
By Idyllwild Town Crier

Caltrans begins work on a $4.9 million project to install Zero Emissions Vehicle Charging Stations on I-10 near Banning, Blythe and Yucaipa, weather permitting. Completion date is tentatively May 1, 2024. Caltrans crews begin work at the east and westbound Whitewater rest areas, and the eastbound Wildwood rest area on the I-10. Regular hours of…
On Feb. 24, Jeff Allen Major of Idyllwild pleaded guilty to a felony charge for failing to register within 30 days as a transient sex offender. He had been arrested on June 19, 2015. Judge Helios Hernandez sentenced Major to 363 days in Riverside County jail and one year of probation. He will likely be…
The weekend was warm and sunny. The National Weather Service is forecasting more warming to the middle of the week. Light showers may come Wednesday night and early Thursday, but then significantly warmer temperatures next weekend should usher in April. In the longer-term, the NWS forecasts a higher-than-normal probability of precipitation for Southern California over…
The next Mountain Emergency Service Committee meeting will be 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11. The Director of the County’s Emergency Management Department, Kimberly Saruwatari, will be the speaker. In the Spring of 2015, the Board of Supervisors created the EMD from two Public Health agencies — the Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch and the Emergency…
Idyllwild FireThe Idyllwild Fire Protection District reported these incident from Saturday, Sept. 11 to Sunday, Sept. 19. • Sept. 11 — Smoke scare, odor of smoke, 12:06 A.M. Fern Valley Rd.• Sept. 11 — Traffic crash with injuries, information, investigation & enforcement, 2:54 a.m. Doubleview Dr.• Sept. 11 — EMS call, provide advanced life support,…
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helped extricate two lost hikers from the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness, Thursday night, July 31. About 8:45 p.m., the Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch unit received a call from the two lost hikers. During the late morning and afternoon, they had hiked to San Jacinto Peak. But…