
Photo by J.P. Crumrine



PHOTOS: Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout
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Richard Devylder, head of the Office for Access and Functional Needs at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, speaks to nearly 50 people at the Mountain Disaster Preparedness Town Hall Shakeout event Saturday. Photo by J.P. Crumrine




Caltrans has announced that the Hemet maintenance crew will conduct a flagging operation near Cranston Fire Station on Friday, Dec. 20. The slow down is needed to repair a section of the Hwy. 74 on the eastbound side. The operation will last from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The winter storms severely damaged two local highways, both of which remain partially or fully closed. Highway 74 between Mountain Center and Valle Vista is open daily from 4 to 8 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to midnight. Highway 243 to Banning is totally closed from Lake Fulmor north to Poppet Flats. The result of…
In the past week, a series of six earthquakes shook the Idyllwild area along the San Jacinto Fault. The first was at about 3:45 Monday afternoon, Dec. 30, and was the largest and closest. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake could be felt throughout Idyllwild. The epicenter was about 2 miles south-southwest of Idyllwild and 9 miles east-southeast…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Monday, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, 2013: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Jan. 29 — Medical aid, Marian View Drive, Idyllwild. Jan. 29 — Medical aid, Highway 371, Anza. Feb. 2 — Walk-in medical aid. Feb. 3 — Medical aid, North Circle Drive,…
Update 2:28 p.m. Thursday June 6: SCE Media Advisor of Corporate Communications Mary Ann Milbourn also confirmed today that the helicopters have been hired by SCE to survey lines and poles in the area to not only prevent catastrophes, but to protect residents and visitors to the mountain communities. She also said that depending on…
During the third of four Saturday bald eagle counts this winter, two adult eagles were seen at Lake Hemet last weekend. A total of 17 bald eagles were seen in the San Bernardino National Forest on Feb. 14 during the count period, four more than the January count. Public volunteers and U.S. Forest Service biologists…