The water production in Pine Cove took a major jump last month. March production was 2.6 million gallons, which is 800,000 gallons (or 44 percent) more than the March 2016 volume of 1.8 million. Two years ago, in 2015, Pine Cove Water District’s production was 2.3 million gallons, which is the average March production…

At 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, California Highway Patrol, Idyllwild Fire and Southern California Edison responded to a solo-vehicle collision into a power pole on South Circle Drive, 130 feet south of Darryl Road. The vehicle, a black 2018 Nissan Versa rental car, was driven by Patrick Souba, 59, of Forest Grove, Oregon. While driving…

Two crashes involving multiple vehicles occurred on Hill roads over the last week. Both were on Highway 74. The first occurred at 3:20 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, during dark and rainy conditions, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Efuan Simms, 43, of Moreno Valley, was driving a blue 2002 Hyundai Santa…

From Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Tuesday, Feb. 23, there were two crashes on Hill roads. At 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, Deputy Robert Miller, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, was driving a department Ford Expedition north on Forbes Ranch Road, a half-mile north of Highway 74, when he stopped in a dirt pullover on the west…