Caltrans gave the following update Tuesday afternoon regarding delays on Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Hemet.   “The resident engineer advises that the emergency culvert replacement project will continue till September 2020,” wrote Caltrans Public Information Officer Joy M. Schneider in an email. “Every day the contractor open cuts the roadway to remove and replace…

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Cal Fire performed a successful helicopter evacuation of an injured hiker from the Sunshine Face of Suicide Rock on Sunday, March 19. According to Jody Hagemann, Cal Fire senior public information specialist, Cal Fire was notified by Idyllwild Fire Protection District of the incident and responded at 4:44 p.m. According to the Cal Fire report,…

The Idyllwild-San Jacinto Regional Fire Authority held its second meeting last week. The purpose was to modify their respective resolutions, which created the Joint Powers Authority. The modification would improve the efficiency of adding new members in the future. At this time, the JPA did not have any other organizations seeking to join. Since interest…