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The two men arrested for breaking into the Mountain Center Market and stealing the ATM machine and its cash contents were Ryan Mason, 24, of Hemet, and Nickolas Melendez, 26, of Cabazon. The two men were arrested on Highway 74, just west of the U.S. Forest Service’s Cranston Ranger Station, shortly after they allegedly ransacked…
Editor’s note: Spoiler alert: The first paragraph in this story about last week’s Riverside County Planning Commission hearing on the latest draft of Ordinance 927, “Regulating Short Term Rentals,” reveals the commission’s decision at the end of the hearing. If you wish to read about the public comments and commission deliberation chronologically, start with the…
Idyllwild Fire Here is one of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Dec.17 — Medical aid, 1:50 p.m. Idyllwild School Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Here are two of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire responded to recently. • Dec. 10 — Traffic collision, 9:34 p.m. Hwy. 243 and Mtn. Edna Rd. • Dec….
Nearly 18 months after county authorization of an Idyllwild historic preservation district, the local commission may finally be appointed. In July 2011, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors passed Ordinance 578.5, which created the district.
Riverside County has posted a notice warning residents in the Cranston Burn area the coming rain storm may create flooding. The current National Weather Service forecast for the Idyllwild area is rain through Thursday night. This afternoon, the NWS expects perhaps half an inch of rain and 1 to 2 inches tonight. Tomorrow, Thursday, Feb….
Mark and Diana Johnson proudly announce the birth of their first grandbaby. Emily Jae Spellman was born Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. She was 7 pounds, 6 ounces and 20 inches long. Her parents are Scot and Stephanie (Johnson) Spellman of Escondido.