Stephen Patrick Medlock, 52, a transient, charged with arson for igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his May 2 felony settlement conference moved to June 6. Since his March 21 preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the original formal complaint that was for two felony charges, one for arson of an…

Idyllwild Fire Department received a call of a structure fire at Stevie’s Hungry Habit and Thirsty Rabbit at 8:56 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, and one minute later were dispatched to the scene, according to Chief Mark LaMont.He said they arrived on scene at 8:58 p.m. to find fire on the exterior of the building.“… Personnel…

In the middle of September, two Idyllwild Water District directors unexpectedly resigned but Acting Board President John Cook asserted that the vacancies would remain unfilled until a special election was called, no earlier than March. Whoever won that election would have to be re-elected for a full term in August. After the meeting ended abruptly…

By JP Crumrine Correspondent Riverside County Registrar of Voters Rebecca Spencer has been placed on paid administrative leave from her position. At the Tuesday, Sept. 12 board meeting, the supervisors met in closed session for a “Public Employee Performance Evaluation/Title: Registrar of Voters.” On Wednesday, Spencer’s administrative leave was revealed in a story from the…