Calls for help from stranded and exhausted hikers occurred frequently this past weekend along the Skyline Trail that starts at the valley floor in Palm Springs and ends in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. And the California State Parks rescue team was busy with three separate rescues Saturday, May 3. The first began about 10…

The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce board of directors continues to try to reach some settlement with David Roy, according to President Chris Titus. After announcing they were considering dismantling and auctioning the monument, which the chamber had commissioned from Roy, Roy has made two separate settlement offers to the chamber, he said.

Since the beginning of February, Dwight McKinney, 53, of Mountain Center has been arrested four times. Each arrest was based on drug-related charges, both misdemeanors and felonies. On Tuesday, April 4, he pleaded guilty to three separate charges. Two were misdemeanors and the sentence was equal to the time he has already served in jail….

Late Friday, Nov. 9, after a nearly 12-hour meeting, the California Air Resources Board approved changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. While the vote was 12-2, this was a controversial decision, especially in the wake of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call of a Special Legislative Session to address increasing gasoline prices in the State. The…