On Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14, Caltrans is planning more boulder removal along State Route 243 in the vicinity of Lakeview Drive.             The work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. While the crews are working, traffic will be controlled with a one-way flagging operation.             Caltrans advises…

In April of this year, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into a law a minimum wage plan he called ‘careful and responsible.’ Under the bill drafted by the Legislature and supported by labor unions, California’s minimum wage would rise to $10.50 an hour on Jan. 1, 2017, for businesses with 26 or more workers, with…

The recent escalation in criminal activity in the Idyllwild area, including an armed robbery and a growing number of felony property crimes, has prompted the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to call a community meeting in Idyllwild. Captain Scot Collins, Hemet Station Commander and staff will meet with Hill community members at a town meeting at the Idyllwild School gymnasium at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 24.

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was felt in Idyllwild and other areas of the Hill about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14. The quake was centered in the Yucaipa area and bounded by Beaumont and Moreno Valley. The shake was felt as far west as Long Beach and the Los Angeles coastal communities, east to Indio, south to…