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On Saturday, Feb. 11, Caltrans has scheduled road work on Highway 74 in Mountain Center near Keen Camp Road. A Hot Line Construction crew will be replacing a utility pole. The work may take from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4 a.m. Sunday.
Three traffic incidents occurred over the last week, according to Darren Meyer, California Highway Patrol public information officer. Reports are taken from the responding officer narratives. At 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, Omar Razo, 40, of Idyllwild, was driving his 2007 silver Toyota Yaris eastbound on Highway 74, 1 mile east of Lake Hemet Road…
The Advisory Committee for County Service Area 38 met last week but took no action on the fiscal year 2018-19 budget. The committee did not have the latest financial report from the county and the Economic Development Agency representative could not attend. Cal Fire Division Chief Bill Weiser re-confirmed that the paperwork approving the purchase…
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay-at-Home Order was lifted last Monday, returning Riverside County to the purple tier. Visit https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/, to get reacquainted with the purple tier restrictions. The state has shut down and reopened businesses multiple times since the first Stay-at-Home Order in March.For information on SBA’s assistance to small businesses, visit sba.gov/ppp or treasury.gov/cares. To…
After a nearly four hour budget workshop, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District (IFPD) commission recognizes the perilous financial condition of the district. “The best case is November, but it could be August or as early as April,” former Crest Line Fire Chief Mike Sherman told the commission. He was referring to the possibility of the…
The Cranston Fire appeared on the horizon over Inspiration Point at about noon Wednesday, July 25. The community soon learned multiple fires were allegedly started by a single arsonist. Brandon McGlover, 32 of Temecula, was swiftly apprehended and subsequently charged with 15 counts of arson by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. At his arraignment…