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While the attentions of most on the Hill were absorbed in dealing with the Cranston Fire, Pinyon residents had to contend with their own blaze. On Thursday, July 26, shortly before noon, units at the Cranston Fire Incident Command camp responded to reports of a wildland fire at Highway 74 and Ribbonwood Drive outside of…
Press Release There is a show of photo quilts by Mallory Cremin at the Idyllwild Library now through January 17, 2026. Mallory is an award winning artist who has been an Idyllwild resident since 1997, and is an art teacher at CSUSB and MSJC. Her work focuses on environmental themes. The current show features quilts…
Earlier this month, some Pacific Crest Trail hikers were concerned aboutthe possibility of norovirus infecting other hikers going north. Whilesome posted their fears on Facebook, others contacted the Town Crier.One wrote that the outbreak was between Idyllwild and Big Bear Lake. No evidence of a norovirus outbreak in Riverside County or locally hasbeen identified. “Public…
The San Bernardino Flying Squirrel is neither endangered nor threatened, the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service announced last week. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity in 2010 and legal action to spur a response in 2014, the FWS did an extensive review of the Southern California mountains to determine the squirrel’s…
At the Wednesday, Aug. 10 meeting of the Pine Cove Water District board of directors, local real estate broker and entrepreneur Shane Stewart questioned the board over “numerous complaints on The Market Place at Pine Cove [to Code Enforcement],” which PCWD General Manger Jerry Holldber filed with the county.
“Fireworks are illegal in Riverside County,” stressed County Fire Chief Daniel Talbot at a press conference last week. “Except for certain cities, they are prohibited in all other areas of the county.” Fireworks may be bought and used in the following cities: Blythe, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs and Indio. Riverside County Sheriff Stan…