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Monday afternoon air attack on Anza Fire. Photos by Jenny Kirchner













Today, Sunday, March 2, the National Weather Service has no warnings or watches posted for the Hill. As the remnants of the last storm will pass over the Idyllwild today, a few remaining showers and flurries may still occur. But at 9 a.m., some sunshine was passing through the thinning clouds and shadows were observable…
Another power outage affecting the town business area and many residential neighborhoods is planned between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Several smaller and limited outages have also occurred since the April outage, which affected much of the local area, including Pine Cove. “We are putting in equipment to make the substation more…
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies again arrested Ron Kimmerle at his Laurel Drive home at around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23. Special Investigations Supervisor Sgt. Wallace Clear confirmed that Kimmerle, 49, would be charged with multiple counts of residential burglary. This is Kimmerle’s third arrest in just under a month. It follows an April…
Valentine’s Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, was a wet day on the Hill, with 19 swift-water rescues taking place in various locations, straining the abilities of emergency responders. Official rain total at Keenwild Station for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 13 and 14, was 7 inches. From Oct. 1 through late February, Keenwild recorded 24.8 inches of…
Caltrans will hold a community meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Idyllwild School’s gymnasium (26700 Highway 243) to give an update on Highway 243 from Lake Fulmor to Banning. Mountain Disaster Preparedness coordinated the meeting with Idyllwild School. At the last community meeting on Aug. 27, Chief of Public and Media Affairs for…
The Idyllwild Water District begins repair of the water line near the juncture of Highway 243, Pine Crest Avenue and Maranatha Drive. Water delivery in the vicinity of the work will be disrupted tomorrow, Jan. 28. This will include the Water District office, Idyllwild Fire Station, South Bay Cable and other structures along Maranatha Dr….