Michael Freitas caught this footage on his home’s surveillance camera over the weekend. Freitas lives on near Country Club and Lake Drive, off Toll Gate Road, a heavily residential neighborhood.
Mountain Lion spotted off Toll Gate
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Michael Freitas caught this footage on his home’s surveillance camera over the weekend. Freitas lives on near Country Club and Lake Drive, off Toll Gate Road, a heavily residential neighborhood.
Tuesday evening, a partially decomposed body was found near Highway 243 and Jameson Drive, in Idyllwild. Darryl Crocker and Ken Lee, both of Pine Cove, had found the body and reported the discovery to Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies and investigators from the Hemet Station responded to the scene about 7:30 p.m. Lee’s…
Verizon, local telephone and Internet provider, plans to expand bandwidth in the Idyllwild area but will not bring its FiOs (bundled high definition TV, upgraded Internet speed, and digital voice calling) service to the area, according to Jarryd Gonzales, California media relations manager. “From a FiOs standpoint, it would require a significant upgrade to the…
At the Tuesday, Sept. 27, Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting, the commissioners dealt with several budget and financial issues. While they approved the final fiscal year 2016-17 budget, the commission will have to wait until next month to get the first financial reports for the year. The projected budget is $2.03 million, which is about…
At 7:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, a school bus carrying 45 students was traveling westbound on Highway 74, 1.1 miles west of McGaugh Road, when an eastbound big rig crossed into the westbound lane. The bus driver swerved to miss the big rig, avoiding what could have been a catastrophic outcome. The big rig continued…
Caltrans is doing work on Highway 243 just north of Black Mountain Road. One lane is closed. Expect delays.
The California Highway Patrol is reporting that mud and rock slide is blocking the eastbound lane on Highway 74 between McGaugh and McCall Park roads below Mountain Center. The slide was reported just after 3 p.m. Thursday. A boulder has fallen onto the eastbound lane just east of McCall Park Road and was reported at…