Idyllwild Fire responded to a workshop fire in Fern Valley at Scenic Drive and Circle Way. Crews were able to get the fire under control before it spread to nearby vegetation. CHP is on scene to control traffic. Town Crier will update this post as information becomes available.

A burglar or burglars busted into two businesses on North Circle Drive either Sunday night or Monday morning searching only for cash about three weeks after similar incidents at two other North Circle Drive locations. Lori Parker, owner of Florist in the Forest, discovered someone had forced their way into her shop but nothing was…

Two local Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit members — Les Walker and Donny Goetz — received the Mountain Rescue Association’s highest award for any search and rescue team member. On the night of Oct. 21, 2012, Walker and Goetz, who have climbed together for years, along with fellow RMRU members Lee Arnson and Helene Lohr, saved…