The heat and dry weather have accelerated the damage to local oaks from the invasive Goldspotted oak borer. According to Greg Bratcher, Cal Fire’s unit forester for the San Jacinto Mountains, another 18 trees have been identified as GSOB victims. Of these, 11 will be cut down and six were recommended for spraying. This…

Three vehicle crash incidents took place over the last week on Hill roads. Each of the three had injuries, some serious. At 11:35 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 14, Jonathan Gregory, 27, of Moreno Valley, was driving a 1990 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Highway 74, 1 mile west of South Fork Trail, when a fire began in…

With rain, ice and a dusting of snow over last weekend, driving on Hill roads tested the skills of motorists. Four crashes took place from Thursday, Dec. 15, through Monday, Dec. 19. At 12:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, John Huddleston, 35 of Idyllwild, was driving his 2001 gray Dodge Ram truck westbound on Highway 74…