Back in 1994, Richard Alvarado started his career in the emergency medical field, a profession he hadn’t planned to pursue. “I didn’t want to be a paramedic at first. My goal was to become a firefighter, but I had to become an EMT first before I could become a firefighter. I saw the skills of…

California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer reported that on Tuesday, June 4, at about 2:20 p.m. a blue 2014 Toyota Prius driven by Idyllwild resident Dorothia Goldfarb, 87, crashed into the mountain side on the northbound 243 about a half-mile south of lower Saunders Meadow Road. The vehicle was travelling at an unknown…

Joel Vargas-Hernandez, 28, of Mead Valley, who was arrested in September for suspicion of the theft of water from the Pine Cove Water District, had an arraignment in another case last week. The judge in that case, involving disorderly conduct and prostitution, set a trial readiness conference for Dec. 18. On Nov. 8, the Riverside…

Wants more information before expanding sewer district After canceling their May meeting, Idyllwild Water District directors were sluggish and not ready to take any controversial action at their June 19 meeting. Two items — annexing three properties into the sewer district and the fiscal year 2019-20 budget — were deferred to future sessions. Approval of…