A structure fire on Sylvan Way was reported at 12:13 p.m. Sunday, June 27. Station 23 was first on scene. Idyllwild Fire also responded. More information will be provided in the July 1 edition.
Structure fire on Sylvan Way
By Melissa Diaz Hernandez

A structure fire on Sylvan Way was reported at 12:13 p.m. Sunday, June 27. Station 23 was first on scene. Idyllwild Fire also responded. More information will be provided in the July 1 edition.
The Pinyon Fire was fully controlled Saturday, March 16. However investigators reported that the charred remains of person was found in a burned vehicle near the fire site. The California Highway Patrol, with investigators from the Hemet station, the coroner’s office, and the Cal-Fire Arson Unit responded to the scene. Based on the condition of…
(The following is from a Caltrans press release.) On Monday, June 12, the California Department of Transportation began repairing a sinkhole on other damaged areas to Highway 243 near Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Poppet Flats. Water runoff from snow and rain this past winter damaged a culvert and eroded slopes along the highway. Caltrans’ director issued…
Pine Cove Water District residents will have a choice of three candidates for the two director seats up for election in the August mail-in ballot election. Diana Eskew, a board member, who is in her first election, and two challengers — Sharon Kaffen and Timothy Lange — are the candidates. Voted ballots must be received…
Fire log Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday, Dec. 9 to Sunday, Dec. 15: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Dec. 9 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Dec. 10 — Three medical aids, Idyllwild. Dec. 10 — Municipal alarm system; malicious false alarm, Idyllwild. Dec. 10 — Traffic collision with no injuries, Idyllwild….
While the motions between the District Attorney’s office and Robert Pape’s attorney became more heated, the contention between the prosecutor and defense ultimately became moot when the DA’s office dismissed its charges against Pape for the 2006 triple homicides in Pinyon. Whether Riverside County DA Paul Zellerbach would have to appear as witness to be…
Two traffic collisions occurred last week on the mountain, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Edward Nunez. On Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 1:05 p.m., two semitrucks collided on McCall Park Road one-half mile west of Highway 74. Mario Lopez, 62 years old of Miami, Florida, was parked off to the side of McCall Park Road…