After several years of preparation, the California Department of State Parks and Recreation has approved the management plan for Long Valley, in the Mount San Jacinto State Park and Wilderness. This plan is the result of the overall Mount San Jacinto State Park General Plan adopted in 2002. At that time, State Parks felt a…

At a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 1, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission unanimously voted to send a letter to County Executive Jay Orr requesting an advance payment from the district’s December property tax receipts. “We will start October with an estimated $50,000 on hand, and expect to receive approximately $150,000 from various other income…

Living in or near a national forest or just forested land can create concerns about the danger of wildfires. State and federal fire leaders have for years used “prescribed” or “controlled” burns to reduce or mitigate the threat of potentially damaging wildfires. However, the efficacy of prescribed burns is not unlimited. First, they are difficult…

Michael Darrenger Kellner, 20, of Idyllwild, was arrested on charges of robbery, terrorist threats and receiving stolen property and two charges of violating probation. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department would not release the identity of the victim or target of the terrorist threats. The arrest was made at the corner of Ridgeview and Village Center…