In an early morning special meeting, a majority of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission approved an agreement between the district and Riverside County regarding the request for the county to advance some property tax revenue to the district. Approval of the tax advance was on the board of supervisor’s agenda for its Sept. 20…

Judge sentences him to 12 years, four months Brandon McGlover, 33, of Temecula, who was charged with starting the Cranston Fire in July 2018, has pleaded guilty. McGlover pleaded guilty to two counts of arson, Penal Code section 451.5 (c), which is burning of a structure or forest land. “In count one, which is the…

Hillbilly Brennen Priefer returns to his Idyllwild roots — to his hometown, elementary school and to his fifth grade classroom. “I’m glad to be back,” said Priefer.   Priefer has lived in Idyllwild since he was five years old. “My father came out [from Ohio] to Palm Springs for work, then moved up to Idyllwild,”…