A four-man Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit (RMRU) team headed by locals Lee Arnson and Chad Marler fought their way down steep terrain and rugged brush to rescue a first-time deer hunter who had become stranded in the Rouse Ridge area near Anza on Saturday, Oct. 1. “We got the call out around 9 p.m.,” said…

The Pine Cove underground storage tank project, which the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health has been monitoring since 1994, has officially been closed, according to a June 25 letter from the department to Howard Friedman of Santee. The site was located at the Pine Cove Market, which Friedman formerly owned. The case was initiated…

The Idyllwild Fire Protection District commissioners unexpectedly amended their recently enacted ambulance fees to lower the cost for Pine Cove residents. If transported, Pine Cove residents will be charged the same amount as Idyllwild residents. The effect will lower the cost of an advanced life support incident by about $300, from $1,438.14 to $1,134.92. Commissioner…

Fire officials have scheduled a community meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Idyllwild Nature Center. Officials from various fire agencies will be present to discuss their plans for several prescribed burns on the Hill during the winter. The areas where the burns will occur are Stone Creek, Pine Cove, Thomas Mountain and…