Idyllwild Fire is telling us that the smoke you smell and see in the air is blowing in from the Camp Pendleton area.
Smoke in the air
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Idyllwild Fire is telling us that the smoke you smell and see in the air is blowing in from the Camp Pendleton area.
Late Saturday afternoon, officials from the Idyllwild Fire Department were alerted to a body on the Butterfield Commons on Strawberry Creek, the future home of the Idyllwild Community Center, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the location where the body was found. Late Sunday, the Riverside County Coroner’s office released the following information: The…
With all the warnings that the approaching El Niño weather pattern and its accompanying rains will be greater than the 1997-98 rainfall, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors has already adopted a proclamation of local emergency. Emergency Management Department Director Kim Saruwatari made the unusual request. In her memorandum to the board, she said El…
Since the beginning of June, the Town Crier has contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) media information bureau every week in an attempt to receive updates about the missing people in and around the Idyllwild area. RCSD Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro writes in the latest email communication last Thursday, “As soon as any information…
Although not entered as an official report, CHP recounted an incident with a Sysco truck on Highway 74 just east of the intersection with Highway 243 on Monday, June 6, at 4:45 p.m. The truck, with a full load, was reportedly going too fast on a curve, went off the roadway and hit a fence….
Highway 243 is closed in both directions just north of Lake Fulmor. However, a second project on Hwy. 243 between Skyland Ranch and Mt. Edna Road will result in a flagging operation. One lane will be open and pilot vehicle will guide traffic through the work zone. This work, slope and drainage repairs, will be…