The Rosa Fire has remained at 1,690 acres but was 40% contained, according to Cal Fire’s 12:41 p.m. Friday August 8 Incident update. Four zones were still under evacuation orders and five under warnings. Assigned resources included: 118 engines, 22 hand crews, 16 tenders 18 doers, 2 helicopters and 1082 personnel, in addition to “numerous”…

The Directors of the Idyllwild Water District met this month at the Idyllwild Fire Protection District meeting room, as their own board room is under construction. Board President Charles Schelly acknowledged the recent resignation of director Steve Kunkle. He said, in answer to a question from the public, that the board would not attempt to…

In the darkness of early Saturday morning, Sept. 8, Cabazon Station deputies responded to the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway regarding a report of lost hikers. On the morning before, two hikers, identified as Preston and Carol Crow of Wichita Falls, Texas, told friends they were going to spend the day hiking at Mt. San Jacinto…