At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, July 15, the Mountain Fire began burning near Highway 243. The fire began on the west side of Highway 243 but quickly jumped the road and began blazing through the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Guard Station grounds. Tuesday afternoon, the fire was burning the wilderness above Garner Valley and working…

The 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour is the special moment in history noting the end of World War One, which is remembered for the first Armistice Day. Members of the American Legion Post 800 honor guard fold the American flag, as part of the ceremony tradition.

Two minor earthquakes occurred Monday night. The first, about 7 p.m., and nearest to Idyllwild was magnitude 2.1. It occurred about 4 miles south of Idyllwild and 10 miles east-southeast of Valle Vista, near Garner Valley. The tremor was barely felt on the Hill. Just after midnight, another quake of magnitude 2.3 occurred east-southeast of…

At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14, Jean Douglas, 64, of Yucaipa, was driving a black 2014 Chevy Captiva eastbound on Highway 371, 5 feet west of Highway 74. At the same time, Teresa Turner, 56, of Mountain Center, was driving a black 2014 Toyota Rav 4 in the same direction. Douglas was stopped at the…

The day after his inauguration and accompanying celebrations, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited a fire risk area and met with emergency management officials as he signed two executive orders addressing wildfires and disasters. One of the changes he directed his emergency management and fire officials to address is the social vulnerability of populations living in fire…