
Photo by Becky Clark
Sheriff’s K9 training in Idyllwild
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Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies brought several bloodhounds to Idyllwild last Wednesday for training exercises. Deputy Robert Ochoa poses with his charge, Windy, 15 months, who was certified at age 7 months. Ochoa said the bloodhounds will be training more in Idyllwild because of the cooler temperatures.

The wheels of justice continue their slow grind in the case of Dia Abrams, as her children and the court-appointed trustee attempt to hold Keith Harper accountable for his actions as trustee for the missing woman’s estate since her disappearance in June 2020. In November, Riverside County Judge Russell Velasquez removed Harper as trustee because…
Idyllwild Community Center Board President Stephanie Yost was appointed to the First 5 Children and Families Commission by the county board of supervisors at its Tuesday, Feb. 2 meeting.“I was both honored and excited when Supervisor Chuck Washington’s office contacted me regarding an appointment to represent Riverside County District 3 to First 5 Riverside Children…
Law enforcement officers were in Garner Valley today doing a marijuana eradication on Thomas Mountain. Photos by JP Crumrine
Riverside County Code Enforcement and Sheriff’s deputies closed two medical marijuana dispensaries Tuesday afternoon for violations of land-use codes. One is located at the corner of Highway 243 and Pine Crest Avenue, and the other is located in the Village Lane. The group arrived at both locations and found enough evidence to shut them down…
Better Wildlife Control owner Tracy Phillipi said he has captured 19 rattlesnakes on residents’ property in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area this week. Five were caught Wednesday. He said one was a speckled and the 18 others all Southern Pacifics, one of the most dangerously venomous snakes to humans and other animals in California. Even more…
There is some good news after a bit of uncertainty as to whether or not the county would issue a permit for this year’s Idyllwild Rotary Independence Day Parade. Idyllwild will have an Independence Day Parade this year. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 3. It will begin at Fern Valley Four…