At 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Vitaliy Sukhorukov, 41, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was driving his black 2017 Nissan Sentra westbound on Highway 74, 5 miles west of McGaugh Road, when for unknown reasons he made an unsafe turning movement and ran onto uneven dirt terrain. His vehicle collided with the hill causing damage to the…

Four more Goldspotted oak borer-infested trees have been identified in Idyllwild. When authorities identified the first infested tree here in November, they expressed hope that it was an isolated incident. Authorities no longer believe the outbreak is limited. Since tree one was on Highway 243, it appears to have been almost certainly infested from firewood…

The current financial position for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District looks good and remains consistent with the district’s fiscal year 2017-18 budget adopted last summer. The commission’s Finance Committee met Monday, Jan. 29, to review the November and December financial statements, conduct a mid-year review, discuss the capital improvement plan, and take a preliminary look…