with the wet winter, has contributed to a lower threat of wildfires through June and…
Early this afternoon, Friday, March 23, local resident Terry Candler identified a vehicle described in an Amber Alert parked near the American Legion. The alert had been issued shortly after 10:37 p.m. on Thursday, March 22 after San Jacinto police responded to the reported abduction of five-year-old Domenic Smith by his father, Anthony Smith-Dixon, 25,…
On Feb. 23, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of an innovative program, “Engaged California,” designed to obtain views and ideas from state residents that will improve state programs or create needed new programs. Using technology, Newsom hopes to “bring Californians together to engage, interact, and share ideas to help shape government services and collectively…
The San Bernardino National Forest has been busy with prescribed burns on the mountain since December. The agency is taking advantage of the good weather conditions “safe for prescribed fire to burn slash piles made from vegetation thinned from the National Forest,” according to the press release. Smoke and flames may be visible on and…