A possible trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been moved to Oct. 24. Green, 54, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed two…

According to Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz, “Idyllwild dodged a bullet” because of the fuel breaks. He said that not only the fuel breaks helped, but cooperating winds and aggressive air attacks contributed. The chief gave the Forest Service much credit. Sixteen Idyllwild Fire personnel are assigned to the fire.  On Wednesday, Idyllwild Fire received…

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (Cal Fire) has filed a lawsuit against Tarek M. Al-Shawaf, James Nowlin and Donna Nowlin for the costs of fighting the Mountain Fire. Hill residents Lon and Susan Paul, Martin Prevosto, Alisia Fisher, Doug McKellar and MTS&L Inc. aka McKellar Tree Service and Landscaping Inc. have also…

Needed rain and snow fell on the Hill this weekend, but the several days of intermittent precipitation did not relieve the drought. Snow — winter’s normal gift to the mountains — did arrive and was visible everywhere, although depths varied considerably. Between 5,300- and 5,500-foot elevations, temperatures were substantially cold enough to bring considerable snow…