Members of the Riverside County Mountain Rescue Unit helped an exhausted and stranded Pacific Crest Trail hiker to safety. Robert Davis, a 70-year old hiker, from Winchester, Tennessee, was on his first Pacific Crest Trail trek and after a month on the trail, he began to experience fatigue, dehydration and weariness. By Thursday, May 1,…

Two vehicle crashes occurred on Hill roads last week, according to official California Highway Patrol reports. A third occurred but no official report was completed. At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, Jose Meza, 41, of San Diego, was driving a white 2017 Chevy truck westbound on Highway 74, 5 miles west of McCall Park Road,…

The three local water districts and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District have all taken the necessary steps to prepare for election of directors during the August vote-by-mail election. Last week, both IFPD and the Pine Cove Water District held special meetings authorizing the Riverside County registrar of voters to conduct the election, if needed. Last…