Pile burning on Westridge
By Idyllwild Town Crier
The U.S. Forest Service is doing pile burning Wednesday, Feb. 27, on the Westridge Fuel Break. The start time was 9:30 a.m. Firefighters are targeting about 300 piles.
Each afternoon, from Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 15 to 17, Riverside County Emergency Management officials issued warnings of possible scattered heavy rain in the Cranston Fire area and potential mudslides. Evacuations of the Hurkey Creek, Apple Canyon, Fleming Ranch and Strawberry Creek areas were issued each afternoon. The Cranston Fire, which was started by arson…
After more than 10 years, a transient man responsible for starting the Aug. 7, 2013, Silver Fire in the Poppet Flats area pleaded guilty to 14 counts of recklessly and unlawfully setting fire to and burning, “and cause to be burned, an inhabited structure and inhabited property.” Stephen Patrick Medlock, 58, entered into a plea…
On March 5, Idyllwild resident Robert Peek, a ranger at Mt. San Jacinto State Park, received the California State Park Rangers Association’s Award of Valor for saving a life. Nearly a year ago, just before sunrise on Easter morning, March 31, Peek was awakened by a sound similar to a gunshot outside his Idyllwild house….
The two men — Ryan Mason and Nickolas Menlendez — charged with burglary of the Mountain Center Market in September had felony settlement conferences scheduled for Friday morning, Feb. 26, which were rescheduled for Friday, March 11. However, Mason was ordered to undergo an evaluation for possible residential substance abuse treatment prior to the next…
The Pine Cove Water District has canceled its regular October meeting schedulded for 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct.8. The County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee has canceled its 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8 meeting.
The adult children of Lydia “Dia” Abrams, who went missing last year, are speaking out through the court after months of silence. According to David Gotfredson from News 8, a probate petition has been filed by Clinton and Crisara Abrams, of San Diego, through the Riverside County Superior Court. The filing is to remove Abrams’…
