
PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD
Idyllwild Transfer Station
By Idyllwild Town Crier


On a section of Highway 243 currently only accessible from the north because of road damage just north of Lake Fulmor, Sally Gose, 76, of Chino, was driving a blue 2014 Hyundai Tucson northbound at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. At the same time, Roy Lee, 63, of Banning, was driving a silver 2007 Ford…
A leak from a propane delivery truck in Pine Cove on Saturday, November 2, resulted in evacuation and shelter in place orders for residents on two streets. An evacuation center was set up in the office of Pine Cove Water District. CalFire Public Information Officer Maggie Cline De La Rosa provided these details: The leak…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Jan. 2, to observe New Year’s Day are: Area post offices Idyllwild Nature Center BBVA Compass Bank Idyllwild Water District Pine Cove Water District Fern Valley Water District Idyllwild Health Center Riverside County offices Idyllwild Library U.S. Forest Service Hemet Unified School District (also Friday) Normally…
The Hemet Unified School District (HUSD) budget for FY 2019/20 was approved on June 16 and is projected to run the district $8.8 million into the red. The $303.7-million budget is an $18-million increase from last year’s $285.7 million budget. The largest increase, $9.2 million, is for the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and another…
Another lawsuit has been filed against Riverside County, the County’s Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) and Sheriff Chad Bianco over an in-custody death in the county’s jail. On April 28, 2022, Alicia Upton, 21, of San Jacinto, hung herself while in-custody at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside. On Dec. 31, 2023, her parents filed a…
This morning, May 14, a tree broke and fell across power lines and on a trailer in Royal Pines Estates. IdyllwildFire Department was at the scene. No fire or injuries were reported.