The most recent missing person is 27-year-old Diana Perez Gonzalez, who was reported missing Friday, Dec. 11. Close friends and family volunteered their time to search for Gonzalez Saturday, Jan. 2. According to her sister, Christy Rojas, at least 50 people were out searching. Five people in and around the Idyllwild area are still missing with…

Riverside County 3rd District Supv. Chuck Washington hosted a multi-agency meeting to address recent snow visitor issues in the Riverside County mountains. Held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in Hemet, the meeting was requested by Idyllwild Fire Department Chief Patrick Reitz following successive weekends in which Idyllwild faced unprecedented numbers of snow-play visitors and…

The March meeting of Pine Cove Property Owners association included two guest speakers, Richard Yocum of Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit, and Woody Henderson of Mountain Community Fire Safety Council. They shared a wealth of essential information about safety on the trail and at home. Yocum, a retired physician, is President of RMRU. He shared some…

A 40-year-old Mira Loma man riding a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Highway 74 died when he lost control of his bike and crossed over the double yellow lines, directly into the path of a white Toyota Sienna van driven by a Mountain Center man, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. The…