At 2:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, the day after Thanksgiving, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station (RCSD) responded to a report of an accidental shooting on Little Thomas Mountain Road near Garner Valley. A 14-year-old boy, identified as Isreal Delatorre, resident of Coachella, was accidentally shot while hunting with family members. The…

Cal Trans Public Information Officer Joy M. Sepulveda reported that Highway 243 may re-open Saturday, Aug. 17. A subcontractor was to begin repairing the metal beam guardrail Wednesday, Aug. 14, and will be working 12 hours shifts from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Highway 243 is estimated to be open by Saturday. An emergency project…

Riverside County 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington plans to conduct regular meetings in Idyllwild later this spring. A beginning date has not been established, but Washington and his Chief of Staff Verne Lauritzen said individuals or groups interested in meeting with Washington should contact his office. The phone number is 951-955-1030.

On Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at approximately 4 a.m., Idyllwild Fire Protection District was dispatched to a structure fire in the 26000 block of Saunders Meadow Road, near Crestview Drive