The California Highway Patrol reported two crashes on Hill roads during this past week. At 11:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, Aspen Lynn Randolph, 20, of Hemet, was driving her silver 2003 Mazda 6 westbound on Highway 74 1 1/2 miles west of McCall Park Road in Mountain Center when, for an unknown reason, she lost…

Calls for help from stranded and exhausted hikers occurred frequently this past weekend along the Skyline Trail that starts at the valley floor in Palm Springs and ends in Mt. San Jacinto State Park. And the California State Parks rescue team was busy with three separate rescues Saturday, May 3. The first began about 10…

Since the 2013-14 school year started, Idyllwild School has lost a permanent teacher, which has resulted in the combination of two fourth-grade classes into one class. Hemet Unified School District’s enrollment is about 400 to 500 students below expectations. Consequently, the district has had to eliminate seven teacher positions since the beginning of the school…