San Bernardino National Forest dispatch is warning of strong Santa Ana winds this week in the San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange counties mountains.   The strong winds in the San Jacinto Mountains are expected to occur Thursday morning with gusts of up to 50 mph and humidity in the single digits.   A Red Flag…

ptions for obtaining new homeowners insurance policies in Idyllwild appear to be shrinking, with State Farm’s apparent decision to limit its risk and not write new policies here and some other mountain areas. Although State Farm will continue to insure existing policyholders in Idyllwild, and will consider writing new policies for a second home of…

At its Oct 4 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held off approving a revised Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use). The board did approve a new Ordinance 927.1 at its Sept. 13 meeting, but the supervisors also asked for several changes that are included…

The entire Idyllwild and Pine Cove area, as well as parts of Mountain Center, were without electricity starting just after noon on Wednesday, May 13, with over 800 customers in Idyllwild waiting until after midnight for service to resume. David Eisenhauer, media information officer with Southern California Edison, provided these details about the outages. There…

Fire broke out west of Idyllwild Arts Academy last Wednesday evening, June 2. “The fire was a half-acre, vehicle into vegetation on 5S06 1.5 miles west of Idyllwild Arts Academy,” wrote Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) Chief Mark LaMont the night of the fire. “IFPD and U.S. Forest Service responded. It is all lined.”