Two earthquakes, both magnitude 2.9, occurred last week near Idyllwild just days apart. The first quake was at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, and the second quake was about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. The first quake was 2 miles south/southwest of Idyllwild and Pine Cove and the second was about 4 miles south/southwest…

Cal Fire will conduct a prescribed burn in Idyllwild this week. About 125 piles of brush and slash will be burned, located at Camp Maranatha at 54162 Maranatha Drive. The area is between the camp and the Idyllwild Nature Center, according to Division Chief Bill Weiser. The burn will be between Tuesday, Feb. 2, and…

Process does not separate significant projects from minor ones Verizon has constructed and installed a new cell tower in Idyllwild. It is on the Idyllwild Inn property and is not yet operational. Learning of and seeing the completed project has worried and raised the ire of several local residents. However, the Riverside County Planning Commission held…

A recently released study of 20 years of wildfires found humans caused the vast majority of wildfires. While climate change has contributed to the lengthening of fire season and vulnerability of forested land, the ultimate cause of wildfires is most often a human being — both intentionally (arson) and carelessly. The study, recently published in…