At a Trial Setting Conference held on Tuesday, Oct. 4, the consolidated state-court 2013 Mountain Fire lawsuits — now seven in number — were set for an estimated 21-day trial in Riverside starting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, in Department 4, Judge Daniel A. Ottolia presiding. A Case Management Conference also was set…

From Wednesday, Aug. 31, through Monday, Sept. 5, five crashes occurred on Hill highways, with several occurring over the long Labor Day weekend. At 4:07 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, Joshua Yates, 35, of Menifee, was driving his white 2008 Honda Civic west on Marian View Drive in Idyllwild when he made a left turn onto…

In a brief meeting last Friday, the Fern Valley Water District board reviewed its fiscal 2015-16 budget and greeted Victor Jimenez, who will assume the general manager’s position at the end of June. Operating expenses continue to be less than revenues collected. In the final quarter of the fiscal year, Jessica Priefer, office manager, said…

Last month, the California Department of Education released the spring 2018 test results for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress in English Language arts and mathematics. Idyllwild School students exceeded both the statewide and Hemet Unified School District results in both English and mathematics. Statewide, in all tested grades, 49.9 percent of students…