Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Drumming for rain
By Idyllwild Town Crier
Drumming for rain, by Hill evacuees, for the Hill at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs.
Photo by Peter Szabadi
Editor’s note: The supervisor’s seat for Riverside County’s 3rd District will be on the ballot on Nov. 8. Incumbent Chuck Washington, who was appointed in March 2015 to complete the term of former Supervisor Jeff Stone, is seeking a full four-year term. Shellie Milne, Hemet City Council member, is challenging Washington. Both candidates have agreed…
California’s new Congressional Districts, which Proposition 50 established, will be used in the November Election. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s and the State Republicans’ emergency appeal to postpone the use of the new congressional maps. In a single sentence, “The application for…...
Caltrans, in collaboration with the California Highway Patrol, Cal-Fire and the US Forest Service, will reopen State Route 243 to all traffic today, Friday, Aug. 16, at noon. No work will be conducted over the weekend to allow full access to residents and motorists. Beginning on Monday, Aug. 19, traffic control will be in place…
An information arraignment for Frank Gutierrez, 66, of Idyllwild, who was arrested in July 2015, is scheduled for Friday, June 24. At a preliminary hearing on Friday, June 10, the District Attorney’s Office amended two charges — possession of a controlled substance and possession of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana — reducing them to…
The California Highway Patrol reports that a mud and rock slide at 4:34 p.m. is blocking both sides of Highway 74 between Hemet and Mountain Center. As of 5:06 p.m., Caltrans had removed all the big rocks, but there is as yet no indication that the Highway is open.
A crash that injured two people resulted in a felony arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence. At 11:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, Rajiv Panchal, 41, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2013 black Ford Taurus northbound on Highway 243, 200 feet south of Jameson Drive, when, in a left-hand curve, he allowed his vehicle…