Two traffic collisions occurred on mountain highways over the last week, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.On March 9 at 6:50 a.m., Bryce Evan Fletcher, 19 of Hemet, was driving his gray 2011 Toyota Tacoma northbound on Highway 243 just north of Saunders Meadow Road at a stated speed of 45-50…

There were three collisions (including the photo at right) on local roads over the last two weeks, according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Matt Napier.  On July 21 at 1:05 a.m., Ron Martin Moore, 27 of Idyllwild, was driving his red 2004 Jeep Wrangler eastbound on Double View Drive near Inspiration Point at…

The newspaper reached out to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) after seeing a Facebook post that announced Mountain Center resident Dia Abrams was reported missing.  Correctional Sergeant Deanna Pecoraro of RCSD wrote in an email on Monday, “On Sunday, June 7, 2020, approximately 8:24 a.m., Hemet Station deputies were dispatched to the 58000 block…

Waiting to cut tree allows pest to spread to healthy trees Community protection and financial aid may be a conflict that is yielding the proverbial “unanticipated results,” opined Gregg Bratcher, Cal Fire’s division chief for forestry on the Hill. Although the number of oaks infested with the Goldspotted oak borer continues to increase on the…