On Sunday, Sept. 25, a man in a blue-plaid shirt, described as Hispanic in his early 50s, visited a number of Idyllwild businesses attempting to get change for $100 bills. The bills were likely counterfeit although that has not yet been confirmed. At one shop, he did manage to get change resulting in a petty…

“Ready, Set, Go!” is the creed that fire agencies — federal, state and local — urge Hill residents to apply. And Monday evening, the same agencies and more said the same preparation and urgency is necessary when the heavy rains threaten flooding and debris flow. The severity of the Cranston Fire has changed the soils…

As expected following Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s approval in January of a new county-wide contract for emergency ambulance service with American Medical Response, the county notified the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that its contract with the county to provide emergency ambulance service to zones 2 and 3 (Pine Cove and north and south of…