A serious motorcycle and car collision caused the motorcycle rider to be transported with “severe” injuries according to the California Highway Patrol report. At about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, Chad Basaker, 25, of Idyllwild, was riding his 2004 Suzuki dirt bike south on Highway 243 just south of mile marker 3, near Saunders Meadow…

Reelected by a wide margin in last week’s primary election, Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff plans a major reboot — to resume the work of rebuilding and restructuring the department that was interrupted by the economic recession. “In 2011, when the effects of the recession were most severe, I had to focus on keeping the…

The Idyllwild School year started Monday and parents encountered a new schedule. For the 2017-18 school year, the school day for Idyllwild Elementary students will be from 8:07 a.m. to 2:48 p.m. However, Wednesday will be nearly two hours shorter. middle school students have a similar pattern. While school starts at 8:12 a.m. and ends…